| Dandelion Chocolate |
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USA, Japan |
Australia, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, UK, USA |
Dark; 100% |
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true |
Showcases the best that an origin has to offer. All of their chocolate bars are made of only cocoa and sugar (except their 100% that has no sugar). |
January 24, 2021 |
Under a lot of scrutiny right now due to the attempt but failure to get a chocolate maker union. |
| Fruition Chocolate Works |
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USA |
USA |
White; milk; dark milk; dark; 100% |
cinnamon maple bourbon dark milk; brown butter milk; toasted vanilla bean white |
true |
false |
Perhaps the most accessible. They cover almost the entire spectrum of chocolate with no loss in quality. Everyone can find something here that they will enjoy. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Fresco Chocolate |
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USA |
USA, international? |
Dark; 100% |
100% flight (yes I’m serious) |
true |
true |
Total chocolate nerds! If you like comparing how slight variations in the chocolate making process affects the final flavors (even with the same origin), then you will love this chocolate. In addition, their 100% chocolate bars are full of complexity, so much so that the bitterness will fade into the background. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Goodnow Farms Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
Milk; Dark; 100%; inclusions |
“Special reserve” line (e.g. brown butter, rum, whiskey, coffee) |
false |
false |
Do you like fat? Of course you do! All of their chocolate includes added cocoa butter, pressed from the same beans they’re using for that bar. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Monsoon Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
whilte; milk; dark milk; dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
Oat milk; blue corn atole |
true |
false |
Their oat milk chocolate is so perfect. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Castronovo Chocolate |
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USA |
USA, international? |
white; dark milk; dark; inclusions/infusions |
lemon oil and lemon salt infused white chocolate |
true |
true |
A very accessible collection of chocolate. Their white chocolate is perhaps one of the best white chocolates out there, and they do an outstanding job with their dark milk chocolate. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Fu Wan Chocolate |
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Taiwan |
See Notes ➡️ |
white; dark; inclusions/infusions |
tea-infused chocolate |
false |
false |
Grown in Taiwan, made in Taiwan. Their tea chocolate is a perfect marriage of the finer notes of tea (e.g. tieguanyin) with the finer notes of their Taiwan-origin chocolate. |
December 17, 2020 |
Currently being boycotted. Potentially defunct. |
| French Broad Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
milk; dark milk; dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
malted milk; chai masala milk; scorpion pepper dark |
false |
true |
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January 24, 2021 |
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| Map Chocolate Co |
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false |
true |
They definitely sold bars in the past, but they’re now a general baking supply store. The founder works/used to work part-time for Chocolate Alchemy. |
December 12, 2020 |
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| SOMA chocolatemaker |
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Canada |
Canada, international |
milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
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true |
false |
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December 12, 2020 |
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| Potomac Chocolate |
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USA |
USA, international |
milk; dark milk; milk; inclusion/infusion |
“I’M SORRY FOR WHAT I SAID WHEN I RAN OUT OF COCONUT”; “You bread my mind” |
true |
false |
Good quality chocolate with good quality names. |
December 12, 2020 |
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| Wm. Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
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false |
false |
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December 12, 2020 |
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| White Label Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
dark; dark milk; milk; 100% |
Brown Butter Milk |
false |
false |
If you’re in Santa Cruz, Mutari offers White Label craft chocolate (and shipping). Precovid I got to taste every single bar before walking out with a few. You can also get it at Chocolate Covered in SF. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Solstice Chocolate |
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USA |
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white; dark milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
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true |
true |
If you want a lot of good chocolate for baking, they sell in bulk. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Cuna de Piedra |
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Mexico |
Mexico, international |
dark; inclusion/infusion |
Ancient spring salt; mezcal; hibiscus flowers |
false |
false |
Grown in Mexico, made in Mexico. Good chocolate with unique at-origin twists, like mezcal. |
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| Hogarth Chocolate |
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New Zealand |
New Zealand, international |
dark; inclusion/infusion |
Buttered toast and sea salt; gianduia dark hazelnut |
false |
false |
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January 24, 2021 |
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| Fjåk Sjokolade |
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Norway |
Norway, international |
white; milk; dark milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
milk & brown cheese; milk & mushroom; milk & licorice root |
true |
false |
One of Norway’s first single-origin bean-to-bar makers. For their inclusion bars, they use local ingredients (e.g. Norwegian goat cheese). Quite tasty overall. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Omnom Chocolate (USA store) |
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Iceland |
Iceland, USA |
milk; dark milk; dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
Superchocoberrybarleynibblynuttylicious; Lakkrís + sea salt |
false |
false |
Their milk chocolates use Icelandic milk powder. They also have some crazy inclusions (e.g. “superchocoberrybarleynibblynuttylicious”). Note that they sell big versions of some bars. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Indi Chocolate |
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USA |
USA, international? |
dark |
If you’re there in person, ask if they have any bourbon aged chocolate. |
true |
false |
If you’re looking for bars, this isn’t the place. Indi mostly makes chocolate products, starting from the bean. I recommend their cocoa-based spice rubs. They also sell chocolate making equipment. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Theo Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
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true |
false |
Larger well-established chocolate maker, very accessible, available through AmazonFresh. Seattle, WA institution. Good value for good chocolate, especially if you like inclusions. No standard single-origin dark chocolate though. |
December 13, 2020 |
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| Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate |
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USA |
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milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
fleur de sel |
true |
true |
Well-established and widely found. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Raaka Chocolate |
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USA |
USA, Canada |
unroasted - dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
(too many to note; see “why it’s notable”) |
false |
true |
Raaka is well-known for using unroasted cocoa. Different flavor profiles from your standard roasted bars, but since the profile is fermenty for the most part, most of their bars are infusions. |
January 24, 2021 |
Has a subscription (“First Nibs”) |
| Askinosie Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
white; milk; dark milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
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true |
true |
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January 24, 2021 |
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| Patric Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
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PBJ OMG |
false |
false |
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December 13, 2020 |
Unfortunately “closed until the next chocolate bar release”. Seems to have monthly release cadence. |
| Letterpress Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
white; dark; inclusion/infusion |
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false |
false |
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January 24, 2021 |
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| Woodblock Chocolate |
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USA |
USA |
milk; dark milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
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true |
true |
Small local Portland business. Several other local businesses use their chocolate. |
January 24, 2021 |
They don’t sell individual bars online, only sets of bars. |
| Kahkow |
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USA, Dominican Republic |
USA international (wholesale) |
dark; inclusion/infusion |
Añejo VSOD |
true |
true |
Dominican Republic single-origin, single-estate. Essentially a storefront to their farm in the DR. You’ll find that there are differences among cacao from the same farm. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Manoa Chocolate |
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USA (Hawaii) |
USA |
milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
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true |
true |
While they do make chocolate from common origins like Ecuador, they’re especially notable for sourcing cacao across the different Hawaiian islands. Because the soil is so atypical, Hawaiian chocolate will have unique flavor profiles. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Parliament Chocolate |
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USA |
USA, international? |
milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
ice cream / milk bar; mezcal / citrus |
true |
false |
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December 14, 2020 |
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| Ritual Chocolate |
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USA |
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dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
bourbon barrel aged; juniper lavender; s’mores |
false |
false |
A very good range of chocolate for those who like dark. Plenty of the standard origin chocolates, and plenty of interesting flavors like s’mores and pine nut. |
January 24, 2021 |
Has a subscription. |
| Palette de Bine |
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Canada |
Canada, international? |
milk; dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
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true |
false |
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December 14, 2020 |
Possibly inaccurate information because online store is only localized for fr-CA, and author cannot read French. |
| Qantu |
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Canada |
Canada, international? |
milk; dark milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
Yirgacheffe coffee; maple and sea salt |
false |
false |
Many award-winning chocolates. |
December 14, 2020 |
The CAD 40.00 bar is a super limited edition wild cacao bar. The next most expensive is CAD 14.00. |
| Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate |
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USA |
USA, international? |
dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
Soul Rebel (coconut milk + jerk spices) |
true |
true |
An Atlanta institution. Plenty of weird flavor inclusions not seen elsewhere. |
January 24, 2021 |
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| Mission Chocolate |
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Brazil |
Brazil, USA (via Roni-Sue) |
white; milk; dark milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
avocado & coco |
true |
false |
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January 24, 2021 |
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| green bean to bar |
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Japan |
Japan |
milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
Green lemon |
true |
false |
Only available in Japan, except when they visit for a chocolate festival. Their green lemon bar is an excellent balance of citrus with chocolate. |
December 12, 2020 |
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| Coco Caravan |
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UK |
UK, EU, USA, Canada, international? |
unroasted - white; milk; dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
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true |
false |
Same deal as Raaka (listed above) in that they use unroasted. They also exclusively use coconut blossom nectar instead of sugar. |
December 14, 2020 |
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| BOHO Chocolate |
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USA |
USA, international? |
white; milk; dark milk; dark; inclusion/infusion |
white + lemon oil; milk + potato chips |
false |
false |
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January 24, 2021 |
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| Marou Chocolate |
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Vietnam |
N/A: local stockists only |
dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
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false |
false |
Vietnam origin chocolate. Very pleasant fruity chocolate. They are also the main distributors of Vietnam origin cocoa beans (i.e. any chocolate maker with a Vietnam bar almost certainly got their cocoa from Marou). |
December 15, 2020 |
Unfortunately very little information here, and generally quite rare to find too. Price range is from a US-based online distributor. |
| Sol Cacao |
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USA, international? |
70% |
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false |
false |
Owners grew up in Trinidad and Tobago. “Cacao and chocolate are staples of the Caribbean culture and an inherent part of the Maloney family livelihood.” |
December 15, 2020 |
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| Svenska Kakao (SE) Swedish Cacao Company (US) |
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Sweden |
Sweden, international |
dark milk; dark; 100%; inclusion/infusion |
Lakrits dark milk; Kardemumma 71% |
true |
false |
One of Sweden’s few bean-to-bar makers. Interesting use of flavor pairings like cardamom and licorice. |
December 17, 2020 |
Swedish site only ships within Sweden. They have a US site. They might have a online store for your country. |
| Plaq Chocolat |
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France |
? |
dark; inclusion/infusion |
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false |
false |
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January 12, 2021 |
I can’t read French. |
| El Buen Cacao |
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false |
false |
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| Óbolo |
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false |
false |
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| Christopher Elbow |
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false |
false |
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| Black Sheep |
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false |
false |
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| Brasstown |
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false |
false |
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| Pump Street |
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false |
false |
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| Eldora |
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false |
false |
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| Lirio |
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false |
false |
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| La Folie |
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false |
false |
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| Bar Au Chocolat |
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false |
false |
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| Condor Chocolate |
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false |
false |
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| Fossa |
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false |
false |
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| Miann |
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false |
false |
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| Spinnaker |
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false |
false |
They roast differently - instead of drum roasting whole beans, they crack and winnow and roast the nibs in sheet pans. |
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