Like some other excellent bars from Madagascar, this one too reveals distinct citrus fruit notes and a slighly oily texture. In addition this particular bar also carries a hint of smoke and delivers a rich and well-balanced performance with a good finish and pleasant aftertaste.

A rather sweet and rich experience, Puerto Cabello does not exhibit any too unusual flavours, but pleases with a good finish and a hint of spice. Its texture is soft and slightly fatty.

This is one of the darkest milk chocolate bars on the market, and is quite unlike anything you would normally think of in this category. Like the similarly outstanding (lighter) Pralus Melissa, this chocolate exhibits strong notes of caramel and burnt sugar, as well as distinct Criollo flavours. The texture is slightly oily. The warm finish carries hints of nut and raisin. Overall this bar is not complex, but very distinctive, pure and satisfying.

One of the less remarkable BONNAT bars, this chocolate developes bitter, earthy notes with tannin and some acidity. The slightly sweet aftertaste has a hint of nut.

This is one of three fairly new additions to the BONNAT range. Made from the rarest and most exclusive pure Criollo - called Porcelana because of the white cocoa beans which are particular to this variety - this is also the most expensive bar we have come across, here at THE CHOCOLATE REVOLUTION. We got ours quite cheaply, at $14.99, but have also seen it retail for over $20. (AMEDEI's Porcelana comes close, if you look at the cost per gramme, but that chocolate comes in smaller units). It is a complex bar, which starts off with fresh, green aromas which develop into citrus, coffee and wood. Earthy notes with tannins follow, and linger on into the finish and aftertaste, where they are joined by some hazelnut. It is a pleasing, well-executed and complex bar, but it is not extraordinary, and yet another example of the fact that Porcelana chocolate bars are usually excellent, but do not expand your tasting horizon.

Another of the three Porcelana bars by BONNAT, this one is an example of a perfectly executed chocolate bar. Extremely smooth, without a hint of bitterness, with buttery notes of caramel, wood and sweet vanilla and a rich hazelnut finish with a dry aftertaste.