BellaDonna 
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
 | | 08-17-2005 03:22 PM |
| FYI: on the foil of the Scharffenberger bar, the expiration date is usually one year from the purchase date. So if you want to stock up, the bars are usually good for a year. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13773
| | 08-18-2005 01:31 PM |
| Quote:
FYI: on the foil of the Scharffenberger bar, the expiration date is usually one year from the purchase date. So if you want to stock up, the bars are usually good for a year.
Maybe so, but I prefer to eat my chocolate young. Preferably within 3 months or less from purchase date. Chocolate goes bad more quickly than some would have you believe IMO.  | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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ormbee
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2397
| | 08-18-2005 04:35 PM |
| TJ,
agreed. Do you store yours in the wine cellar? Or do you eat it too fast. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13773
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| 08-19-2005 01:03 PM |
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TJ,
agreed. Do you store yours in the wine cellar? Or do you eat it too fast.
Eat it too fast. | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | | |
love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12693
| | 08-20-2005 01:51 AM |
| Michel Cluizel Noir de Cacao 60%: g-d damn that's good sh-t. That's what I am talking about when I am talking chocolate.
When they say that the name Michel spells dark chocolate, they mean it. Everything this guy produces is great! just great!
I love the ingredients: cocoa, cane sugar, butter. That's it.
"Strong aromatic cocoa of South America, Africa, & Java are blended with art to achieve the superb balanced flavour".
Hey, you'll pay for his art/chocolate. But, it's the best! Like a great wine maker, he makes the difference (that French bastard ). | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 08-20-2005 02:28 AM |
| I've never had Michel Cluizel chocolate before...how does it compare to Scharffenberger? Is it worth the money? | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12693
| | 08-20-2005 02:58 AM |
| BellaDonna: Quote:
you'll pay for his art/chocolate. But, it's the best!
Seriously, he is considered one of the top producers. Sometimes not easy to find in the US. | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 08-20-2005 03:06 AM |
| I'm waiting for it to get cooler to order from: here
Which kind do you suggest? | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 08-20-2005 03:16 AM |
| All of this talk about chocolate made me open a Valor bar, 38% with almonds. Definately not Schraffenberger, doesn't have that "raspberry" flavor to it. I don't think I'm buying Valor again. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12693
| | 08-20-2005 04:06 AM |
| WOW, BellaDonna!!! That's a gold mine, nice find. That’s a GREAT site! And, thank you for the site. The site is bookmarked! Although, my wallet is hating you right about now. Which do I recommend?!? - That's like asking Tony Montana which stash he prefers. Take your pick. Honestly, I was not aware that his selection of chocolate is that great. WOW! I don't eat Milk Chocolate, but everything else is fair game as far as I am concerned. And, I see they sell Cote d’Ore, Valrhona, Dagoba – all great producers. And, some I never heard of before. But no Domori, d'Orsay, or Neuhaus.  May be with time... Interesting that this site is in NH. It must be a fairly new site. I’ve searched many a times for such a site in the US with no success. My searches always ended up in Europe & the shipping/handling was a killer. | | | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Master of Wine
Posts: 10199
| | 08-20-2005 05:05 PM |
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All of this talk about chocolate made me open a Valor bar, 38% with almonds. Definately not Schraffenberger, doesn't have that "raspberry" flavor to it. I don't think I'm buying Valor again.
i have found the valor 70% at $1.99 per 3.5 oz to be an incredible bargain. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12487
| | 08-21-2005 12:44 AM |
| Bella, I'm in for some as well.  | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2042
| | 08-21-2005 11:09 PM |
| Score! | | | |
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skwid
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5452
| | 08-21-2005 11:39 PM |
| For those who go thorugh Napa, Dean and Deluca has a decent selection of Chocolates including Michel Cluizel. Picked some up last weekend. | | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5772
| | 08-21-2005 11:46 PM |
| Balducci's also carries Michel Cluizel. I am munching on a Madagascar 65% bar at work right now. | | | |
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ormbee
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2397
| | 08-22-2005 06:10 AM |
| BellaDonna, that site is a cruel temptress | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 08-22-2005 01:07 PM |
| Quote:
Bella, I'm in for some as well.
In for some of what?  | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12487
| | 08-22-2005 01:18 PM |
| Quote:
Quote:
Bella, I'm in for some as well.
In for some of what?
This...
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I'm waiting for it to get cooler to order from: here
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12693
| | 08-22-2005 03:58 PM |
| I am with TBird on this one & my taste is in parallel with what TBird posted. I think that Valor makes good stuff considering/for the price tag.
Perugina Baci Dark Chocolate with Whole & Chopped Hazelnuts: if was a gift. It’s Ok, tasty, nothing special but I enjoyed it. | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 08-29-2005 04:51 PM |
| Quote:
For those who go thorugh Napa, Dean and Deluca has a decent selection of Chocolates including Michel Cluizel. Picked some up last weekend.
I looked online and visited the location in Napa last spring...I didn't see any Michel Cluizel | | | |
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