Anthon Berg Chocolate Origins Ghana - Dark Intensity

The fourth of the Chocolate Origins line from Anthon Berg (the others being Venezuela, New Guinea and Ecuador), this one features cacao beans from the African country Ghana; these beans are Forastero (both the cocoa mass and the nibs). With 60% cacao content, the ingredient listing looks good, cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, finely chopped roasted cocoa beans and rapeseed/canola lecithin as an emulsifier.

How does it taste? It smells very good, if a little sweet and fruity, snaps well and does not taste chalky, rather fruity. The cacao nibs give it a good crunch. I don't have a good source for these bars, nor even really a source at all, but, if I did, I would buy this bar again.

Anthon Berg Chocolate Origins Ecuador

The third of the single-origin chocolate bars from the Danish chocolatier Anthon Berg that I have sampled, this features cacao beans from one of my favourite regions, Ecuador. In fact, along with Trinitario beans, it features Nacional cacao beans, rare beans found only in Ecuador. The cacao content is at 72%. Like the other bars, the ingredient listing looks good, cocoa mass, sugar and soy lecithin (as an emulsifier).

How does it taste? This bar certainly redeems my faith in Ecuador chocolate, it is a smooth and good tasting chocolate, snaps well and tastes great. I would buy this bar again.

Anthon Berg New Guinea

The second of the single-origin chocolate bars from the Danish chocolatier Anthon Berg that I have tried, this features Trinitario cacao beans from Papua, New Guinea. With 72% cacao content, the ingredient listing also looks very good, cacao mass, sugar, soya lecithin as an emulsifier and ethyl vanillin flavouring.

How does it taste? Pretty good, Anthon Berg seems to produce good chocolate. It's supposed to have the flavour of smoked peat and malt, but I didn't get either of those. I think I would buy this bar again.

Anthon Berg Chocolate Origins Venezuela

Of the four Chocolate Origins bars I recently purchased of Anthon Berg's, this one intrigued me the most, as I had mostly enjoyed the chocolate from Venezuelan beans made by Chocolates El Rey, so I tried it first. Anthon Berg is a Danish chocolatier, in operation since 1884, and also is in appointment to the Royal Danish Court. This bar is milk chocolate, described as Vivid milk, it contains a combination of the better tasting Criollo cocoa bean and the stronger tasting complex Trinitario. This bar is supposed to have the flavours of vanilla and caramel (which I can taste). The cacao content is at 44%, not quite what is considered dark. The ingredient listing looks good, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, whole milk powder and real vanilla.

How does it taste? A very good smooth milk chocolate, I definitely get the caramel-y sweetness. It was priced at $4-5. I think that I would buy this bar again, despite it being not dark.