Vosges Chocolate Bar

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African rooibos, dried Michigan cherries, deep milk chocolate. 45% cacao. How to enjoy an exotic candy bar: Breathe: Engage your senses. Take three deep ujjayi breaths, quiet the chattering mind and be in the present moment. See: There should be a glossy shine to the chocolate bar indicating a tight bond between the cocoa butter and the cocoa mass. Smell: Rub your thumb on the chocolate bar's surface to help release the bright cherry aromas and inhale deeply. Do you sense the undercurrent of vanilla and toasted almonds. Snap: Break the bar in two pieces. Hear a crisp, ringing pop, which indicates a well-tempered bar of chocolate. Taste: Place a small piece of chocolate on your tongue and press it to the roof of your mouth. Within thirty seconds the milk chocolate surface of the bar will begin to melt, revealing the natural sweetness of African rooibos tea amongst succulent bits of cherry. Rooibos (aspalathus linearis) is a flowering shrub that hails from the cedarberg mountain region of South Africa. Rooibos tea leaves transform from green to red during the oxidation and drying process, developing a fruity, nutty flavor (and naturally caffeine free - bonus!). We blend African Rooibos with a special fruit tea sourced from our friends at Argo Tea in Chicago. Peace, love and chocolate, Katrina. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Katrina attended Le Cordon Bleu in Paris then furthered her food studies through extensive world travel. Beginning in Spain and working with the great Adria brothers of El Bulli, she continued traveling eastbound studying the indigenous cuisines of Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Thailand, China and Australia. Upon her return, Katrina founded Vosges Haut-Chocolat with the concept of travel the world through chocolate in a mission to create a sustainable luxury chocolate experience, to bring about awareness of indigenous cultures through the exploration of spices, herbs, roots, flowers, fruits, nuts and the obscure. Made with renewable energy. 100% recycled paperboard. Certified WBEN women's business enterprise. Chocolate bar contains: 36% cocoa solids minimum, 14% milk solids minimum. Gluten free.

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