Chocolate Tasting

Chocolate Tasting
December 17, 2017

When we were in London we went to a yummy chocolate place called Hotel Chocolate. We got a bunch of different chocolate bars in a box of chocolates called “Rare and Vintage”. This was my Dad’s early Christmas present. 

One day, while I was swimming with my friends, my Dad set up a chocolate tasting. It took a bit of effort telling Laura (My new friend from Brazil who speaks mostly Portuguese) what a chocolate tasting was.  In addition to Laura, my new friend Mia and her parents Mick and Lyn joined us in the chocolate tasting.  Nataly and her Dad, Brad, also joined us. Unfortunately, we didn't get a picture of everyone at the tasting. (boo)

In addition to the chocolate, we also had a big plate of strawberries that we got at breakfast. All of the chocolates that we tasted were from Saint Lucia. The first one that we had was 100% dark chocolate. It was the most bitter. It was 100% cocoa with no sugar or milk in it. Usually people don’t like the 100% chocolate at all, but the 100% was Laura’s favorite. The 2nd chocolate that we tasted was 85% dark chocolate. It was still too bitter for me. Then we had the 3rd chocolate, which 80% super milk. It has no added sugar, but it is 20% milk and 80% chocolate. I thought that was okay still was not my favorite. The next chocolate we tried was 72%. It was my favorite chocolate of the whole chocolate tasting. The 5th chocolate was a 60% super milk. It was too sweet for me. As you can see by now, I am really picky with my chocolate. The 6th and last chocolate was super duper sweet it was a 50% milk chocolate, so it was 50% milk and sugar and 50% chocolate. We also had some of the chocolates that they leave in our cabin each night.

Mia liked all the chocolates except the 100%. Nataly liked the 50% milk and the cabin chocolates the best.  Laura liked all the chocolates, including the 100%. For me, I liked the 72% the best. My Mom and Dad liked the 72% and the 85% because it went well with their cherry liqueur. After we had the chocolates Mia, Laura and I ate the rest of the strawberries. 

The best thing about the chocolate tasting was that was how our friendship with Mia, Lyn, Mick, Laura, Erico and Lucinha got started. After the chocolate tasting we started getting together with Laura, Erico, and Lucinha, or Mia, Lyn and Mick (or sometimes all of them) and played games and had dinner with them.  We also spent some time with them in Buenos Aires. They are friendships that we hope will go on for an eternity