Taza Chocolate Organic Mexicano Disc Stone Ground, Variety Pack, 1.35 Ounce (8 Count), Vegan

I don't typically write long, detailed reviews on Amazon, but I feel that the high quality of this product makes it truly worthy of it! These chocolate discs are truly an experience to behold! A really unique and special kind of dark chocolate bar, something you don't normally see in stores! Made by an small indie company out in Somerville, Massachusetts, this product is truly worth the price based upon the quality and concept alone! The discs themselves come stacked in a small, compact box that lists all the ingredients used as well as all other relevant info. Using finely ground cocoa beans (Ancient Aztec word "Cacahuatl") native to Mesoamerica, this company attempts to be as faithful to the taste and flavor of true authentic Mexicano-style chocolate (from the Nahuatl word "Xocolātl") using organic, non-GMO, gluten-free ingredients from certified Direct-Trade cacao beans grown in Mexico! The discs themselves in the sampler are not that big - about roughly the size of a hockey puck - and can fit in the palm of your hand. They are individually wrapped in waxed paper with some beautiful designs, each which lists the ingredients used for the disc and the flavor. There are 8 separate flavors listed in the sampler: Super Dark, Cinnamon, Coffee, Vanilla, Salted Almond, Guajillo Chili, Cacao Puro, and Chipotle Chili. The discs themselves may be small, but the powerful and impactful taste of each really exceeds the amount! The cacao powder used to make it is stone ground - on a hand carved granite millstone as it says on the box - so finely you can actually taste the coarse, grainy, crumbly cacao powder as you bite into it, with the texture and consistency of sand, which melts away in your mouth as you chew! I was surprised how granulated it was; it felt like I was chewing on powder or sawdust sweetened with sugar and spices! It wasn't at all like your average candy bar or chocolate sweet; it was a lot less uniform in solidity, and not as soft as milk chocolate. But, still, the flavor, by golly! It truly was an experience to behold! My mouth was filled with this unique sensation experiencing artisanly-crafted chocolate made with techniques used by Ancient civilizations millennia ago! I was really impressed by the uniqueness of flavor, it was unlike any other chocolate bar I've had! I cannot quite accurately describe it in as many words, it's just something you will have to taste for yourself! Truly special! Glad I chose to make this purchase, happy I could enjoy the experience firsthand!

These are so good. I have been breaking up pieces and throwing them in my morning coffee and it is delicious.

Great quality, but can be a little gritty. I has some 'sand' it seemed like as it was not able to me dissolved in mouth and ground on my teeth. It is stone ground so it maybe from that process. The flavor however is top notch.

These chocolate circles, scored so that they can be divided into small pie-like slices, are so delicious. They make great hot chocolate, although I usually just eat a slice because I can't wait that long: they're so craveable. It's hard to find Mexican hot chocolate where I now live, and these chocolates take me back to California and Mexico. I love all the flavors in the variety pack. It's the first time I've bought chocolates above supermarket quality for myself so they seem expensive to me, but I imagine that they're probably priced fairly. Love that they're vegan so I can share them with anybody! These would make a great gift, but I'd advise having them sent directly to the giftee because otherwise, they might not make it out of your house!

Although it's more expensive than the "big" brands, these guys haven't been poisoning their customers with lead... unlike those "big" guys. They also do their best to avoid enslavement of people for financial gain. Again, unlike some other larger companies. Best of all, they have high quality chocolate! It's so yummy, you can truly taste the vanilla, which is something I never thought of while eating cheap chocolate we use for s'mores!! None of that vomit taste you get from the PA company!! Just pure good good, all day. Errrry day!!

Loved the texture

The sugar wasn’t properly infused inside the bars, and gave it an extremely gritty texture which could be felt in every chew—equivalent to grinding one’s teeth on sandpaper. Most of the bars didn’t deliver the flavors the wrappers indicated to have inside. To give you an overall idea, I’ll break it down for you to decide whether it’s worth the purchase; ALMOND BAR didn’t have a trace of almonds in it, instead it tasted as if it were only infused with almond milk—which was misleadingly disappointing. CINNAMON BAR barely had any trace of cinnamon, thus couldn’t taste it. CHILI BAR was decently spicy, not too overpowering, not too sweet CHIPOTLE BAR was rich in flavor, you could feel the punchy spice after every chew. Again , all of them were gritty like sandpaper due to the fact that the sugar wasn’t properly melted into chocolate and didn’t infuse like it was supposed to. I’m personally upset with my overall experience with this product.

Excellent!!

I LOVE THE GRAINY EARTHY TEXTURE.PURE GENIUS.THE SWEET CHOCOLATE HAS NICE FLAVOUR AS WELL THE 85% DARK.SOME PEOPLE DON’T LIKE IT BUT I TOOK TO IT RIGHT AWAY.I AM GLAD I LOVE IT BECAUSE LESS SUGAR IS BETTER FOR YOU.THIS CHOCOLATE IS HARD TO PUT DOWN.GREAT TO KNOW IT IS NOT LOADED IN HEAVY METALS WHICH MANY BRANDS CONTAIN IT.I WOULD BUY MORE OF IT BUT THE PRICE IS SO HIGH.I WILL BUY IT ONLY PERIODICALLY.SO IN LOVE WITH IT.I AM GOING TO MEXICO TO SEE IF I CAN FIND STONE GROUND CHOCOLATE.

Love the texture of this chocolate. Excelelnt

I would have given this 3 stars but I do feel bad if I did so went to 4. I personally don't like the chocolate. This is not to say the quality is at all bad. It's a great quality, it delivers on what its promised and the packaging is great. I personally just didn't like the flavor. I'm using it in baking right now and find that works for me. If you prefer very potent chocolate flavors, less sweet, less milk to it, you will like this chocolate.

Grainy texture is a new experience. Very good

Delicious chocolate