Product Description

Amedei's unique signature '9' blend involved years of research and of discovering and restoring nine key cocoa plantations whose special beans, blended and refined according to Amedei's exacting formula, become a strong and balanced dark chocolate whose taste expresses the distinctive and nuanced qualities of each plantation. Just as a fine scotch whiskey benefits from the best balance of key ingredients, so does the '9'. You will savour a unique, tantalising journey of exquisite and sometimes surprising flavour notes, such as cherry and molasses, clove, blueberry, coffee and earthy/grassy tones. The '9' blend first heralded Amedei's emergence as a world force in chocolate making and is a true connoisseur's chocolate.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4710 in Gourmet Food
• Brand: Amedei
• Dimensions: .11 pounds

Features

• Blended from nine specially-selected chocolates, 75% cocoa
• Fifty gram bar

Customer Reviews

THE PACKAGE IS BETTER THAN THE CHOCOLATE
I purchased five of these bars... in part to offset the very high cost of shipping. I anticipated that these would be truly superior chocolate. In reality it's OK stuff pretending to be much better than it is. In short: it's way too expensive and not really very special.

Blended to perfection!
After my experience with the Amedei Limited Edition Chuao bar, also available on Amazon, I had to expand my horizons with Amedei and will endeavor to write reviews on all of their products. For those of you who have tried Amedei products before, you'll recognize this as blatant self-serving, but for the rest of you let me assure you that I only have the most noble of motives - to provide an honest review based upon personal experience.

That being said, I must admit that I have become a fan of this company. Everything I've tried so far from this company has been of extraordinarily high quality, and these continue that trend.

As noted, I first tried the Chuao bar, and had accordingly high expectations of the Amedei Signature '9' Blend Dark Chocolate Bar. Predictably, I was not going to be disappointed. For those who have tried other Amedei bars, the Signature 9 sits squarely between the Chuao and the Porcelana bars in terms of flavor. The Chuao bursts with a variety of almost overwhelming flavors, while the Porcelana is more subtle while remaining very powerful. The Signature 9 blends a variety of flavors from different beans in order to bring balance while keeping its own unique flavor. Likewise, there is a bit of bitterness, more than in the Porcelana but less than the Chuao. I imagine that the blended nature of this bar would make it exceptional for mixing with other foods (melted over a rich vanilla ice cream comes to mind), but I've never kept a bar long enough to consider such applications. Ideal use for this chocolate would be for introducing friends to the joys of gourmet dark chocolate, before branching off into the novel single bean varieties. Downside to that plan is that you would have to share....

As with any order from Amedei, it will be shipped with ice packs to preserve the integrity of the chocolate but has the unfortunate effect of driving up the total cost of shipping. Anticipate a significant shipping charge if ordering just one item. My recommendation is to order several items to spread out and justify this cost, which only makes sense as this chocolate is too good not to share with friends!

Best at 75%
I was very surprised by this chocolate. Typically a 75% chocolate bar has a slight bitterness. Not this chocolate. Fantastic.