80% Tanzania Dark Chocolate

An 80% single-origin dark chocolate bar from Maverick Chocolate, made with fine-flavor cacao sourced through Kokoa Kamili in Tanzania. Kokoa Kamili works with thousands of smallholder farmers and pays a premium for fresh cacao, and that care shows in the bar. It is deep and cocoa-forward with a hint of citrus, rich without being harsh, and a longtime top seller.

At a glance

• Cacao: 80% single-origin dark chocolate
• Origin: Tanzania (sourced via Kokoa Kamili)
• Awards: 2021 Good Food Award; Gold Medal, 2019 Chocolate Salon Awards
• Tasting notes: Deep cocoa with a hint of citrus
• Ingredients: Organic cocoa beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter
• Net weight: 2.3 oz (65 g)
• Maker: Maverick Chocolate, bean to bar

Best for

• Fans of high-percentage, cocoa-forward dark chocolate
• Award-winning chocolate seekers
• Single-origin tasting flights
• Ethical and direct-trade chocolate buyers
• Foodie and host gifts
• Gifting to craft-chocolate enthusiasts

How to use

Let a square melt slowly to soften the intensity and reveal the citrus note. Pairs well with espresso, red wine, or aged cheese.

Flavor profile

Deep and cocoa-forward with a hint of citrus. Rich and intense without harsh bitterness, the kind of high-percentage bar you savor rather than power through.

About Maverick Chocolate

Maverick Chocolate is a Cincinnati bean-to-bar maker crafting small-batch chocolate from ethically sourced cacao roasted and refined in-house.