Original Beans – Beni Wild Harvest, Dark 66%

41 reviews for Original Beans – Beni Wild Harvest, Dark 66%

1. • 4/5

   Steve J. – 27th November 2024

   Very nice bar. It’s a slow starter as it melts, but then develops into a subtle and smooth experience with a fruity, citrus flavour. Not the strongest of flavours, but very enjoyable.

2. • 5/5

   Lynette A. – 21st June 2022

   So good. Everyone in my family loves this bar

3. • 5/5

   Ann M. – 15th June 2022

   Eating this bar slowly allowed the flavours to develop. I will be buying more as the orange taste is one of my favourites.

4. • 5/5

   Christine S. – 23rd December 2021

   A very special bar of wonderful creamy fruity chocolate, I’m glad I bought two bars.

5. • 5/5

   Paul E. – 16th July 2021

   Absolutely gorgeous – and I almost missed it, thinking 70% was the minimum.

6. • 4/5

   Zoe D. – 13th July 2021

   Updated review: when paired with “Dear Green” coffee roasters EA Hulia, Colombia Decaf the citrus flavours of this bar came alive! I now feel my previous review was harsh, so please take it with a grain of salt!

7. • 2/5

   Zoe D. – 4th June 2021

   A thin bar with a quick, smooth melt. I tasted apricot, pungent floral and some faint tropical fruits. The dominant flavour depends on what other chocolate I pair this with. I think this is improved with a cup of coffee.

   An okay bar but just not to my liking. I wouldn’t dissuade something from purchasing this however, I think Bare Bones’ Guatemala bar would be a better option(when I tried it, it was very similar but with a more distinct flavour “wave” and less pungent floral).

8. • 5/5

   Chris M. – 7th May 2021

   I am new to craft chocolate. I think this one is exquisite – I’ve got a couple of other people to try it, and they were immediately converted. Highly recommended.

9. • 5/5

   Ben C. – 10th April 2021

   Exquisite texture, aroma and flavour. Melts pleasingly with smooth tropical flavours. Highly recommended.

10. • 2/5

    steven.foster – 16th July 2020

    Very subtle, smooth and milky
    Not too sweet but you have to concentrate and go looking for the apricot fruit

11. • 4/5

    Alba L. – 30th April 2020

    Very smooth and fruity dark chocolate, I prefer something a bit more bitter – this has a lingering sweetness that is slightly too much for me. But lovely texture.

12. • 5/5

    Nc M. – 23rd July 2018

    A perfectly balanced, deliciously flavoured chocolate. I normally prefer chocolate with a 75% plus cocoa content but I make an exception for this excellent bar.

13. • 5/5

    [email protected] – 1st October 2016

    I have never had the pleasure/ignominy (delete as appropriate) of sleeping in a bed made up with silk sheets. My opinion of this bar is that it must be like sliding between silk sheets after a long day at work with a crushing hangover. I therefore recommend.

14. • 4/5

    Anne H. – 7th August 2016

    Smooth, fruity, slightly astringent

15. • 5/5

    Nathan S. – 9th June 2016

    Heavy citrus notes, slightly burnt. The wife and I were both big fans of this one. Our first bar from this service, definitely a winner.

16. • 5/5

    Sarah R. – 23rd April 2016

    my favorite bar from my last box, great texture and taste. subtly sweet and floral.

17. • 5/5

    Elin D. – 23rd April 2016

    Loved this bar – perfectly balanced. Delicious!

18. • 3/5

    Matthew – 25th March 2016

    It has nice aroma. The flavour is sweet but still packs some flavour for a 66%. It has a smooth texture. Not bad, but for me it is a little too sweet.

19. • 5/5

    Angeline B. – 11th March 2016

    This is the first bar that I have tasted from your club.

    It was amazing!

    I was expecting something rather bitter but the taste was so smooth & palatable.

    Wow!

20. • 4/5

    William T. – 20th February 2016

    My ratings are simply based on enjoyment, which is why they’re probably going to hoover around the 4/5 (reflecting the quality level Cocoa Runners set their bar at). This Swiss beauty is expertly made: very finely tempered to give a good crisp snap and long slow melt. Luxurious smoothness with very elegant flavours. Crunchy red berries and blanched nut flavours mingle, lifted by a well balanced sweetness. Top quality stuff.

21. • 5/5

    Fiona H. – 10th February 2016

    Delicious and smooth, velvety and creamy. Slightly fruity but not overwhelming. Absolutely lovely.

22. • 5/5

    Joanne R. – 23rd November 2015

    glossy chocolate with a lovely crisp snap, fruity citrus notes, intensity of dark chocolate without the bitterness

23. • 3/5

    Jordan W. – 2nd July 2015

    Very fruity bar with a mellow and slightly nutty finish. Nice smooth texture but a bit too sweet for me.

24. • 5/5

    Julian B. – 21st December 2014

    No need to look far for exotic adjectives here. This for me is just the quintessence of dark chocolate, with a great texture to boot. A new favourite.

25. • 5/5

    Zi Seng L. – 9th December 2014

    This smooth and fruity chocolate is my favourite in the box. Can’t wait for my next box 🙂

26. • 5/5

    Nic T. – 22nd October 2014

    Great texture and beautiful smooth taste, strong and dark. I don’t eat lots of chocolate but this would make me… delish.

27. • 3/5

    Morten C. – 14th October 2014

    This is the smoothest bar I’ve had. It feels like chocolate milk when it has melted, it’s soooo smooth.
    The taste starts out very fruity and slightly acidic. As it melts further, a nutty components sneaks in, and at the end a sweetness surfaces, which lingers.
    The sweetness lingers a little too long, in my opinion. And it’s a bit too sweet. But overall, the fruit and nut is delicious, as is the initial sweetness.

28. • 4/5

    Lesley J. – 7th October 2014

    In the mouth of a 72% cocoa solids snob (me) this bar actually fared rather well.
    Its initial scent has faint echoes of ‘wine’ and its snap means business. The between-the-molars crunch is fantastic with no graininess or premature softening. Its melt is completely creamy. The foretaste is mango (ish..very light) with a bit of prune. The after-flavour is roasted hazelnut, according to my palate. I kept waiting for it to morph into a full bodied cacao machine, but at 66% it didn’t happen. So what? We all need a bit of a caress from time to time. The honey sweetness that remains after eating, I could do without to quite the extent this bar delivers but hey! I ‘m well aware of the demands my tongue makes of me on the sweet v bitter debate, and would definitely occasionally override those demands to eat another bar of this. Rated as a stand alone taste, this would get a four star. However, in direct comparison with a bigger hitter on the cacao front, it would end up with a three from me. I’d take this bar on a long, boring train journey in the rain, when the buffet car is closed and all you need is some lurve.

29. • 5/5

    Al L. – 17th June 2014

    Loved this. Deliciously smooth and with a lovely balance of sweet fruit and citrus.

30. • 4/5

    Jonathan R. – 6th June 2014

    Good old “Original Beans” – smooth, delicate taste…a touch sweet at the end, but I can certainly live with that when the mood takes me. Enjoyable and, I am told, with good sustainability credentials. Very positive experience when I met some of their staff at the Southbank chocolate festivals…

31. • 5/5

    Natalie L. – 5th May 2014

    This is lovely. A really silky texture, citrusy sweet and smooth.

32. • 3/5

    Jojo S. – 1st May 2014

    Even though, i don’t like dark chocolate, this one isn’t too bad . I quite like the texture and its good with a cup of coffee

33. • 5/5

    Lucinda D. – 5th March 2014

    Love this one. So silky and citrusy.

34. • 3/5

    Dina A. – 14th February 2014

    This is a good dark chocolate with strong honey flavours but perhaps too flavoured for me and not enough chocolates. Very smooth but it doesn’t really leave me wanting more.

35. • 4/5

    Toni W. – 13th February 2014

    Phenomenal snap, just the sound can make the mouth water. Definitely fruity and smooth but one star deducted for the slight bitter aftertaste.

36. • 4/5

    Laura C. – 9th February 2014

    This was a lovely dark bar of chocolate, with great snap and lovely smooth and intense chocolate flavour. A very well rounded chocolate bar

37. • 4/5

    Joshua D. – 25th January 2014

    Both my chocolate eating partner and I absolutely loved this bar! It had complex tastes without cluttering up the palate and combined a little added sweetness with the raw power of the cacao bean to give it lovely overall flavour. Also the snap and shine gave a little bounce of excitement before I had even taken one bite.

38. • 4/5

    [email protected] – 2nd January 2014

    This was nicely balanced: intense chocolate flavour without too much bitterness.

39. • 3/5

    [email protected] – 5th December 2013

    A texture you would expect from the conching kings of chocolate. Melts wonderfully, fruity yes, citrus fruit yes but didn’t pick out orange in particular as the card suggests. there is a very subtle honey like sweetness however. I enjoyed this bar but wouldn’t buy this one again.

40. • 5/5

    Lee D. – 25th November 2013

    This was the first bar I opened from my first subscription box. And in a somewhat shameless attempt to get free chocolate by coercing others to join up, I shared it with some of my colleagues in the office.

    The bar garnered unanimous praise, everyone who tasted it commented that despite it’s high cocoa content it lacked the astringency they expected. Furthermore it’s deep rich chocolate flavour lingers nicely on the tongue with floral honey-like overtones.

    A truly delicious chocolate, highly recommended by the entire team.

41. • 4/5

    Louise N. – 22nd October 2013

    This is the last dark bar I tasted in my box collection. I give it four stars for the sheer texture – which is sublime – a very good Melt.