Original Beans – Cru Virunga, Dark 70%
Maker: Original Beans
£5.95
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A deeply rich chocolate, this bar contains highs of morello cherries that melt into sweet earthiness and black tea.
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- Better pay for farmers
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- Expertly curated
- Ingredients traced from farm to bar
- Safe and secure checkout
- Made to be savoured
What do other people who've discovered Original Beans - Cru Virunga, Dark 70% have to say?
Excellent flavour, no bitterness and subtle cherry notes. Highly recommended
Tim N.
Cocoa Runners customer
Initially it seems sweet and melts well. At this point flavours of earthiness, smoke, and black tea kick in, leaving a slight acidity nearer the end to balance the initial sweetness. The oscillation of the different notes makes it interesting. Good value for such a vibrant 70% dark chocolate.
Sabine R.
Cocoa Runners customer
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Zoe D. –
Aroma: chocolatey.
Melt: satin
Flavour: initially, predominant cinnamon but with other spices as well(like a cinnamon-containing spice blend). Then a dark cherry flavour comes in with an earthy, tea flavour underneath. Aftertaste is earthy and tea like.
An interesting mix of flavours but unfortunately, not suited to my personal preferences- hence the 3 stars. I would’ve given it 4 had I enjoyed the flavours more.
Sabine R. –
Initially it seems sweet and melts well. At this point flavours of earthiness, smoke, and black tea kick in, leaving a slight acidity nearer the end to balance the initial sweetness. The oscillation of the different notes makes it interesting. Good value for such a vibrant 70% dark chocolate.
Elizabeth B. –
I love love love this. It is all those words up there. It melts in the mouth to reveal new flavours as it goes on. My favourite from Cocoa Runners so far.
I have to say that I have a softness in my heart for the Virunga region as I have been there and shot (camera) gorillas. The taste takes me back to he mountain and that especial region.
Kate A. –
Nice, relatively simple tasting chocolate bar. Enjoy eating it and will buy it again, for £3.95 it’s great value but not one I’d absolutely rave about.
Ben S. –
This was probably our favourite chocolate from the CR tasting event. Finely balanced, smooth and with interesting flavours that reveal themselves gradually.
Steven F. –
Pleasant cherry flavour as noted on the box
Soft and creamy on the palate
A great introduction for my first bar from Cocoa Runners
Barbara I. –
I absolutely love this chocolate and I am not a huge chocolate fan.
Amanda K. –
We’ve been rating our bars on our regular deliveries for the past 6 months now, this bar scored a respectable 8/10. This may sound slightly odd, seeing as it’s a bar of chocolate, but this is very chocolatey, but perhaps lacks the depth and after taste to take it to the next level and become king of the bars.
Helen P. –
Wonderfully smooth with a slightly more bitter aftertaste but not unpleasant
Melanie G. –
I never thought I would enjoy a milk chocolate bar this much! Rich, dark, yet also creamy.
Ms D. –
The best milk chocolate I’ve tried – the intensity of plain chocolate with an incredibly luxurious creamy, milk finish.
Lee D. –
Wonderful up front flavour with cherry the first flavour on your tongue. Deep chocolate flavours, but let down by a nasty bitter after taste.
Dina A. –
My favourite Original Beans bar. Intensely chocolates with strong cherry tones and hints of walnut with a smoky aroma. Breaks with a great snap and tastes even better.