Taza Chocolate – Mexican-style Cinnamon

41 reviews for Taza Chocolate – Mexican-style Cinnamon

1. • 3/5

   Simone W. – 25th July 2023

   You will either love it or hate it and I have to say I am not a fan. The sugar crunch/grittiness was ok but the cinnamon was barely detectable, which was disappointing. Wouldn’t order again.

2. • 5/5

   Lynette A. – 1st April 2023

   We love Taza stone ground disks in our house. My 18 year old son eats these cinnamon disks up quickly when I have them. We made got chocolate out of them with water as well. Cinnamon and chocolate is a favorite combo for me.

3. • 5/5

   Anita N. – 26th March 2023

   Love this chocolate. It’s unique with texture and gradually developing taste in the mouth. I only have a small bit at a time as it’s so full of flavour you just don’t need much. If you like cinnamon then give this a go.

4. • 5/5

   Katharine – 3rd May 2022

   This is the nicest chocolate I have tasted for a long while, and the graininess is very nice. I am very fond of cinnamon so it is extra special, and well balanced.

5. • 4/5

   elisebutt – 24th December 2021

   Lovely stuff. Lots of cinnamon and quite like the graininess. Lost a star due to the sweetness.

6. • 3/5

   Claire H. – 5th September 2021

   Flavour not unpleasant, grainy texture as others have mentioned. Would I order again? Probably not.

7. • 4/5

   steven.foster – 29th March 2021

   I tend to have a couple of segments of chocolate each evening which I suck when suits so based on reviews I’ve avoided buying this bar – but it came in the Textures subscription selection
   Initially it confirmed my prejudice; it’s grainy and unrefined. It seems more like candy with the sugary crunch but I must say that it has definitely grown on me and I advise give it a go – it might surprise you
   The chocolate comes in two normally thickness cakes – it looked like it was one thick cake which also put me off

8. • 4/5

   Lucy F. – 28th February 2021

   Definitely an unusual one, but if you love cinnamon I think you’ll be a fan. The texture can make it seem quite strange at first, but there’s a very strong aftertaste of cinnamon that lingers. Definitely worth a try!

9. • 5/5

   Charlotte J. – 17th February 2021

   Amazing, I have never tasted chocolate like this! Can’t reccomend enough

10. • 4/5

    Amaia L. – 25th January 2021

    We like the rough texture. It has just the right amount of cinnamon, not overwhelming, the chocolate flavour still prevails.

11. • 2/5

    Ben S. – 6th September 2020

    Nothing like any chocolate I’ve ever tasted. Very grainy texture. I suspect it’s the sort of bar you either love or hate.

12. • 1/5

    Jane E. – 23rd August 2020

    Too sweet for me, too!

13. • 1/5

    ledwards_2003 – 22nd July 2020

    Inedibly sweet for me. Got it following a newspaper review in order to try the texture. The review did not mention the sweetness. I went straight to the wrapper to check the ingredients after one nibble. Cocoa does come first – whole beans of course, including fat etc, not just dry cocoa content. Sugar is what dominates. This is one for people who don’t mind food laden with corn syrup. I can’t eat it. Had to resort to espresso and strong cheese to get rid of the aftertaste half an hour later. I would probably find the texture interesting if they drastically cut the sugar. I find throwing food away immensely difficult but I can’t think of a way of using this

14. • 1/5

    ledwards_2003 – 15th July 2020

    Only if you have an extremely sweet tooth

15. • 1/5

    Vicky H. – 26th June 2020

    agree with other reviews – this has a granular texture and is weirdly sweet

16. • 5/5

    Fiona E. – 17th June 2020

    I always come back to this bar. Love the texture and the taste. Not a strong cinnamon flavour, so more enhances than overpowers. The stoneground texture is great. some have said gritty, I would not agree. i think it really adds something. As a dark chocolate this is not as bitter as you might expect, which suits me.

17. • 1/5

    Alba L. – 31st May 2020

    I really enjoyed the gritty texture and cinnamon, but for me it was too sweet to enjoy, almost sickly. If it was a darker/more bitter chocolate it would have been rated much higher.

18. • 5/5

    Dominic N. – 27th May 2020

    I eat a LOT of dark chocolate and I absolutely loved this. Love the texture, flavour, earthiness and sweetness.

19. • 5/5

    abbyxwhite – 26th October 2019

    It’s not for everyone, but I really liked it! We tried it at a beer and chocolate tasting and it was the perfect Christmas chocolate, it has some grit to it and is sweet and cinnamon-y. You might not eat a whole bar in one sitting, but for a couple of squares it’s delicious.

20. • 5/5

    Stephanie M. – 31st March 2019

    My partner and I love this one! It’s not going to be to everyone’s taste — the texture won’t appeal to some people — but I think it’s lovely. At 50% dark, it’s sweeter than a lot of other bars, but the reviewers saying it tastes like plain sugar with some cinnamon mixed in are definitely having a different experience than mine. I find the cinnamon taste to be balanced just right. We planned to try it as a hot chocolate as well but we’ve finished it without ever getting around to it (guess we’ll just have to buy another one…). If you don’t like your chocolate with inclusions, this bar probably won’t be for you — the unrefined texture and cinnamon kind of create a similar effect. (I love inclusions, personally.)

21. • 5/5

    Claire P. – 25th February 2019

    I loved this! Gritty and so unique. Really really nice.

22. • 1/5

    Maria J P. – 15th December 2018

    I got it as part of my subscription and I hope I don’t get it again. Too sugary, too strong on cinnamon, really terrible to my taste. I couldn’t finish it…

23. • 4/5

    Victoria F. – 22nd June 2017

    I absolutely loved the crumbly, crunchy texture of this chocolate but unfortunately was not keen on the cinnamon flavour. However, I’m now keen to try some other unrefined chocolate varieties based on texture alone.

24. • 2/5

    Chris H. – 2nd December 2016

    I like chocolate and cinnamon but for me this bar didn’t really work. The cinnamon flavour was too strong and I didn’t like the grittiness either.

25. • 3/5

    Amanda K. – 4th October 2015

    We’ve been rating our bars on our regular deliveries for the past 6 months now, this bar scored a 6/10, which on the face of it makes it sound very average, yet it was anything but: The texture is more akin to kendal mintcake, by some distance the most coarse bar of chocolate I’ve ever had, and the cinnamon element was welcome too. The lowness of the mark more reflects how it rates as a bar of chocolate, which in my mind it barely qualifies as, it’s another thing completely. Worth a try just to make your own mind up.

26. • 5/5

    Anita D. – 23rd November 2014

    Loved this chocolate, especially the raw grittiness. definitely will buy more.

27. • 1/5

    Morten C. – 23rd November 2014

    The cinnamon flavor was more powerful that I’d like it to be, and I’m not a fan of the grittiness – but stone grinding does give it an interesting texture,
    However, the chocolate itself was bland and the most prominent flavor in the whole thing was the cane sugar. Has to be a bottom-score for me.

28. • 5/5

    Jonathan R. – 29th October 2014

    I attended a tasting session run by Cocoa Runners, and Spencer, the founder, was honest enough to say this can be a Marmite bar. But for me it was delicious, as someone else in the session commented it ‘tastes like Christmas’ with its Cinnamon flavouring. I had never had unrefined chocolate before, and I admit the first bite was a shock to the system, but I really do like it and will have to try the rest of the range. I highly recommend this bar, just be prepared for something different. Then again I love Marmite!

29. • 1/5

    Lesley J. – 29th October 2014

    This one got donated to the man in the house. It was awful…but I have tasted it before as a friend from the US sent me some, so I should have been prepared. Perhaps it is designed for Americans’ taste, which is inured by candy. This chocolate is basic. It lacks finish. It lacks smell. It lacks body, in spite of being raw. It is too sugary. It is far too gritty. And the cinnamon is an unpleasant and unnecessary addition. Cacao is such a fantastic thing that its own flavours are those which should count, not any embellishments. Even my Man, who’ll usually polish off everything I reject, couldn’t face this one. He’ll give it one last go in a mug as a drink. but I doubt it’ll make it into my tummy again.

30. • 5/5

    Alex C. – 21st October 2014

    I’ve tasted a lot of chocolate in my life, and this is has to be one of the most original and unique bars I’ve ever had. What a great texture and the cinnamon flavour definitely cuts through!

31. • 1/5

    Victoria A. – 28th August 2014

    Great packaging but the chocolate unfortunately was my least favourite to date

32. • 1/5

    Lucinda D. – 29th April 2014

    So sickly and sugary, I could not eat even one piece and had to find something to take the taste away. Bleurgh!

33. • 1/5

    Mairead S. – 29th March 2014

    If crunchy sugar mice flavoured with cocoa and cinnamon is your thing, then this is for you, if you are looking for chocolate, then look elsewhere; it is not chocolate. Taza chocolate is most definitely not for me, thanks, but no thanks.

34. • 1/5

    Gilli K. – 23rd March 2014

    tried this and whilst it’s ok, its gritty. Dont mind gritty but it leaves an after taste. Enjoyed that it was dark but that was it. Didnt like this one.

35. • 4/5

    Dina A. – 22nd February 2014

    This does kind of feel like eating sand in terms of texture, but it tastes wonderful. Perhaps because I add cinnamon to half the food I eat I don’t find it that strong, but soft and sweet tones of it, tastes a bit like cola.

36. • 4/5

    Laura C. – 21st February 2014

    Loved it, as the others said this is a more gritty bar, its texture is almost like sugar in some respects. I personally loved it, the cinnamon/chocolate mix worked well together and didn’t feel overwhelming at all.

37. • 1/5

    Mike D. – 1st February 2014

    Not to my taste at all. Gritty, and as other reviewers have said, the chocolate has a distinctly medicinal taste.

38. • 5/5

    Paul W. – 27th January 2014

    An amazing bar. Love the design and packaging too.

    Has a gentle crunchy texture which adds to the experience. Cinnamon is very subtle. A really interesting bar all round.

    I met it first in my monthly pack. I became anxious as the wedges diminished – until I found them in the Cocoa Runners library – and now have a five bar safety net.

    My favourite bar so far after 4 months …

39. • 1/5

    Chantal D. – 21st January 2014

    Unfortunately not the best in my books! But i think this chocolate is an aquired taste! Some peole may love it whilst others just hate it! (like sushi). The cinnamon tastes like soap to me! 🙁

40. • 1/5

    Lee D. – 30th December 2013

    Update to previous review, I tried making hot chocolate out of it. And while it calmed the medicinal cinnamon flavour It lost the chocolate flavour entirely. This is actively unpleasant to eat as a solid chocolate and pointless as a hot chocolate.

41. • 1/5

    Lee D. – 20th December 2013

    As a solid tasting chocolate this is not ever going to be a favourite. I will take the pack’s suggestion of using it to make a hot chocolate as well.

    Flavourwise the cinnamon is overwhelming, almost to the point of being medicinal. And there is a distinct Chilli heat to the bar, which despite my love of ridiculously hot chili sauces made my mouth burn. The chocolate is also very very sweet much more than one would expect from a dark chocolate (even only 50%).

    Testure wise, gritty with a powdery finish. doesn’t melt consistantly on the tongue.