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Trapa Swiss Rhubarb & Aloe Vera White Chocolate Bar by Evan Orensten
Trapa has been making chocolate in Spain since 1891. One of their latest lines is a range of chocolate bars made with Swiss chocolate (supplier unknown). The range includes orange and lemon infused dark chocolate bars, but the one that caught my eye was the Rhubarb & Aloe Vera white chocolate bar.
I'm not a huge fan of white chocolate, but this was pretty smooth and not overwhelmingly sweet. The rhubarb bits add a bit of crunch and tartness, and the aloe vera appears after the finish, leaving a pleasing and subtle astrigency on the palate.
Available online from Trapa by the case, or in New York at CH fave Despaña.
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