The Gourmellows

I think one of the biggest joy of the day, apart from my little devils, is coming home after 8 hours of brain frying and find a package waiting for me.
I don't know it is like being a little kid all over again!
Today it was Chocolate, yes my beloved, sensual, pretty chocolate. I tried to tide up the kitchen really quick and then proceeded to open the not one but two small medium boxes. One was from Dagoba organic and the other was from Santa Barbara chocolate, organic as well. Usually the first thing I do is open the bag were the chocolate is kept and trying to get in as much of the aroma as I can.
Then I pick a small amount, in this case they both came in buttons form, and smell it again, place it in my mouth and try to block out all of the other stimuli around me.
Dagoba 68% Milagros origins Peru', is smooth with strong sweet notes. I love it, I am definitely keeping this for my production, it would make an outstanding creamy vegan ganache.
Santa Barbara chocolate, 72% dark no vanilla or soy lecithin added, strong aroma but very smooth finish, a smoothness you wouldn't expect from a 72%.
For some reason after I burned some incense couple of days ago, I can't seem able to get that burned incensy smell out of my nose, so I have hard time identifying clearly the many different tones in the chocolate.
Overall I am very pleased with both, organic, fair trade, green companies, great chocolate.