I’ve a soft spot for Taza Chocolate. The Taza Cinnamon disc, £3.95, was one of the first chocolates I tasted when I became chocolate correspondent, and it was unlike any other chocolate I’d tried. The Cinnamon splits reviews – people love it or hate it (I would say ‘like Marmite’ but actually I can take or leave Marmite) – so be warned.
Taza chocolate is resolutely not silky-smooth chocolate but stone ground, so it’s rustic, a bit caveman, gritty, rough. If you like your coffee ristretto, Taza is the chocolate for you. I’d heard good things about its 70% Dark Chocolate Coconut, £6.95. Don’t confuse this with coconut milk chocolate – it’s not a milk but a dark with coconut bits in. I rather liked it and it had a sweetness I wasn’t expecting. Its 95% Wicked Dark, £7.95, has no sweet redemption to it, with very little sugar – this is for those who like panic-room experiences. I need to tell you, however, that it shifted a headache I’d had for three days.
