A selection of twelve napolitains from three intensities of dark chocolate for an enthusiastic journey of flavour. The "Tuscan Blacks" are three different, proprietary blends of different cocoa beans from plantations exclusively selected by Amedei. As Amedei master chocolatier Cecelia Tessieri explains, this is "real chocolate," the result of over three centuries of European experiment, innovation, discussion and evolution in customs. This selection is an attempt to capture, within each single napolitain, all the flavour which chocolate is capable of giving.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Great taste Comment: These chocolates were very tasty and a nice gift to friends who love chocolate. The packaging lets you know just a little bite is worth the time to savor the flavor. Customer Rating: Summary: Heavenly cholcolate Comment: This selection of dark chocolate was absolutely heavenly. It's a good selection for tasting or sharing with a few close friends. Customer Rating: Summary: Great for sharing, or for fortifying willpower Comment: After my experience with the Amedei Limited Edition Chuao bar, also available on Amazon, I had to expand my horizons with Amedei and will endeavor to write reviews on all of their products. For those of you who have tried Amedei products before, you'll recognize this as blatant self-serving, but for the rest of you let me assure you that I only have the most noble of motives - to provide an honest review based upon personal experience.
That being said, I must admit that I have become a fan of this company. Everything I've tried so far from this company has been of extraordinarily high quality, and these continue that trend.
As noted, I first tried the Chuao bar, and had accordingly high expectations of the Toscano Dark Napolitains. The Toscano Dark Napolitains have four individually wrapped pieces of each of the three grades of dark chocolate in each box, to let you compare and contrast among each other how different percentages and blends change the overall flavor. High quality control at the factory is evident in that each one will smoothly and uniformly melt in your mouth, allowing different regions of the tongue to note their own subtle variations as well. Like many dark chocolates, these under normal conditions will also remain firm, giving a nice texture to bite and chew while still remaining perfectly smooth and lack graininess or grit.
One major benefit of the napolitains over the bar is that the pieces are individually wrapped. As noted, one of the best things about this chocolate is sharing it with friends, and the napolitains let you to do this with abandon, allowing you to share it with many people who may never have even heard of this company. The individual pieces are attractively packaged, much like the larger bars, and proudly note the name of the company. This makes it easy for them to find it later and order their own, instead of relying on you to get it for them.... Likewise, one drawback of the bar which I failed to mention is the overwhelming temptation to sit down and eat the whole bar at one sitting. Another benefit of the napolitains is that since they are already individually packaged, you can bolster your willpower a bit easier and limit yourself to only one or two, if you so desire. (I can't imagine why anyone would want to do that, but my wife states that this is important, and made some vague comment about my waistline....)
As with any order from Amedei, it will be shipped with ice packs which drive up the total cost of shipping. Anticipate a significant shipping charge if ordering just one item. My recommendation is to order several items to spread out and justify this cost, which only makes sense as this chocolate is too good not to share with friends!
