seduced by the dark side..

After we finalized our recipe for the classic O&S 67% choco bar we decided we definitely needed to raise the cacao bar and develop a super content bar for those who appreciate the über-darkside of chocolate. Created with a closely related recipe to the 67% our 75% is based on choco rich hand selected Ghana beans then crossed with a scaled back percentage of fruit note happy Dominican beans. Conched with the cocoa butter and dark brown sugar we made sure to remove more astringent notes that many associate with the higher cacao content bars and ended up with a pretty killer bar that's heavy on the cacao but mellow enough to really savor without the unpleasant notes.

*As a little packaging side note, serving as the base chocolate for our Sea Salt and Coffee Bean bars you'll notice that band wrappers for each of our bars that feature 75% choco are much darker than the 67%, Salt & Pepper and Cacao Nib which are all 67% based chocolates.

One Eyed Willie's favorite treat.

To continue spotlighting the different bars we've chosen to launch Olive & Sinclair with we spin toward "Sea Salt." I remember when we were putting together the packaging for this bar we really wanted it to have a bit of a nautical feel to it. Blues, pale yellows and such were what we felt would accomplish the oceanic vibe with the packaging.

For the bar itself we specifically paired the 75% chocolate with flaked Cypress sea salt so that it would complement the super bold cocoa notes it exhibits. We also wanted to make sure that with a Kosher Salt & Cracked Pepper bar the two were distinctly different. So far its been one of our most successful bars so go out and see for yourself!

Cocoa B. Ware

Over the coming days we thought it would be a good idea to talk a bit more about each of the bars coming out in a little more detail so you can get to know your Olive & Sinclair chocolate bars just a little bit better. So, meet our 67% + Cacao Nib bar - a 67% cacao content bar created from predominantly Ghana (choco notes) and lesser Dominican (fruit notes) is a like a super double chocolate bar. That's because coating the back of this are fresh roasted cacao nibs straight from our roaster to the back of this bar resulting in an unapologetic chocolate cataclysm the likes your mouth has never seen. Simply put: if you are a choco-fiend - this guy is for you.

Bar-hopping!

After much hard work tweaking and wrapping up loose ends over the past month we're glad to announce the chosen chocolate bars Olive & Sinclair are going to roll out with! We've got a majority of the flavors hand wrapped and ready (you can find three of them at Mitchell Deli at Riverside Village) and the others are just a matter of days away from being ready for enjoying. They are:

67% (Ghana/Dominican)
75% (Ghana/Dominican)
67% + Kosher Salt & Cracked Pepper
75% + Coffee Bean
67% + Cacao Nib
75% + Sea Salt

We're busy now talking with shops and trying to spread these bars far and wide across Nashville in both traditional and nontraditional venues. If you have a shop of your own and are interested in talking to us about our chocolate feel free to hit us up! We're terribly excited about getting the fruits of our labor to the masses! As we deliver bars to their destination we'll be sure and let you know where that is! Give us a shout at info@oliveandsinclair.com.