Every year, my family has a chocolate tasting. We get lots of different dark chocolates, from all different countries, and determine a winner through a thoroughly scientific process. The purpose is twofold: (1) To eat a lot of chocolate, and (2) to determine the Greatest Nation in the World. Last year's winner? Russia.
We've taken to doing it in several rounds, with several chocolates eliminated each time. This year, like last year, will be three rounds. We started with twelve different chocolates, and today was Day One. Six advanced to tomorrow's round. Three will then advance to the Finals on Christmas Day.
We (each of the five members of my family) rank the chocolates with an ordinal system, based on our own individual criteria. Here's how they fared. Format is Brand Name, Country of Origin (Percent of Cocoa Solids):
- Valor, Spain (70%)
- Daskalides, Papua New Guinea (72%)
- Hershey's Extra Dark, U.S. (60%)
- Guylian, Belgium (60%)
- Ghiradelli, U.S. (72%)
- Perugina, Italy (??%)
- Hershey's Cacao Reserve, U.S. (65%)
- Villars, Switzerland (72%)
- Korkunov, Russia (72%) - Last year's winner
- Droste, Holland (75%)
- Scharffen Berger, U.S. (60%)
- Lindt, Switzerland (70%)
Allow me to point out the highlights: The U.S. still has two in the running. I think we've still got a shot at being the Greatest Nation in the World. Also, look what happened to the Russians. They've sure gone downhill in just one year.
Tune in tomorrow for further results.
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