{"product_id":"prague-chocolate-aluna-60-hericium-lions-mane","title":"Prague Chocolate - Aluna 60% Dark With Hericium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRanked in the \u003ca title=\"Top 100 Chocolates\" href=\"https:\/\/hellochocolate.com\/pages\/top-100-chocolates\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop 100 Chocolates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in the World.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eSingle-origin Colombian dark chocolate with Lion's Mane mushroom. Berry-driven, with a port-wine finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eAbove-the-fold callout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eA 60% \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003esingle-origin Colombian dark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003echocolate carrying 12% \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eHericium — the woody \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003efunctional mushroom better known in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eEnglish as Lion's Mane. It reads like a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003enovelty and tastes like anything but: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eberries, cherry and cranberry up front, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ea port-wine depth on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003efinish, the mushroom folded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ein so cleanly it lends body \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003erather than announcing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eitself. One of the more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003egenuinely interesting bars Prague \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eChocolate makes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eOrigin \u0026amp; Craftsmanship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003echocolate base is pure Aluna — ancient \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecriollo crossed with trinitario, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003egrown on a single family farm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ein Colombia, bought direct \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eand sweetened with low-glycaemic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecoconut sugar. The Hericium is what \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003emakes this bar unusual: Prague \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eChocolate developed it following a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003echallenge set by two Czech technical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003euniversities, as part of a supported \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eresearch project, which is a rarer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eprovenance line than most inclusion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ebars can claim. The mushroom is milled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003einto the chocolate at 12%, with no palm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eoil, no gluten and nothing synthetic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eso what you get is a functional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ebar built by fine-chocolate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003emakers rather than a supplement \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ewearing a chocolate coat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eFlavor Profile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eThis is where the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ebar earns its keep. The maker's own \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003enotes hold up on tasting: red and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003edark berries first — cherry, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecranberry, blackberry — then a deep, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ealmost wine-like finish that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003erecalls port. The Hericium sits \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eunderneath as a soft, woody, savoury \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003enote that rounds the fruit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003erather than fighting it. At 60% \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eit stays approachable, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003efruit-forward and balanced, not the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eearthy hit you might brace for from a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003emushroom bar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eTasting \u0026amp; Pairing Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eLet it melt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eslowly so the berry notes and the port \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003efinish have room to arrive. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003epairs, fittingly, with an actual \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eglass of port\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e or a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003emedium-bodied red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e that echoes the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003edark-fruit register, and it's a natural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eafter a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eblack coffee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e if you want to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ekeep the functional theme running \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ethrough the cup. For something \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003econtrasting, an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eaged, salty hard cheese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e snaps the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003efruit into focus. This is a bar for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecurious — the Lion's Mane crowd and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003efine-chocolate crowd meet here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eAluna 60% with Hericium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e is Prague \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eChocolate at their most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003einventive: single-origin Colombian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecacao, coconut-sweetened, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecarrying a functional Lion's Mane \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003emushroom developed through a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003euniversity research project, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003etasting of berries and port \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003erather than anything medicinal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eFunctional, fruit-forward, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003egenuinely different — for the drinker \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ewho wants their chocolate to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003edo a little more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Prague Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46227830210746,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/4988\/3578\/files\/prague_chocolate_dark_hericium.jpg?v=1785346882","url":"https:\/\/hellochocolate.com\/en-ca\/products\/prague-chocolate-aluna-60-hericium-lions-mane","provider":"Hello Chocolate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}