In article , Alex Rast wrote:
- Valrhona's web site indicates [1] that there are USA-specific
versions of the Guanaja, Caraibe, and Jivara 75g tasting bars.
Does anyone know what the difference is?

Packaging. The USA versions contain the nutritional info and don't
have the ingredients and other information in multiple languages. The
chocolate is the same.

Ah, that makes sense.

Superalpina is on their site, in the milk chocolate section of the
Professional side of the site.

So it is. Thanks.

The other 2 I believe are discontinued. I can't remember ever seeing
Tropilia but I remember seeing Maitre Chocolatier once.

Apparently it's in their "Extra Brut" line, along with Caraque and
Equatoriale. I was never quite sure what those chocolates were targeted
for; they apparently have less cocoa butter as the Grand Cru couvertures,
but more than Extra Noir/Extra Amer (which are clearly not couvertures).

I have tried Araguani. This is one of their best chocolates to date,
[...]

Great to hear. Have you tried using it in any pastries or chocolates,
by chance?

Thanks again for your answers.

Blake

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