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— Patric Chocolate — U.S.A. |
 Fine Chocolate Since 1998 |
The finest chocolate makers have a vision of the best that chocolate can be – its potential power and hidden beauty. For some it is a chocolate modeled after a brilliant 150-year French tradition. For others it is a product of innovation, tied to organic, fair-trade and other new movements or methods of the 21st century. Patric Chocolate envisions chocolate making as more than a continuation of tradition or an adoption of the latest innovation, but as an opportunity to make each bar a revelation. Thus, the goal of chocolate maker Alan McClure, founder of Patric Chocolate, is nothing less than to create micro-batch chocolate of such quality that it becomes a flavorful work of art in itself, like the finest wine or Scotch – a magical sensory experience. To achieve this goal, McClure has embarked upon an in-depth examination of every step of the chocolate-making process, seeking to retain only what leads to excellence, and to discard or revise what would harm this goal – in a neverending search for a chocolate whose components are flawlessly tuned, together, as one complex and magnificent instrument. As this great search comes to fruition, Patric Chocolate is releasing a gradually expanding line of fine dark chocolate bars and cacao products that bear the seal of this reality: the aroma, taste and feel that are uniquely Patric. |
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