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I mostly eat 90% and now find 85% too sweet (but 100% too bitter). I think our taste just adapts to the level of sweetness after some time.

I used to drink coffee with sugar, until I purposefully cut it out, and now I can't stand sugar in my coffee.

I can't believe I used to drink those glass bottle starbucks coffee drinks at one point.

> I can't believe I used to drink those glass bottle starbucks coffee drinks at one point.

They're unbearable -- like drinking a milkshake. It's so frustrating that convenience stores in the US rarely stock black cold coffee in cans or bottles.

Depends upon the bar. I find some 99% bars very enjoyable, and some 70% bars not worth eating, and vice versa. I tend to stay away from any bar with too much sugar, or with adjuncts like dairy, salt, chili, mint, orange, etc (because I find they hide the natural flavors in the chocolate itself), and then don’t worry about the percentage as much.

> 95%! Isn't that too bitter? One square of 72% works best for me, 85% is pushing it.

Agreed. But I like embedded almonds too

The quality of the chocolate matters a lot more when you don't have sugar covering up the problems.

Ymmv 99+ with some black coffee is delightful for me

85 is the optimal %.