Summary
Pulenaz compares two pieces by smell and as they melt; Sharon Terenzi shares the pleasures and surprises of tasting, and Hazel Lee uses color to find words for flavor.
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Pulenaz
Pulenaz has a relaxed, direct presence on camera. Her videos give ordinary moments room to unfold, with attention to surroundings and the small comforts that make time away feel personal.
A curious chocolate learner smells and tastes two pieces side by side.
Account sources: Pulenaz on Instagram (@pulenaz) · Pulenaz on Telegram (@pulenaz)
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| Creator | First attention | As the chocolate is tasted | Choose this for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulenaz | Smells both pieces before tasting | Compares a rounded cocoa-and-nut impression with a brighter fruit-like finish | An approachable side-by-side tasting |
| Sharon Terenzi | Unwraps and enjoys the aroma | Shares impressions and reactions with other tasters | An enthusiastic social tasting |
| Hazel Lee | Lets a piece melt slowly | Uses colors as prompts to identify flavors | A way to find words for subtle impressions |
Pulenaz: two pieces, two different journeys
Pulenaz lays out a piece of milk chocolate and a piece of dark chocolate and smells each before tasting. The milk chocolate reminds her of warm cocoa and toasted nuts; the dark piece smells sharper and a little like dried fruit. She is interested in whether the smell will carry through to the taste, so she starts with the milk chocolate and lets it soften on her tongue.
At first she notices a creamy sweetness. As the piece melts, the nutty impression comes forward and leaves a gentle cocoa finish. The dark chocolate begins less sweet; after a moment she notices a brighter, fruit-like tang before a longer roasted finish. She is delighted that the two pieces give her different things to follow, and returns to the first to check the contrast.
Her tasting is easy to join because she says when each impression appears. Listen for the movement from aroma to the first taste and then to what remains after the chocolate has melted. Her descriptions give a newcomer a way to begin finding their own words.
Sharon Terenzi: curiosity and company
Sharon Terenzi writes and shares chocolate tastings as The Chocolate Journalist, and links her Instagram from her site. In her account of how she likes to taste, she describes unwrapping chocolate at the table, enjoying its smell and exchanging impressions with other people. She values memories and associations that arise during a tasting.
References: Sharon Terenzi / The Chocolate Journalist · Sharon Terenzi / The Chocolate Journalist
Her enthusiasm includes strong dislikes. In a post about unusual combinations, she describes a curry chocolate where the spice overwhelmed the chocolate for her; she enjoyed the salty crunch of a potato-chip combination. The contrast makes her judgments useful: she explains what happened in the mouth and why one combination appealed more than the other.
References: Sharon Terenzi / The Chocolate Journalist
At a tasting, Terenzi breaks a dark piece and smells it before putting it on her tongue. She notices a roasted aroma first; as it melts, a fruit-like sharpness appears and then gives way to a deeper cocoa finish. She asks the others what they notice and compares their answers with her own. The conversation makes the tasting as engaging as the bar itself.
Hazel Lee: use color to find a flavor word
Hazel Lee created Taste With Colour after finding that colors came to mind while tasting chocolate even when a precise flavor word did not. Her map groups flavor words by color. She suggests letting a piece melt on the tongue, noticing a color and using the corresponding part of the map to help identify an impression.
References: Hazel Lee / Taste With Colour · Hazel Lee / Taste With Colour
Lee gives a concrete example: a dark red or burgundy impression can lead her to a group of words including dried cherry, prune and fig, helping her identify fig. She also illustrates the method with lemon and prune notes in her own 70% Anamalai chocolate. Her map is a prompt for finding a description, and her examples show how she moves from a broad impression to a specific word.
References: Hazel Lee / Taste With Colour
Lee is a good choice if you can sense a difference but cannot immediately name it. Pulenaz gives you two clear pieces to compare; Terenzi brings a conversation and strong reactions; Lee offers a way to keep searching for the word that fits.
Sources and attribution
Sharon Terenzi / The Chocolate Journalist
AboutPublication date not listed · Recorded Oct 29, 2026Sharon Terenzi / The Chocolate Journalist
The Sharon way to taste chocolatePublication date not listed · Recorded Oct 29, 2026Sharon Terenzi / The Chocolate Journalist
5 Weirdest Chocolate Flavors I have ever triedPublication date not listed · Recorded Oct 29, 2026Hazel Lee / Taste With Colour
About Taste With ColourPublication date not listed · Recorded Oct 29, 2026Hazel Lee / Taste With Colour
How To UsePublication date not listed · Recorded Oct 29, 2026
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Creator Figures. "Women who taste chocolate and explain what they notice." Published Oct 29, 2026. https://creatorfigures.com/articles/women-reviewing-chocolate-and-tasting-notes/