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The six Kohl cartons, 70% Dusk to 100% Void, standing on indigo and plum plinths

Bean-to-bar dark chocolate · 70 to 100%

Wornat dusk.

Six shades of dark chocolate, each one a moment of the night. Made for the evening, the way kohl is.

Kohl is the darkest black there is, and it is worn at dusk. We make dark chocolate the same way: as something you put on for the evening. Bean-to-bar, seventy to one hundred percent, in tall black sleeves cut by a single stroke of foil.

The Palette

Six shades. Choose one, and the room changes colour.

N°70 · 19:40

70% Dusk

The first shade of evening.

First
Cacao Nib
Then
Smoked Caramel

Wear it with

  • CoffeeA cortado, once the table is cleared.
  • WineA tawny port, lightly chilled.
  • TeaRoasted hojicha, poured hot.
The full shade
Macro of a Kohl sleeve: the embossed logo and a gold and emerald foil swoosh dusted with cacao

The stroke

One line of foil.
Applied the way you would apply liner: once, with intent.

Born for the hour after dinner.Bean-to-bar dark chocolate, worn at dusk.Made for the evening, from first lamp to last hour.6 cacao shadesNew shades every new moon.Born for the hour after dinner.Bean-to-bar dark chocolate, worn at dusk.Made for the evening, from first lamp to last hour.6 cacao shadesNew shades every new moon.

The cacao scale

Seventy to one hundred. Six steps down into the dark.

The number is the share of the bar that comes from the cacao bean. The higher it climbs, the less sugar and the deeper, drier the shade.

  1. Kohl Dusk 70% carton: matte black sleeve cut by a gold and indigo foil swoosh 70%DuskCacao Nib · Smoked Caramel
  2. Kohl Smoked 75% carton: matte black sleeve cut by a gold and ink and gold foil swoosh 75%SmokedSea Salt · Molasses
  3. Kohl Spiced 80% carton: matte black sleeve cut by a gold and copper foil swoosh 80%SpicedCinnamon · Burnt Orange
  4. Kohl Midnight 85% carton: matte black sleeve cut by a gold and emerald foil swoosh 85%MidnightBlackberry · Espresso
  5. Kohl Eclipse 92% carton: matte black sleeve cut by a gold and crimson foil swoosh 92%EclipseRed Cherry · Black Tea
  6. Kohl Void 100% carton: matte black sleeve cut by a gold and violet foil swoosh 100%VoidPure Cacao · Mineral Finish

Dusk sits at 70. Void, at 100, has no sugar at all.

Tasting notes

Three shades, in a few words each.

Dusk 70% in the Kohl range render

19:40 · N°70

70% Dusk

Seventy percent, worn light. Cacao nib gives it grain; smoked caramel draws it out, slowly, the way the sky goes amber before it goes blue. The shade to begin on.

First
Cacao Nib
Then
Smoked Caramel

Wear it with A cortado, once the table is cleared.

The full shade
Spiced 80% in the Kohl range render

21:15 · N°80

80% Spiced

Eighty percent, warmed through. Cinnamon at the opening, burnt orange at the close: the bar you reach for when the evening has somewhere left to go.

First
Cinnamon
Then
Burnt Orange

Wear it with Coffee with a crushed cardamom pod.

The full shade
Void 100% in the Kohl range render

03:00 · N°100

100% Void

One hundred percent. No sugar, no softening: pure cacao, and a mineral finish that stays long after the square has gone. The last shade of the night.

First
Pure Cacao
Then
Mineral Finish

Wear it with A ristretto.

The full shade

The Smudge · 150 g bars

Swatch it first.

Flat bars behind a painted window, like a swatch on the back of the hand. Drag across the bar to smudge it.

The swatch, in black and gold.

See the bar

The Smudge wall

Six swatches, one wall.

Each bar carries a painted window, and each window a single thing worn on top: berry, spice, sea salt, coffee, almond.

An evening, in order

From the first lamp to the last hour.

Start light while the table is still laid. Go darker as the room goes quiet. By the last hour, only one shade will do.

Read the ritual
  1. 19:40

    70% Dusk

    The first shade of evening.

    Coffee A cortado, once the table is cleared.

  2. 20:30

    75% Smoked

    A trace of fire, kept low.

    Coffee A long black, no sugar.

  3. 21:15

    80% Spiced

    Warmth, held at the wrist.

    Coffee Coffee with a crushed cardamom pod.

  4. 00:00

    85% Midnight

    Deep blue, nearly black.

    Coffee A single espresso.

  5. 01:20

    92% Eclipse

    The light, briefly taken.

    Coffee A light-roast pour-over.

  6. 03:00

    100% Void

    Nothing added. Nothing missing.

    Coffee A ristretto.

The six Kohl cartons in a row, 70% Dusk to 100% Void

For the first visit

The Dusk Flight

The whole range as a tasting flight: one mini of each shade, Dusk to Void, set in a black box and meant to be worn in order. Start light, finish at one hundred, and find the shade that is yours.

Three Kohl cartons standing together

Build your own

Compose your night

Choose three full bars, in any order, doubles allowed. We box them in black, the way a counter wraps a purchase.

  1. i. Choose three
  2. ii. Boxed in black
  3. iii. A note in gold ink
Two Kohl Smudge bars beneath a thin crescent moon

Monthly

New Moon

A limited Smudge bar, released at each new moon. New shades every new moon. Skip, change or cancel any time.

Reviews

Reviews open at launch.

We would rather you read what real customers say than what we say. Once the first bars have been worn, their words go here, and nowhere else.

Before you begin

Questions, asked at the counter.

All questions
What do the percentages mean?

The percentage is the share of the bar that comes from the cacao bean: cacao mass plus cacao butter. The higher the number, the less sugar and the deeper, drier the shade. Dusk sits at 70%; Void at 100% has no sugar at all.

Which shade should I start with?

If you are new to dark chocolate, begin at Dusk (70%) or Smoked (75%). If you already drink your coffee black, try Midnight (85%). The Dusk Flight lets you wear all six in order and decide for yourself.

Do you ship in warm weather?

Yes. In warm months, orders are packed with insulation and cool packs where needed. Exact shipping methods and regions will be confirmed at launch; see Policies.

Can I send a bar as a gift?

Every order can carry a handwritten-style gift note of up to 200 characters, added in the bag. Prices are never printed on the packing slip.