This bar has a subtle flavor profile. I am tasting honey and faint orange flavors. Almost no bitterness, so the aftertaste is gentle. 8.9I have tasted three other bars with beans from Chuao, Venezuela. My rating have range from 7.7 for Fresco 217 Venezuela Chuao 70% cacao to 9.5 for Amedei Chuao 70% cocoa. If you see the comment from the label that I copied for the latter you can see Amedei's version of how rare and extraordinary are Chuao beans. This post will have a similar From the label post. While I am sure that these beans are hard to get, the resulting chocolate is not always superior to other cacao. This bar, though, does a good job with them, and the Amedei bar scored one of my highest ratings, so there's that.
From the label:
ReplyDelete"The name Chuao is spoken with reverence. It symbolizes the world's most coveted cacao and its source. For centuries, the farmers of Chuao have faithfully grown this native Venezuelan criollo cacao. They ritually harvest and ferment the beans, then sun-dry them in front of their historic church. Once they reach us, we gently hand roast and stone grind them, turning this exalted cocoa into one of the world's finest chocolates. It is pure passion, pure tradition, pure love -- pure Chuao.
"Tasting notes: Plums, blueberries, blackberries, molasses, coffee, almonds"