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SOMA GUASARE VENEZUELA 70%, 65GR
SOMA GUASARE VENEZUELA 70%, 65GR
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Our Co-Founder María Esther López-Thome is so proud and happy to add to our Bean-To-Bar offering this unique multiple awarded cacao from Guasare from her birth country Venezuela, crafted by Soma Chocolatemaker.
Soma was founded by David Castellan and Cynthia Leung in 2003. A rarity in the industry, Soma are adept at both chocolate making, and also a fantastic chocolatier. At the time, ‘bean to bar’ chocolate wasn’t necessarily even a term! Anybody who knew how to make chocolate were those who worked for big chocolate companies. Soma was one of the first to tackle the micro batch chocolate bar production. Besides their wonderful line of chocolate bars, Soma also uses their chocolate to make ganache for truffles, and other chocolate treats. Soma's high quality chocolate bars have been awarded multiple times over the years. First starting off in a 400 square foot tiny corner of an old whiskey distillery, Soma now has two chocolate factories in Toronto, Canada
We are so thrilled to be able to bring these amazing and unique craft chocolates, one of our personal favorites.In the ‘90s on a small farm in the Sierra de Perijá in Venezuela, cacao agronomist Humberto Reyes, discovered an old pure Criollo named after the Rio Guasare. The seeds traveled to the research centre, Campo Experimental San Juan de Lagunillas in the Andes to be grown & studied. Unlike typical Criollos, scientists found the plants to be very productive, blossoms in 2 years, big hardy fruit with plump white seeds in 3 years.
The cacao in this bar is from 4 farms grown interspersed with bananas & coffee near the town of Rosario, West of Lake Maracaibo. The trees originate from the Andean samples, the finished chocolate loaded with beautiful heritage Criollo flavours. Guasare is more than just cacao, it represents hope & a brighter future for a country presently enveloped in chaos.
Origin: Rosario de Perijá, Venezuela
Farms: Finca la Florida, Finca San Antonio, Finca Los Claritos, Finca San Pedro
Cacao content: 70%
Tasting notes: cream, malt, cacao, coffee, tamarind, figs
Awards:
International Chocolate Awards
2018 World Gold, Best in Show Dark
2018 World Gold
2018 World Gold Chocolate Maker
2018 Americas Gold Best in Show Dark
2018 Americas Gold Chocolate Maker
2018 Canadian Gold Chocolate Maker Dark
Ingredients: cacao nibs, organic cane sugar, cacao butter
May contain traces of milk, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy and eggs.
65g bar
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