Cuna de Piedra - 60% Mexican Cacao (Chinantla, Oaxaca) with cinnamon (discs) - June 11, 2024

Chocolate of the Day

Cuna de Piedra 
60% Mexican Cacao - Chinantla, Oaxaca with cinnamon
Good ++
Weight: 1.05 oz. (30 g.) / 2.10 oz. (60 g.) in total package of 2 discs
Calories: 130 calories in 1 disc
Cost: N/A - gift from neighbor
Purchased from: N/A - gift from neighbor (Thank you Nallely!)

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Mexico Theme Week. 

Today's 60% Cacao Mexican (Chinantla, Oxaca)* chocolate disc(s) were made in Mexico by Cuna de Piedra (Nuevo Leon, Mexico). There were two small discs (individually wrapped in blue foil) in an attractive, compact black package.

Aroma notes included: dark chocolate with faint floral and gentle earth notes.

The texture was relatively smooth for a drinking chocolate style disc.** The smooth, rich texture made it a great "eating" chocolate as well. (I can't say the same for many other drinking chocolates.)

Flavor notes included: rich dark chocolate with mild/faint green floral notes, and just a little bit of earthiness in one wedge. I enjoyed the authentic, bean-to-bar chocolate flavors (vs. blends of over-roasted cacaos used in many commercial dark chocolates). It also tasted slightly darker and richer (and less sweet -- thank you!) than most 60% cacao chocolates.

The (Ceylon-style) Mexican cinnamon was very subtle, adding a faint warm, wood/spice note, while still allowing the nuanced cacao notes to shine.

I also enjoyed the smaller size disc -- that was easier to break into wedges -- as I usually make small (espresso cup sized) drinking chocolate servings for just a few people.

Ingredients: Cacao beans, Cane sugar, Mexican cinnamon.

Allergen-related information: "Manufactured on Equipment that Processes wheat, milk, soy, peanuts, tree nuts and eggs."

*I hope to visit Oaxaca (in Southern Mexico) one day. Sampling and studying food history (corn, squash, mole sauces, drinking chocolates) alone would be worth the flight.

** Drinking chocolate discs like this are usually bigger in size and have a more stoneground (slightly granular) texture. These discs are meant to be dissolved in hot water and often mixed with milk to create a creamier, smoother texture.