Cuna de Piedra - 85% Mexican Cacao (Soconusco, Chiapas) (bar) - Mar. 12, 2025

Chocolate of the Day

Cuna de Piedra
85% Mexican Cacao (Soconusco, Chiapas) (bar)
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: 1.41 oz. (40 g.) / 2.1 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 160 calories in 2/3 bar
Cost: $10.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Caputo's, online order

Welcome to Day #13 of Chocolate and Mexico Theme Week.

Today's 85% Mexican Cacao (Soconusco, Chiapas) bar was from Cuna de Piedra (Monterrey, N.L, Mexico).

The cacao used to make this chocolate was from the 28-member RAYEN co-operative in Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico. Harvest information: "Dry Season, Harvest 2022"

Aroma notes included: dark chocolate with spice, diffuse fruit and floral including red fruit (red berry, candied watermelon, kiwi, citrus), and very faint, fleeting lemon cookie and cream.* The very subtle floral notes reminded me of wild orchids, very faint jasmine, honey, and other tropical flowers.

This ultra-dark 85% bar had substantial and balanced, natural fruit sweet-tartness (relatively bright, candied fruits)--the opposite of the heavier "brown" dried fruits often found in darker, denser chocolates. It was also one of the most subtle and complex 85%ers I've tasted. Taking that one step further, it was one of the more interesting and unique chocolates I've ever tasted. 

And I do mean that in a very good way. The very nuanced flavors in this chocolate (created from just two ingredients) were complex and special.

The bars from southern Mexico this week have provided a form of virtual travel. You won't find these on store shelves, as most of these are micro-batch, limited edition bars. Thank you to all the growers and makers who made these amazing chocolates possible.

Ingredients: Cacao beans, Cane sugar.

Allergen-related information: "Manufactured in a facility that processes wheat, milk, soy, peanuts, tree nuts and eggs."

*Some heritage and Criollo cacaos are known for their more delicate fruit and cream notes. There were no dairy ingredients in this bar.