Kakoa
60% Cacao Dark Milk Chocolate Arroyo Alcocer, Chiapas (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 2.11 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 327 calories (estimate) in 1 bar
Cost: $13.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar & Cocoa, online order
60% Cacao Dark Milk Chocolate Arroyo Alcocer, Chiapas (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 2.11 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 327 calories (estimate) in 1 bar
Cost: $13.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar & Cocoa, online order
Welcome to Day #16 of Chocolate & Mexico Theme Week(s).
Today's 60% Cacao Dark Milk Chocolate Arroyo Alcocer, Chiapas, Mexico (bar), Batch #2318, was made by Kakoa (Rio Chico, Mexico City, Mexico).
Aroma and flavor notes included: sweet dark chocolate and tropical fruit (authentic, flavorful cacao pulp syrup).
Cacao fruit, the ivory-colored pulp that surrounds cacao seeds (beans), plays an important role in the fermentation of cacao and the flavor of finished chocolate.
The cacao fruit flavors will vary depending on the origin, cacao variety, ripeness and other factors. In today's bar, these flavors included: melon, pineapple, mango and sweet citrus (orange) and very faint warm spice (cinnamon).
I found this chocolate to be sweet, fruity and delicious, with minimal bitterness. The fruit flavors reminded me of tasting fresh cacao on a farm, or in a forest. Longer fermentation, drying, processing and roasting times generally mean less fruity or floral flavors in chocolate. So, having an opportunity to try this bar was a treat.
This bar would be a great bar to include in a chocolate tasting to remind people what less processed chocolate might taste like. However, the sheer fruitiness will surprise some who are not used to it.
Texture: relatively smooth with a slight fruit astringency. Satisfying melt.
This bar would be a great bar to include in a chocolate tasting to remind people what less processed, quality chocolate might taste like. However, the sheer fruitiness will likely surprise some who are not used to it.
Thank you to the maker for the short list of quality ingredients, and the beautifully fruity single origin Mexican cacao from Arroyo Alcocer, Chiapas in southeastern Mexico.
Maker's Tasting Notes: Fruity with citrus notes with a hint of spice(s).
Ingredients: Cocoa Beans, Sugar, Milk and Cocoa Butter
Allergen-related information: (Contains: Milk.) May contain milk and tree nuts. (Manufactured in a facility that also processes milk and tree nuts.)