Chocolate of the Day
Ywawika (Origen Cacao)
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 50% Coconut Milk (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.23 oz. (35 g.) / 2.47 oz. (70 g.) in total bar
Calories: 115 calories (per label) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $0 (Part of a $30.00 for a 6-bar variety pack)
Purchased from: Origen Cacao, online
Welcome to Day #9 of Chocolate & Colombia Theme Week.
Today's Ywawika Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria 50% Coconut Milk (bar) from Origen Cacao (San Roque, Antioquia, Colombia) was made using organic cacao grown in Niwi UmuKin (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, "Birwa zone") in Colombia by the Arhuaco people.
According to legend, Arhuaco (Tayrona) ancestors would use cacao as a sacred beverage to connect with the Creator. Today the Arhuaco people see themselves as guardians of the land at the "heart of the world."
Aroma notes included: rich, sweet chocolate with subtle condensed cacao fruit (syrup), warm spice (and very faint pepper that dissipated after opening).
The texture was very smooth with a silken melt and mouthfeel. (Thank you coconut milk.)
Flavor notes for today's 50% chocolate included: balanced dark coconut milk chocolate, dried cacao fruit, faint warm spice and authentic, sweet coconut milk--all blending into a pleasant finish.
This dark chocolate was sweet and very low in bitterness, and was low in acidity as well.
I enjoyed the rich chocolate, the smooth texture, and the subtle cacao fruit notes. And I appreciated the short list of authentic and organic ingredients in this bar.
Ingredients: "Organic cane sugar, organic cacao nibs, cocoa butter, organic coconut milk powder"
Allergen-related information: (Contains Coconut.)
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