Chocolate of the Day
Kakoa
70% Cacao Tuzantan Chiapas Mexico (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
70% Cacao Tuzantan Chiapas Mexico (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 #18 of Chocolate & Mexico Theme Week(s).
Today's 70% Cacao Tuzantan, Chiapas, Mexico (bar), Batch #2518, was made by Kakoa (Rio Chico, Mexico City, Mexico).
Aroma notes included: relatively bold dark chocolate with concentrated, subtly aromatic fruit (like a dark syrup made from cacao fruit pulp).
Texture: well-tempered (broke with a snap); smooth texture and melt with mild-moderate fruit astringency
Flavor notes included: balanced dark, smooth cacao + subtle cacao fruit flavor--and very faint dark fudge and dark fruit spiced caramel.
I really enjoyed the cacao (and cacao fruit) flavors in this 70% bar -- and from other Kokoa bars. It's hard to describe cacao fruit(s) to someone who's never tasted freshly harvested cacao. It's easier when you can still taste hints of it in finished chocolates.
I also appreciated the short list of (just two) quality ingredients, and the single origin Mexican cacao from Finca El Vado in Tuzantan, Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico.
Kokoa features illustrations of animal species on the packaging of their bars. Today's bar pictured an iguana -- a reference to the large lizards on/near cacao farms (often in trees) that catch insects and ants, helping to maintain balance in the ecosystem.
Maker's Tasting Notes: "Caramelo con un toque a especies" (Caramel with a touch of spices)
Ingredients: Cocoa Beans and Sugar
Allergen-related information: May contain milk and tree nuts. (Manufactured in a facility that also processes milk and tree nuts.)
