El Salvador 50% Handmade Artisan Milk Chocolate Bar
£5.65
Ingredients: Cocoa beans, raw cane sugar, whole MILK powder, cocoa butter.
50g
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About the beans
This cocoa is grown by Hacienda San José Real de la Carrera, one of the biggest privately-owned plantations in Central America, with an area of about 350 hectares. Hacienda San José also owns its own processing facilities in order to transform their cacao into semi processed products and chocolate.
Producer: Hacienda San José de Real de La Carrera
Coordinates: 13°17'22.5"N 88°30'05.4"W
Country: El Salvador
Region: Jiquilisco, Usulután
Genetics: Local Acriollado varieties
Harvested: April – July (main), August – November (mid-crop)
Post harvesting: Fermentation takes place in cascade-type wooden boxes. The pre-drying and drying processes are done on wooden drying beds over a period of 8 days.
