Craft Chocolate Bar - Sambirano, Madagascar

Sambirano

This 67% dark chocolate was hand crafted from raw cacao and organic sugar in Topeka, KS. 

The cacao is produced by Bertil Akesson, the owner of 'Akesson Plantation', Akesson produces this delightful cacao in northern Madagascar's Sambirano River Valley. His family also produces fine pepper, and other spices. The cacao has a wonderfully complex set of fruit flavors with the strongest notes being chocolate, cherry, raspberry and raisin. If you taste slowly and deeply, you’ll pick up the aroma of fruit blossoms. Genetically, our Sambirano is a Trinitario variety with roots in the Caribbean Island of Trinidad.

Awards: 2019 International Chocolate Awards/Americas Bronze

Bean Origin: Akesson Plantation, Sambariano River Valley, Madagascar

Harvest Year: 2019

Ingredients: Roasted Cacao, Organic Sugar, Coco Butter (pressed from same origin)

Vegan: (Yes or No): Yes

Roast Profile: Slow medium-light

Conche Time: ~2.5 days

Cocoa Content: 67%

Cacao Variety: Primarily Trinitario

Weight: 2.25oz

Allergens: None

Tasting Notes: Our 67% is a bit sweeter to balance the fruity flavors of cherry, raspberry and raisin. This bar is quite approachable for first time craft chocolate tasters. 

Pairing Suggestions: Fresh strawberries and smoked gouda