Balao: Limited Edition
Vicente Norero of Camino Verde in Balao, Ecuador, is obsessive about
quality. He has painstakingly renovated 500 hectares of traditional
Ecuadorian varieties of cacao on his farm and in the process is
raising the bar for Ecuadorian beans. He carefully controls
fermentation and drying following the latest science and then tastes
liquor to determine profile. Vicente even goes so far as to sort cacao
pods by phenotype(shape) and process them differently! For the Balao
bar, we worked with Vicente to process two special lots. We blended
two phenotype-optimized fermentations to create the world's first
single-farm blend. One fermentation is more floral, green, and herbal
and the other more spicy, woody, and fruity. The combination produces
a remarkable chocolate that highlights Vicente’s passion. Enjoy!
$13.00