Ecuador - Jaguar Cacao (500g)

REGION AND COUNTRY
Napo and Pastaza provinces, Ecuadorian Amazon

STORY
THE BEST KEPT SECRET OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
Native to tropical America and probably originating in the Amazon region, Theobroma
bicolor is mainly found in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru under various names here
and there. This Jaguar Cacao, Macambo, Cacao Blanco, Cacao Silvestre, Albino, Balamte,
Pataxte, Patasmuyo or its scientific name ‘Theobroma bicolor’ is the long lost ‘cousin’ of the Theobroma Cacao we all know and love. The Jaguar Cacao that we offer, grows in the South Ecuadorian rainforest. Very close to where the oldest remains of the Mayo-Chinchipe culture were recently discovered (and where pottery found on the site marked with the traces of cacao proved that cacao was domesticated there - and some 5 500 years earlier than previously thought).

Supply Chain
100% traceable upto farm level.

GENETICS 
Theobroma bicolor

POST HARVESTING PROCESS
Ripe pods are collected from the ground, pods are opened and pulp removed, no fermentation. Natural sun drying.  Processing: Light roast, and hand-peeled

Flavour profile
Cashew, pistachio, almond, melon, salty hint