Venezuela - Rio Caribé (1KG)

Region and country
Arismendi, Sucre State, Venezuela

Story
Rio Caribe Superior cacao grows in the peninsula of Paria, where the climate is described as ‘hot and oppressive’. People might find this climate unappealing, but cacao trees love it and prosper in the warmth and humidity. This cacao has an intense chocolaty flavour, low in acidity, with sweet, nutty and floral hints.

Supply Chain
100% traceable supply chain. Farmers sell wet beans to a central unit where beans are fermented and dried. Manual screening and picking, and packing in 60 kg sisal bags.

Genetics
Criollo and Trinitario varieties

Fermentation
Centrally for 6 to 7 days in square wooden boxes. Drying: Sun-dried and under shelter

Intense chocolaty body, low in acidity and with dominant pleasant nutty flours and sweet and floral hints.