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Akesson's Madagascar Criollo 75%

Akesson's Madagascar Criollo 75%

Weight: 60 g

Regular price $9.50
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Reasons to Love

Made with Estate Grown Cacao

Tree to Bar

Besides 300 tons per year of Madagascar Trinitario cocoa, a very limited production of criollo cocoa (2 tons per year) is harvested separately. This chocolate has a very expressive cocoa aroma with subtle fruity-sweet tartness and pleasant flavor notes that evoke citrus and red berries.

Awards
AOC-gold-2021 Award AOC-gold-2017 Award AOC-gold-2015 Award GT-three-2017 Award GT-two-2018 Award

Certified EU Organic

EU Organic

Manufactured in a facility which also processes dairy

Trace Dairy

Certified Non-GMO

Non-GMO

Manufactured in a facility which also processes peanuts

Trace Peanuts

Manufactured in a facility which also processes soy

Trace Soy

Manufactured in a facility which also processes Tree Nuts

Trace Tree Nut

No animal products, and vegan sugar or alternative sweetener

Vegan+

Manufactured in a facility which also processes wheat or gluten

Trace Gluten

INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Ingredients: organic cocoa (min.75%), organic cane sugar, pure organic cocoa butter.

May contain traces of milk, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soy.

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Maker

Akesson's

Akesson's founded by Bertil Akesson is largely responsible for some of the super fine cacao we see coming from Madagascar. Bertil manages several estates in the Sambirano Valley, and also has a few plantations in Indonesia and Brazil. Bertil is one of the pioneers of the bean to bar chocolate movement, and produces a line of single origin and inclusion bars using the spices that also grow on his plantations. Akesson's focuses on high quality cocoa while maintaining sustainable practices. Not only has Akesson's won many awards, other chocolate makers have also won awards for their bars with Akesson's cacao.

Cacao Region

Sambirano Valley, Madagascar

Perhaps the most famous growing region in the world, northern Madagascar's Sambirano Valley is known for its incredibly fruity cacao and aromatic herbs & spices. Over the past few decades three main plantations have popped up in the area to supply cacao to chocolate makers around the world, as well as some of the world's most valuable botanicals, namely vanilla, ylang-ylang, and essential oil extracts.

Cacao Estate

Akesson Estate

Perhaps one of the most famous origins in the world, Akesson’s Estate consists of several individual farms in northwestern Madagascar’s Sambirano Valley. The most prolific of these is certainly Bejofo Estate, which alone produces around 300 tons of cocoa each year. Over the last decade, Malagasy cacao (cacao grown on Madagascar) has earned a reputation for fruity, almost juicy cacao beans, which transform into some of the most unique chocolate in the world. All of the cacao grown on Akesson Estate is organic-certified.

Customer Reviews

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C
Cristina

Excellent quality and service. Highly recommend

J
Jonathan
Outstanding

Smooth, sweet, but still has exceptional fruitiness.

E
Esta G.
Mediocre choice.

Nothing special to recommend this bar. Many other better choices if you like criollo.

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S N.
Top quality

This is a good one

C
Christopher C.

Akesson's Madagascar Criollo 75%