Lucid Chocolatier Chuncho Especial 86%

Venturing north from Quillabamba, the home of Cusco’s premier cacao, we discovered an extraordinary family farming world class cacao. 3 generations of the Puma family have farmed the land, with the earlier refusing to cut down the native Chuncho trees in favour for the more prolific modern hybrids as most of the other farmers in the area did. A heritage cacao farmed by a passionate family. Chunchos are an endemic genetic variety of cacao found exclusively at high altitude in the South Peruvian Jungle. They boast an incredible flavour complexity and high fat content leading to a gentle melt. The cacao used for this bar is a carefully curated blend of the Puma family’s best genetics, hand harvested from their small farm and fermented in small batches by Efraín. Notes of barrel-aged pinot noir, floral tobacco, sour melon. The texture is exceptionally buttery with a quick, clean melt.