Soma Guasare Venezuela 70%

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Soma Guasare Venezuela 70%

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Soma Guasare Venezuela 70%

Weight: 65 g

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REASONS TO LOVE

Bean to Bar

Direct Sourced

Woman Owned

The cacao in this bar is from 4 farms grown interspersed with bananas and coffee near the town of Rosario, West of Lake Maracaibo. The trees originate from the Andean samples, the finished chocolate loaded with beautiful heritage Criollo flavors. Guasare is more than just cacao, it represents hope and a brighter future for a country presently enveloped in chaos.

Awards: 2018 Gold, International Chocolate Awards

MAKER: Soma
COUNTRY: Canada
CACAO ORIGIN: Zulia Venezuela

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Ingredients: cacao nibs, organic cane sugar, cacao butter

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

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Maker

Soma

Soma was founded by David Castellan and Cynthia Leung in 2003. A rarity in the industry, Soma are adept at both chocolate making, and also a fantastic chocolatier. At the time, ‘bean to bar’ chocolate wasn’t necessarily even a term! Anybody who knew how to make chocolate were those who worked for big chocolate companies. Soma was one of the first to tackle the micro batch chocolate bar production. Besides their wonderful line of chocolate bars, Soma also uses their chocolate to make ganache for truffles, and other chocolate treats. Soma's high quality chocolate bars have been awarded multiple times over the years. First starting off in a 400 square foot tiny corner of an old whiskey distillery, Soma now has two chocolate factories in Toronto, Canada.

Cacao region

Zulia

Zulia is Venezuela's westernmost state, home to the historic Maracaibo cacao-growing region and the Sur del Lago area. Around 1800, Venezuela was the world's largest cacao producer, with creole cultivation expanding from Zulia southward. The region contains Lake Maracaibo and major trading ports, combining agricultural significance with historical importance to global chocolate trade.

Cacao strain

Guasare

Guasare is a criollo type with unusually tart fruity undertones and high productivity. The cultivar is named after the Guasare River of northern Venezuela, where it’s believed to originate. Its pods are large for a criollo type, while still exhibiting the typical pointed, warty exterior and white seeds. Considering how quickly the trees begin to produce fruits, some believe that the guasare cultivar is a direct descendant of the original cacao tree.

It smells like figs jam & chocolate. Immediately you can taste a kind of rich mocha latte with beautiful aromas of cocoa, coffee, and fresh cream. And then "the juice happiness" spread out in your mouth: tamarind and figs. The tamarind has a sweet-tart aroma with fruity notes as a date and apricot. It is also known as the "Indian date". But its intense citrus/bitter/sour taste appears just at the and last long. At first, you got its sweet roasted and caramel profile followed by the juice aroma of calimyrna fig. This kind of figs has a complex profile (honey, butterscotch, jam) crowned by their excellent nuttiness thanks to their numerous seeds. That's why you can also recognize malt taste: sweet, nutty, fruity, toasty, caramel, and coffee.
NB: what surprised me is the tamarind aftertaste tartness. The more the minutes pass and the more the tart profile increases. But it was pleasant. Kind of passion fruit effect!

worth the splurge

This is an expensive bar, but the chocolate is just incredible. The flavors are subtle and mellow but long-lasting (taste note on the package says cream and malt). Worth the splurge!