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Soma Old School Milk Chuao Bar

Soma Old School Milk Chuao Bar

Weight: 90 g

Regular price $14.50
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Reasons to Love

Bean to Bar

Bean to Bar

Direct-Source Cacao

Direct Sourced

Woman Owned

Woman Owned

A milk old school from the coveted Chuao cacao, chocolate as it was back in the day - simple and pure. Only three ingredients ground together in our vintage melangeur with no further processing, refining or conching. Partially ground Chuao cacao nibs, milk and whole crystals of organic cane sugar provide an entirely unique crumbly almost cookie-like texture.

Ingredients: cacao nibs, milk powder, organic cane sugar, Chuao cacao sourced from Tisano

Allergen Information: May contain traces of nuts, tree nuts, peanuts, flour, and soy.

INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

ingredients ground together in our vintage melangeur with no further processing, refining or conching. Partially ground Chuao cacao nibs, milk and whole crystals of organic cane sugar provide an entirely unique crumbly almost cookie-like texture.

Ingredients: cacao nibs, milk powder, organic cane sugar, Chuao cacao sourced from Tisano

Allergen Information: May contain traces of nuts, tree nuts, peanuts, flour, and soy.

Contains dairy

Dairy

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 treenuts

Trace Treenut

Manufactured in a facility which also processes wheat or gluten

Trace Gluten

Awards
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Maker

SOMA Chocolatemaker

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

Aragua, Venezuela

Aragua State is located squarely in northern Venezuela, along the central coast. The region encompasses a variety of climes, including beaches, plains, and jungles, the latter of which is home to one of the state’s many industries: cacao farming. The municipalities of Choroní, Ocumare, and Chuao are some of the most famous & historic cacao-growing areas of Venezuela, as well as the home of— arguably— its most beautiful beaches. In Ocumare the main industries are fishing and cacao production, while Chuao is famously close to the capital city of Caracas, but difficult to get to. The village is only accessible by travelling via boat from nearby Choroní, and then trekking a few miles inland.

Cacao Strain

Chuao

Chuao, is named for the isolated Venezuelan village in which it’s grown. Chuao is one of the cultivars of the the Criollo group. Chuao cacao is said to be a carefully-fermented representation of the best varietals from Venezuela, rich with berries and a sharp cocoa base, finishing heavy. Differentiating a cacao as “chuao” is not to necessarily name it a pure criollo, but to clarify that it comes from the coastal village of Chuao, an area isolated to the point that its cacao has developed its own unique blend of flavors.

Customer Reviews

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Lee G.
Love this chocolate

Did not realize when I bought it that this would become my new favorite. I normally like a smooth texture chocolate this one has roughness to the chocolate and it is so good. It also is good as a sucking chocolate.

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Joel C.
Unique Milk Chocolate and Texureb

When you bite into it, it has a nice and grainy sugary texture. It’s a different experience compared to the smooth lush texture we are used to. The flavor really hits you, It tastes like condensed milk chocolate with grainy white sugars. Dairy flavor tastes more like condensed milk, instead of it being straight milky.

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Aaron Z.
Amazing

Amazing chocolate I recommend it to all chocolate lovers

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J.S.
Good flavor

I like how u can taste the malt flavor, plus texture is really cool!

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Daniel
Different and wonderful!

You have to give this bar a try. The chocolate flavor is light, and not overbearing. It quickly melts in your mouth leaving behind crunchy bits of nib and sugar. The textural contrast is a delight.