• Soma Mr. Salazar Costa Esmeraldas 70% dark chocolate bar with watercolor hills
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Soma Mr. Salazar Costa Esmeraldas 70%

Soma Mr. Salazar Costa Esmeraldas 70%

Weight: 65 g

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Direct-Source Cacao

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Costa Esmeraldas is a single estate cacao farm owned by the Salazar family on the NW coast of Ecuador. The steep 100-hectare site is planted with Nacional-Venezolano Amarillo cacao. The pods are transported daily during harvest, beans meticulously fermented and sun-dried at their brand new post-harvest facility close to the farm.

Oranges, limes, lemons, plantain, bananas, guayaba, and papaya are grown interspersed with the cacao to reduce erosion on the steep terrain. Last time they met, Fredy Enrique Salazar passionately explained, they also grow fruit because it feeds everyone on the farm. Their land is beautiful - lush namesake emerald green hills layered in every direction.

Tasting notes: lemon, bread, cherries, balsamic vinegar, brownies, green bananas

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INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Ingredients: cacao nibs, organic cane sugar, cacao butter

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

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SOMA Chocolatemaker

SOMA was founded by David Castellan and Cynthia Leung in Toronto in 2003, making them one of the earliest micro-batch bean-to-bar makers in North America. What sets SOMA apart is their dual expertise: they make chocolate from the bean and also create truffles, ganache, and other confections with their own chocolate. Their bars have earned multiple awards over the years. A strong choice for gifting, especially for recipients who appreciate both bars and chocolatier-made treats.

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Region - Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Cacao Region

Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Esmeraldas is the northernmost province of Ecuador, bordering both the Pacific Ocean and western Colombia. The province is notable for its strong Afro-Ecuadorian culture & seafood-based cuisine, as well as the beautiful beaches. Much of Esmeraldas’ population relies upon agriculture to make a living, with the most important crops being banana, tobacco, coffee, and cacao.

Cacao Estate

Costa Esmeraldas

Located in the coastal Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas, this family-run estate has experienced a complete turnaround in recent years. After nearly a decade of their farm just scraping by through selling produce into the commodity market, in 2015 the Salazar family took on the project of completely revamping the 100-hectare farm. This included adding a complete post-harvest processing facility on-site, which is now managed by Freddy Salazar, the youngest sibling in the family. Management of the cacao orchards create over 40 full-time jobs within the local community in rural Esmeraldas, while the fine flavor neo-nacional beans they grow are now used by over a dozen chocolate companies around the world. Makers favor it for its strong base notes of cocoa, roasted nuts, and light fruitiness, with almost no astringency or bitterness.

Cacao Strain

Cacao Strain: Esmeraldas

This cacao strain takes its name from the northern Ecuadorean province to which it is native. The path which brought it there is yet unclear, but experts agree that Esmeraldas contains some amount of criollo ancestry, maybe even the same criollo types found in ancient Mesoamerica. But whatever its origin, the pods are mostly small and maroon-colored, with relatively few fruits per tree. The characteristic flavor profile of Esmeraldas cacao is incredibly mild, with traces of spices and melon, though chocolate made from pure Esmeraldas is uncommon.

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