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75% Cocoa Beans from Soconusco, Mexico (this includes 1% Askinosie cocoa butter that we make with the same beans). Your actual batch may have a slightly different amount because we experiment with texture (you will find the details by entering your Choc-o-lot # in the bottom left of the screen). Other companies don’t usually disclose the amount of cocoa butter, but we do.
25% Pure Cane Sugar In 1502, when Christopher Columbus became the first European to see cacao off the coast of Honduras and the island of Guanaga, the Soconusco region of Mexico near the Guatemalan border had a reputation for producing some of the finest cacao in the Aztec Empire. Today, the modern town of Soconusco is a sleepy little hamlet that is no longer a center of cacao production. In nearby towns, however, families farm cacao using tools and techniques that would have been recognizable to their ancestors, forging a link between the legendary Soconusco cacao of Aztec times and the chocolate we are making today. “In his effort to restore the once glorified Soconusco bean, Askinosie is the first in the world outside of mexico in over 100 years to make chocolate from this historic region.” Dr. Janine Gasco Anthropologist, recognized expert and author on Mesoamerican culture “We’ve been brewing World Wide Stout, the world's strongest dark beer, for 8 years now. At 18% abv World Wide is more like a port in complexity and flavor-impact than a traditional beer. The dark grains in the recipe give it an amazing roasty character and we have found that it is ideally paired with chocolate for dessert. We have been pairing it with a variety of high-end dark chocolates since it came out but we only recently found the ultimate partner for World Wide Stout. Askinosie's 75% Soconusco Dark Chocolate Bar is rich with explosive chocolate flavors without being cloying sweet. It has the intensity, density, and quality to stand toe-to-toe with our World Wide Stout–instead of fighting it out they do a beautiful waltz together on your palate. This is a not-to-be-missed pairing.” Sam Calagione Dogfish Head Founder and President dogfish.com Download nutritional facts (PDF) See what Dr. Norman Shealy has to say about Askinosie Chocolate. Missing your map?! Although many of our customers enjoyed the map inside the package, we received more feedback saying that the map may be a bit frivolous and an unnecessary use of paper. Although we do believe the map adds an interesting design element, we share the perspective that it is one less piece of paper for each bar that we need to use. Price: $8.00 |
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