ZESTY VENEZUELA DARK 71%

Never a dull mouth moment

 

This Guasare cacao is grown by the Marquez family in the Perijá mountains, Venezuela. A rich palate with contrasting notes defines its zesty character.

To bring out the lively character of this cacao we applied 3 roasting profiles on this single plantation cacao. Each roast accentuates different flavour notes. During grinding the three batches are combined again and ground together for 82 hours. When finished, it is time let the batch rest for another two weeks to slowly develop a wide range of flavours.

Awarded Silver at the Academy of Chocolate • 2023

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TASTING NOTES

A lively rich palate of: coffee, citrus, tangarine, orange, green herbs, laurel and liquorice.

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CACAO MARQUEZ FARMERS

Cacao for this bar is grown at the Los Laureles Estate run by the Marquez family in Venezuela. Close to the Colombian border in the rough mountains lies the Serrania Perijá valley full of everything nature has to offer. Multi cropping: cacao, coffee, beans and plantain goes hand in hand together in this region. This is an area where the oldest remains of cacao trees in Venezuela are found. Together with the university of Paris, the Marquez family has initiated research on the DNA of different the Guasare cacao varieties grown on separate plantations (estates) in that region. Some plantations showed strands of Criollo DNA in their genetics, while Los Laureles appeared to be an example of classsic Guasare DNA. A nursery is created to retrieve and keep this Guasare DNA by selecting pure genotypes and grafting seedlings for re-plantytion of this old cacao variety.

In recent decades the region has suffered deforestation from human activities. The Marquez family has also embarked on an initiative to preserve native cocoa varieties and agroforestry systems in the region. A program in which the farmers are incentivesed to plant cedar trees for shade and grow cacao without deforestation.

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ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS

 

Heinde & Verre means “near and far”. The locally sourced Dutch beet sugar allows the Venezuelan cacao to be fully appreciated. Early Dutch chocolate brands in the 19th and 20th century already preferred working with cacao from Venezuela.

CACAO: ☑︎ Single Origin ☐ Blend of multiple origins ☐ Single Cooperative ☑︎ Single Estate ☑︎ Single genotype ☐ Mix of genotypes ☑︎ Organic ☐ Organic Certified	CRAFT: ☐ Single Roast ☑︎ Multiple Roasting profiles ☐ Single batch aged chocolate ☐ Solera Style aged mix ☑︎ Stone ground ☐ Two stage grinding ☐ Two stage conching
OTHER INGREDIENTS: ☑︎ Dutch Beet Sugar	ALLERGENS: ☐ Milk / Lactose ☐ Nuts ☐ Soy ☐ Gluten ☐ Egg
TRADE: ☑︎ Direct/Transparent Trade	NOTES: ☑︎ Non GMO ☑︎ Vegan

 

EXCEPTIONAL CRAFT

A variety of in-house developped techniques is used to craft the unique Heinde & Verre chocolate. The cacao beans of one single farmer are handselected and rosted in multiple ways to bring out as many flavours as possible.

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ONE BAR FOR NOW, ONE BAR FOR LATER

Each Heinde & Verre box contains 2 bars, one bar for now, one for later. At Heinde & Verre we take chocolate and your enjoyment very serious. Quality chocolate needs to be protected so we have developed the perfect packaging to preserve all the natural flavours. A kraft pouch protects against light, humidity, dust and dirt. A double air tight seal protects against odours. We have extracted part of the air to reduce oxidisation and moisture.