Krak – Colombia Criollo Betulia B9

Description

You have special chocolate from special cocoa and you have very special cocoa.

So is this B9 variety from Hacienda Betulia in Colombia. Single variety cocoa with many criollo genes and therefore also single estate – from the aforementioned hacienda located east of the provincial capital Medellin.

Then the taste…amazingly complex! Sweet, sour, spicy. Very nice, maybe crazy!

Definitely also (2022 edition) quite astringent, with tannins. That can really come as a shock if you don’t expect it. You will automatically think of pine needles. You have to taste a little fearlessly – and then again – and the adventure can start, and you can start to notice – gosh, there’s the fruitiness, and now suddenly a little spicy flavor kicks in. And hell, will there still be a small subtle coffee flavor? Well, make it your own taste adventure. It may not be chocolate to begin with, the tannins can put you off a bit, but on the other hand you have tasted in one go how powerful flavors can come together and form a beautiful game in your mouth. Discover the pleasure of tasting. So yes, we still recommend it not only to advanced chocolate tasters, but also to those who are starting their chocolate taste journey. But be warned, don’t be alarmed and give yourself some time to get used to this bar.

Read in detail about the taste profile of the cocoa at Hacienda Betulia, and tasting what Mark Schimmel van Krak has managed to make of this beautiful cocoa is highly recommended. Yes, a higher price, but that has a lot to do with the high price of the cocoa. And when such beautiful cocoa is grown, and made into delicious chocolate to enjoy in little bits, over and over again, then the price is really more than justified – at least we think.

Ingredients: Cocoa beans, sugar.