Chuncho 70% – Peru

$12.49

Ingredients: Cacao nibs, Cacao Butter, Raw Palm Crystal Sugar
Origin:Southern Peru – Andes/Amazon
Elevation: 400 to 1200 meters
Bean Certification: Organic
Varieties:Native Chunchos (Clasico, Senhorita, Pamuco Rugoso, Cascara de Huevo, Achoccha, Blanco, Pamuco, Emilia)
Fermentation Style: Wooden boxes for 4-5 days
Trade: Direct trade
Drying Style: 100% sun dried on raised drying tables. Direct and indirect sunlight.

Tasting Notes: Tropical, Fruity, some floral profile, slight citrus

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Description

One of the world’s most interesting origins for its bold and highly diverse fruit and floral flavour profile, its higher fat content (~56-58%). Chuncho bean is native to the department of Cusco and has been classified as its own genetic variety cluster. It’s the same cacao the Incas used to eat centuries ago that will lay the foundation to your sublime chocolate creations, traditionally from is the Urubamba valley…a very special valley. This is the main valley where the Incas would come from the Andes to reach the jungle… this was their route into the jungle. It was also where they would meet the natives of the jungle for trade purposes. (This is also the Valley where the last Incan emperor (Manco Inca) fled to and hid when the conquistadors invaded Peru)

Additional information

Weight 60 g
Dimensions 6 × 3 × .1 in