Cusco 70% Dark Chocolate bar - Southern – Andes/Amazon -Peru

Provenance: Southern Peru—Andes/Amazon Genetics: 60% Native Chunchos mixed with ~15% VRAEs and other Criollos and Trinitarios Bright and bold fruity/tropical fruit flavours; some red fruit and floral notes, with low tannins. Ingredients: Native Chuncho beans, organic cane sugar, and cacao butter. About this bean: (From our bean supplier) Bursting with tropical citric and red fruit flavour notes (and some floral profiles), this origin made up of roughly 65% Chunchos, 15% VRAEs, and some Criollos and Trinitarios is derived from the subtropical highlands of the department of Cusco and harvested at 400–1200 meters above sea level.  ​On average, this origin’s beans are smaller than typical. And so are their yellow, green, and rose-colored pods. Like the Chuncho bean, this cacao undergoes a very well-controlled box fermentation, usually four to five days in duration with a bean rotation done every day after the second day. The cacao then gets piled into mounds to dry for two to four days wi