Orinoco Chocolate Co. Méridia Criollo 74% Dark Chocolate

This bar features a very special criollo, or native bean, identified by its lighter color and milder flavor. Criollo varietals are rare with this one stemming from the Merida region of Venezuela. Direct trade, single origin. Orinoco Chocolate Co. is the result of a lifelong fixation on good chocolate and a knowing that things made from scratch are the best things. Though Venezuelan cacao is their focus, they also showcase other cacaos from around the globe. The Orinoco River has historically served as the only means of communication and transportation of goods for the indigenous inhabitants of the Venezuelan interior, connecting Venezuela with South America. All of the Venezuelan cacao Orinoco Chocolate Co. uses in their chocolates is grown in or around the Orinoco River Basin. Tasting notes: fruit & nutty Ingredients: organically grown cacao, late season maple sugar, and cocoa butter. Net weight: 2.5oz / 70g Made in Prescott, Arizona!