DIfferent regIons, unIque tastes
DIfferent tropIcal regIons around the world produce cocoa beans wIth unIque characterIstIcs.
Central and South America
• Costa Rica: fruity with a balanced cocoa flavor.
• Panama: classic cocoa flavour, with subtle fruit and roasted nut flavours
• Colombia: deep and rich with moderate fruitiness – slightly bitter.
• Ecuador: known best for the Arriba bean and cocoa with well-balanced floral and fruity notes.
• Brazil: well-balanced, often with subtle fruity notes.
• Venezuela: complex fruit – often of ripe red plums and dark cherries.
• The Caribbean: deep and earthy, with fragrant tobacco notes, complex and well-balanced.
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Africa
• Madagascar: light citrus flavour, reminiscent of tangerines.
• Ghana and Côte d‘Ivoire: deep, classic flavours – lends balance to more complex beans.
• São Tomé: bold, upfront chocolate notes with underlying roasted coffee tones.
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South-East Asia
• Indonesia (also identified on bars as ‘Java’): well-balanced, with clean cocoa flavours.
