Manabi - Ecuador - 76% Cocoa

Tangy notes of red fruits (fresh raspberry).    Cocoa produced by the Cornejo Zambrano family in the village of Barraganete, canton of Pichincha, province of Manabi.   It is a diversified family agricultural production including several species of fruit trees (breadfruit, orange trees, lemon trees, coffee trees). This cocoa comes from the Nacional and Trinitarion varieties.   The average age of the trees is 80 years, which is very old for a cocoa tree! Keep away from heat