Tasting Notes: Creamy, Delicate Citrus and Hazelnuts. Great for pairing with a sweet dessert wine

 It’s nearly impossible for me to pick a favorite bar among the multi-awarded Goodnow Farms lineup. Each bar is an exquisite masterpiece expression of the fine flavor bean it showcases. This Mexico bar has racked up its share of awards from the Academy of Chocolate and the International Chocolate Awards.

• Bronze -  Academy of Chocolate 2021
• World Silver - International Chocolate Awards 2020-2021
• Americas Bronze - International Chocolate Awards 2020-2021

All of the Goodnow bars are velvety, delicious perfection as they melt in your mouth, and the tasting notes indicated on each bar are spot on.

 Now a little about the beans, the farmers and their process…

”Almendra Blanca” means “white almond,” but there are absolutely no almonds or nuts of any kind in this dark chocolate bar! The name comes from the rare white color of the beans that give the finished bar a beautiful, light color, akin to that of a milk chocolate, even though the cacao content is quite high at 77% and it is totally dairy-free.

The cacao beans are sourced from an 80 year-old family farm in Tabasco, Mexico, whose owner, Vincente Cacep, grows a variety of crops for the health of the soil and the joy of farming. Some of his other crops include oranges, coffee, pimienta gorda and bananas. It’s not surprising that this bar has gorgeous citrus notes as oftentimes, the flavors of the nearby fruits make their way into the flavor of the cacao beans. Here is a picture of some of the pods with these glorious and delicate white beans inside. Now they just need to ripen…

Vincente also welcomes indigenous rescued animals such as monkeys and marsupials into his plantation.

• Net Weight: 55 g./ 1.94 oz.
• Country of Origin: USA