SOMA PORCELANA VENEZUELA 70%, 65GR.

Our Co-Founder María Esther López-Thome is so proud and happy to add to our Bean-To-Bar offering this unique multiple awarded cacao, Porcelana, well known as the holy grail of Cacao,  from her birth country Venezuela, crafted by Soma Chocolatemaker.

Soma was founded by David Castellan and Cynthia Leung in 2003. A rarity in the industry, Soma are adept at both chocolate making, and also a fantastic chocolatier. At the time, ‘bean to bar’ chocolate wasn’t necessarily even a term! Anybody who knew how to make chocolate were those who worked for big chocolate companies. Soma was one of the first to tackle the micro batch chocolate bar production. Besides their wonderful line of chocolate bars, Soma also uses their chocolate to make ganache for truffles, and other chocolate treats. Soma's high quality chocolate bars have been awarded multiple times over the years. First starting off in a 400 square foot tiny corner of an old whiskey distillery, Soma now has two chocolate factories in Toronto, Canada

After 12 yrs learning about this rare cacao (often referred to as the holy grail of cacao) Soma was able to secure a few bags of these precious beans from the region south of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. Estación Experimental Chama, is a germplasm bank dedicated to the preservation of Porcelana, most of its harvest reserved for replanting.

There are very few chocolate makers in the world that use Porcelana cocoa to create chocolate. Mainly due to its high cost and limited availability.

A gentle roast & conch exposes an extraordinary and complex chocolate containing a full scale of delicate tasting notes. Very round with a freakishly long finish. Quiet & mighty, 

Origin: south of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
Notes: cream, cashews, figs, grass, strawberries, coconut, honey, orange marmalade

Awards:
International Chocolate Awards: 
2015 World Gold
2015 World Gold (directly-traded)
2015 World Gold (chocolatemaker)
2016 Americas/Asia Gold
2016 Americas/Asia Gold (best in competition)
2016 Americas/Asia Gold (directly-traded)
2016 Americas/Asia Gold (chocolatemaker)
2016 World Silver
2017 Americas/Asia Silver
2017 World Bronze

Academy of Chocolate: 
2018- Silver
2017- Silver

Ingredients: cacao nibs, organic cane sugar, cocoa butter

May contain traces of milk, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy and eggs.

 65 gr bar