Subtle yet strong. Mellow, rich dark chocolate briefly hides floral complexities before they shine through on the finish of this beautifully crafted bar.
Adding floral essences like roses or lilies is common in the chocolate world. Here, To’ak explores a medicinal flower used in ancestral medicine as a carminative and aphrodisiac: Malva olorosa. With a delicate yet potent aroma, they hope to make a statement about the use of flowers and medicinals together with chocolate.
TASTING: nuts, herbs, flowers
PAIRING: herbal liquor, amaro, full bodied white wines
CACAO ORIGIN: Piedra de Plata, Manabi – Ecuador
MADE IN QUITO, ECUADOR
INGREDIENTS: Dark chocolate (65% heirloom cacao, 35% cane sugar), Malva olorosa, cacao butter
