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Trinitario

Trinitario cacao is prized as a fine flavour cacao and named after its birthplace of Trinidad. Trinitario’s origins lie in the wiping out of practically an entire crop of Criollo cacao trees in Trinidad in 1727 by either a disease or some other natural disaster. In an effort to save the tree, the effected plantations were planted in Forestero trees. The two cacao trees hybridized into the new variety that was named Trinitario. This hybrid result contains both the disease resistant properties of the Forestero and the prized flavour values of the Criollo. Trinitario is now grown in a variety of areas such as Columbia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Caribbean, in addition to its original birthplace of Trinidad. Chocolate bars consisting solely of Trinitario chocolate include Pralus Bars, Rio Caribe by Domori, and Carenero Superior by El Rey.

Svenska Kakaobolaget Sri Lanka 70%
70% Dark Chocolate Criollo Rating 70%-74% Trinitario 

Svenksak Kakaobolaget Sri Lanka 70%

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 Lee McCoy 0 Comment

The only other time I’ve come across Sri Lankan cocoa is the popular Bonnat Ceylan (which we are currently out

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Ara Chocolat Guasare Trinitario
Rating 85%-89% Trinitario Uncategorized Venezuela 

Ara Chocolat Trinitario Guasare

April 14, 2015September 9, 2015 Lee McCoy 1 Comment

The area around Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela produces some utterly fantastic chocolate, most notably using Porcelana cocoa from the southern

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La Red
85% Dark Chocolate Dominican Republic Rating 85%-89% Trinitario 

Kiskadee La Red 85%

July 7, 2014July 7, 2014 Lee McCoy 1 Comment

This bar has been in my collection for just two months, but it seems a lifetime as I’ve spending more

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Hotel Chocolat Vietnam 80%
80% Dark Chocolate Rating 65%-69% Trinitario Vietnam 

Hotel Chocolat Vietnam 80%

November 16, 2013 Lee McCoy 2 Comments

It was about time I did a review. I knew I’ve neglected the fine work they’ve been doing recently –

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Pump Street Bakery Patanemo 75%
75% Dark Chocolate Rating 85%-89% Trinitario Venezuela 

Pump Street Bakery Patanemo 75%

October 3, 2013 Lee McCoy 0 Comment

The Patanemo area of Venezuela is responsible for some wonderful cocoas. But with the likes of established chocolate makers such

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Domori Morogoro from Tanzania
70% Dark Chocolate Domori Rating 90%-94% Tanzania Trinitario 

Domori Morogoro 70%

September 17, 2013 Lee McCoy 0 Comment

Some chocolate just has so much going on that you really don’t know where to start. On reflection, however, the

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PRALUS DJAKARTA 75%
75% Dark Chocolate Criollo Indonesia Madagascar Pralus Rating 75%-79% Trinitario 

Pralus Djakarta 75%

May 30, 2013 Lee McCoy 1 Comment

There’s no point beating about the bush, I just love Pralus. Of course there are plenty of other names which

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66% Dark Chocolate Michel Cluizel Rating 65%-69% Trinitario Venezuela 

Michel Cluizel 1er Cru de Plantation Venezuela Conception

July 10, 2012September 11, 2013 Lee McCoy 0 Comment

Those liked Michel Cluizel’s 85% bar are very likely to find this one too sweet, but on the positive side, there are some very unusual flavours present.

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66% Dark Chocolate Criollo Hotel Chocolat Madagascar Rating 75%-79% Trinitario 

Hotel Chocolat 66% Sambirano Valley

July 1, 2012September 4, 2013 Lee McCoy 0 Comment

This bar of Purist chocolate from Hotel Chocolat comes from the fantastic Sambriano Valley region of Madagascar and offers some very fruity, sharp but beautiful flavours. It may not be as rounded as a number of other bars from own-estate makers, but it’s still very good.

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72% Dark Chocolate Artisan du Chocolat Jamaica Rating 75%-79% Trinitario 

Artisan du Chocolat Jamaica Bean To Bar

June 1, 2012March 30, 2014 Lee McCoy 0 Comment

This bean to bar experiment from Gerard and his team at Artisan du Chocolat was a fantastic success and I hope it goes to show how much hard work goes into making chocolate for people. This bar was past it’s best so it wouldn’t be fair to judge too harshly, I thoroughly enjoyed it though.

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