Asochivite
$16.00
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Asochivite
$16.00
Guatemala, 77% Cacao, 55g Bar
Experience the bright, vibrant flavors of single origin chocolate crafted from cacao grown by the Q'eqchi' Maya farmers of San Juan Chivite, Guatemala. Goodnow Farms' award-winning craft chocolate showcases the unqiue character of the cacao with tasting notes of green bananas and ripe mango.
Our Asochivite bar is crafted with freshly pressed Asochivite cocoa butter for intense single origin flavor and exceptional smoothness. Goodnow Farms is one of the only chocolate makers in North America to press our own cocoa butter, and it makes a world of difference in flavor.
Tasting notes: This bar has delightfully bright fruit flavors of green banana and mango.
Ingredients: Cacao Beans, Organic Sugar, Fresh Pressed Cocoa Butter
Soy Free | Gluten Free | Not Alkalized | No Lecithin| Vegan
How We Source Our Asochivite Cacao
We source these beans from the indigenous Q’eqchi Maya farmers of San Juan Chivite, Guatemala, who harvest the cacao fruit from wild trees surrounding their village. The farmers also ferment and dry their own beans at two different facilities they built in their village, which allows them to carefully control the fermentation and drying process.
During our first visit to San Juan Chivite the farmers told us their outdated fermentation and drying facility was causing problems with quality control, and was too small to handle all of the cacao in the area. We helped fund the construction of an updated facility, and now the association has grown from the original ten farmers to more than thirty, and the quality of their beans is exceptional.
Although the association has grown we still receive beans solely from the original ten farmers, who do a custom harvest, fermentation and drying protocol exclusively for us. This allows us to receive beans of consistently high quality which reflect the specific flavors we wish to highlight.
Learn more about our trip to San Juan Chivite and how we source our Asochivite cacao.
Collections: This bar can also be found in The Signature Line Collection.
Pairings: For cheese pairing selections please visit our Tastings & Pairings page.