{"product_id":"almendra-blanca","title":"Almendra Blanca","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe source these beans from farmer Vicente Caçep, whose family has been growing cacao on his Hacienda Jesus Maria farm in Tabasco, Mexico for over 80 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite having a 77% cacao content this bar is very light in color, which is due to the fact that the beans are white as opposed to the standard purple.  This is how the bean gets its name - Almendra Blanca literally means \"white almond.\"   People often assume white beans are Criollo beans, but that's not usually the case.  The white color is simple one of the many genetic variations which occur in all beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonica first discovered Vicente's farm on one of her sourcing trips to Mexico, and was impressed by the quality of his beans and his entire operation.  He runs his own nursery to cultivate cacao trees which produce these unique white beans, and also does all of his own fermentation and drying.  He wasn't exporting beans to the United States so we worked with him to arrange transportation to our farm.  Each year we send a truck to his farm to pick up the beans he sets aside for us, and we manage the entire customs and import process.  Although it's a complicated and time consuming it's worth it for these unique and flavorful beans!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bar is crafted with freshly pressed Almendra Blanca cocoa butter for intense single origin flavor and exceptional smoothness.  We're one of the only chocolate makers in the country to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epress our own cocoa butter, and it makes a world of difference in flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information and pictures of our trips to Hacienda Jesus Maria check out our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlmendra Blanca\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on fine flavor cacao, our personal approach to direct sourcing and our unique chocolate making process please visit our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFine Cacao,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOur Chocolate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOur Process\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes:  \u003c\/strong\u003eThe mellow bar has flavor notes of creamy citrus and hazelnut.  This is truly a unique tasting experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  This bar can be found in \u003c\/span\u003eThe Complete Collection\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eThe Signature Line Collection\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goodnowfarms.com\/product\/central-america-collection\/\"\u003eThe Central America Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e For cheese pairing selections please visit our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTastings and Pairings\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"plain-divider\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ingredients\"\u003eIngredients: Cacao Beans, Organic Sugar, Fresh Pressed Cocoa Butter\u003cbr\u003eSoy Free, Gluten Free, Not Alkalized, No Lecithin, Vegan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goodnow Farms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266080395435,"sku":"CHBAR-ALM-PLN-055","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/5602\/7563\/files\/B54A5452_926051d6-930a-42eb-8f28-6c399a606b18.jpg?v=1772665020","url":"https:\/\/goodnowfarms.com\/products\/almendra-blanca","provider":"Goodnow Farms Chocolate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}