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Rio Juruá
Location: Acre State, Brazil
Varietal: Coming soon.
Flavour notes: Floral, lychee, pitanga, crystallised fruits, and perfumed caramel
Description
The first production of wild cacao on the Juruá River, in West Brazil, was in 2018 under the responsibility of brothers Osmir and Aires Andriola, who had received training in fermentation by Daniel O’Doherty, a leading expert in cocoa fermentation funded by SOS Amazonia. After two major floods in the following years, production dropped from 1 tonne to 200kg – simultaneously, the 10 families previously farming the cacao dropped to less than 5. In 2022, maker Luisa Abram decided to increase the amount paid for the cacao fruits from BRL 0.25 per fruit to BRL 0.40 per fruit, to generate more family engagement – today, 20 families farm the cacao, with 2022’s crop producing upwards of 1 tonne of fermented beans. This number is hoped to increase in following years.
Harvest times: Coming soon.
Harvest volumes: Coming soon.
Number of farmers: 20 families
Hectares farmed: Coming soon.
Farming notes: The Jurua cacao is world-class, giving chocolate notes and aromas typically found in fine cacao from Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru.
Fermentation and drying notes: Coming soon.
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