Foundry – Agua Escondida, Mexico 95% Dark

About the bar

This is a remarkable bar – which retains sweetness, flavour and balance, despite the very high cocoa content. We tasted a range of fruit notes as it melted – from mango to apricot to passion fruit, with some fresh yogurt.

About the maker

David and his wife Janelle are the chocolate magicians behind Foundry Chocolate, New Zealand’s newest craft chocolate maker. And just like the world’s finest single malt distilleries and craft vineyards, the Mahurangi-based chocolate makers are dedicated to capturing the unique character of origin. The husband and wife team have both applied their ‘craft’ in their own unique way – David has not only accentuated the ingredients’ provenance and terroir, he’s tinkered with time, temperature and even the chocolate making machinery to ensure each micro-batch is unforgettable. Janelle has put her knowledge of art-direction and design into packaging, so when their bars are unwrapped, feels like an event in itself.

About the beans

Agua Escondida is a small farm in Comalcalco, in the Tabasco region of Mexico. Agua Escondida translates to ‘hidden water spring,’ referring to the natural aquifers beneath the farm. They grow Trinitario beans, which are fermented for seven days in mango and Tabebuia Rosea wood boxes.

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