Fresco – 214 Madagascar 74%

About the maker

Fresco Chocolate was founded in 2010 in Lynden, Washington by computer scientist Rob Anderson. His logical approach sees him strive to use the best possible ingredients, then experiment with each variable that affects taste (such as roast and conch time) one at a time.

Rob has put his scientific credentials to great effect here to produce a great bar made with Bertil Akesson’s Madagascan beans. Rob has combined a medium conch and light roast allowing the natural fruitiness of the beans to burst through. There is an immediate hit of apricot, followed by a sharper citrus tang.

The beans

Madagascar’s Sambirano Valley produces some of the most flavorful cacao in the world.  Daily harvests from a single 600 hectare plantation are fermented six days to develop a signature fruitiness.  This bar highlights the essence of Madagascar cacao.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

Cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter

*Allergen advice: We directly import, and purchase, all products from independent makers and have these shipped by our partner warehouse (which is not certified allergen-free), and so we cannot guarantee that any product will be allergen-free. Even where an allergen is not listed, products may have been produced, shipped, or stored in facilities which handle allergens.

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