Hasnaâ – Idukki, India, Dark 71%

About the bar

This 71% dark bar from Hasnaâ has tasting notes characteristic of Idukki beans. We were immediately hit with fruity flavours of citrus and pineapple, followed by floral notes, nuts and raisins at the end.

About the maker

Founded in 2012, Hasnaâ Chocolats Grands Crus was born after Hasnaâ Ferrerira decided to embark on a training course as a Chocolatier-Confectioner. Having started producing bars in her very own chocolate factory just two years later in Bordeaux, Rue Fondaudège, Hasnaâ has since opened two chocolate boutiques in Bordeaux and one in Arcachon. Hasnaâ launched her very own bean-to-bar chocolate range, La Fèverie, in 2018 – today, a number of these bars have won awards from the International Chocolate Awards, the Academy of Chocolate Awards, the Gourmet Selection and the Great Taste Awards.

About the beans

Known as the spice garden of Kerala, the Idukki region of southern India has long had the climate and ecology to grow cocoa. But it wasn’t until 2016, when GoGround started investing in post-harvest processing facilities and farmer education, that fine-flavour cocoa farming really took off. Now husband-and-wife Luca and Ellen, with the support of the Italian RIVA foundation, have built relationships with the smallholder farmers of Udumbannoor, paying them guaranteed weekly payments in exchange for freshly harvested cocoa beans.

Nutritional info coming soon.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

Cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter

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