LIM Chocolate – Nacional, Ecuador 72% Dark

About the bar

This delightful bar has a rounded roasted flavour profile that never overwhelms the palate. The warm, roasted notes develop into a sweet, perfumed finish, with hints of florality and red fruit.  This bar also won a bronze award in the Micro-batch – Plain/origin dark chocolate bars category at the prestigious International Chocolate Awards 2021-22. 

About the maker

LIM chocolate are an Italian bean to bar chocolate maker, founded by Federico Dutto. Federico decided to create LIM because he wanted to create a sincere, clean, ethical, and unique product. They use quality raw materials that, when treated with patience and respect, yield complex aromas and fragrances. The product gives way to a unique sensory experience.

They select the highest quality beans from South America, Africa, and Asia and combine them with the flavours from their own region: the Langhe. For example, they use locally grown hazelnuts, which are recognised as the best in the world.

The beans

In the early twentieth century, the Puro Nacional, a variety of exceptional Ecuadorian cocoa bean, was declared to be extinct after disease ravaged the area. Therefore, today (having survived near extinction) the Nacional bean is incredibly rare, creating exceptional quality chocolate.

Allergens*

May contain cereals containing gluten, may contain milk, may contain nuts

Ingredients

Cocoa nibs (70%) sugar cane (26%) cocoa butter (4%)

*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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