Luisa Abram – Rio Juruá Dark 70%

About the bar

With its creamy melt, expect a flavour profile that revels in aromatic liquorice and spices, with a tannic backdrop. There’s a sharp citrus note, and with its astringency becomes the perfect accompaniment to a bold red wine.

About the maker

Luisa Abram is a chocolate maker that dedicates itself to sourcing micro-lot, wildly grown cacao from the Amazon Rainforest. The chocolate is made small-scale in São Paulo, Brazil by the Abram-Banks family: Luisa, Andre, Mirian and Andrea. The family take a very hands-on approach to chocolate-making, controlling and overlooking every stage of the process, from the harvesting of the cacao to the finished bar and logistics. This explains why the chocolate tastes so good and so personal at the same time – quality is very important to Luisa Abram.

The beans

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.

Nutritional info coming soon.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

Cocoa mass, organic cane sugar

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