NearyNógs – Soconusco, Mexico 70% Dark

About the bar

This 70% dark bar from NearyNógs showcases why Mexico is such a popular area for growing premium cocoa. With balanced acidity, this full bodied bar has a nutty flavour with notes of dried fruits, pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

About the maker

NearyNógs was founded in 2011 by the husband-and-wife team of Shane and Dorothy Neary. Situated in County Down at the base of the Mourne Mountains and overlooking the Irish Sea, NearyNógs is dedicated to bringing you delicious, ethically sourced chocolate flavoured with the finest local ingredients.

The beans

This bar is made with cacao from the Rayen cooperative, a recent network of cacao growers in the southwest of Mexico’s Chiapas region: Soconusco. Archaeological evidence shows over 4,000 years of uninterrupted usage of cacao in this region. Rayen cooperative focus on quality and continuing the reputation of Soconusco as a region for growing fine flavour cacao. It partners with international chocolate makers and Mexican chocolatiers to boost their production and find new, direct buyers while conserving biodiversity in the cacao forests of Soconusco.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

70% cacao bean, unrefined cane sugar

*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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