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The Don Alfonso 70% is a Nicaraguan dark chocolate featuring Trinitario-Acriollado beans, celebrated for its award-winning profile.
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The Don Alfonso 70% is a Nicaraguan dark chocolate featuring Trinitario-Acriollado beans, celebrated for its award-winning profile.
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The Don Alfonso 70% is a signature bar produced by Friis Holm. It highlights the specific output of a single farmer, Don Alfonso, located in the El Castillo region of Nicaragua. This bar represents a focused approach to cacao production, emphasizing the impact of individual agricultural management on the final result.
The bar utilizes the Trinitario-Acriollado bean variety. A defining aspect of its character is the meticulous post-harvest handling, where controlled fermentation and solar drying are managed on-site by Don Alfonso. This direct involvement at the farm level ensures consistency in the raw material before it reaches the production facility. The composition is kept minimal, relying on a blend of cocoa beans, sugar, and added cocoa butter.
Recognition for this bar includes multiple honors from the International Chocolate Awards. These include a Silver medal at the 2025 European competition, a Bronze medal at the 2022 World finals, and a Silver medal in the 2021-22 Bean-to-Bar category. These accolades reflect consistent performance in professional sensory evaluations.
| Type | Dark |
| Cocoa Content | 70% |
| Origin | El Castillo, Nicaragua |
| Bean Variety | Trinitario-Acriollado |
| Weight | 100g |
| Process | Non-alkalized |
| Sweetener | Sugar |
| Maker | Friis Holm (Denmark) |
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Don Alfonso 70% contains 70% cocoa (also written 70% cacao), classified as dark chocolate.
The cocoa beans in Don Alfonso 70% are sourced from El Castillo, Nicaragua.
Don Alfonso 70% is made with Trinitario-Acriollado cocoa beans, according to the information published for this bar.
The ingredients listed for Don Alfonso 70% are: Cocoa beans, sugar, cocoa butter.
A single Don Alfonso 70% bar weighs 100 grams.
Don Alfonso 70% lists flavour notes of Creamy, balanced, mild acidity, coconut and grass.
Don Alfonso 70% is classified on Chof as dark chocolate.
Don Alfonso 70% is not marked as containing alkalized cocoa on Chof.
Don Alfonso 70% has been recognised at: International Chocolate Awards Silver 2025 (European), International Chocolate Awards Bronze 2022 (World) and International Chocolate Awards Silver 2021-22 (Bean-to-Bar), and 1 more.
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Don Alfonso 70% is made by Friis Holm. Friis Holm sells directly through their website at https://www.friisholmchokolade.dk, and specialty chocolate shops in Europe and beyond also carry their bars. To track your tastings, scan Don Alfonso 70% in the Chof app.
