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Stratus is a 70% dark chocolate bar from Canadian maker SOMA, featuring Ecuadorian Nacional cacao beans with notes of grape, miso, and wild honey.
Stratus is produced by SOMA chocolatemaker, an artisan bean-to-bar laboratory based in Toronto, Canada. This specific bar showcases the meticulous approach of the makers, who maintain control over the entire production process from the raw cacao nib to the final tempered tablet.
The foundation of this 70% dark chocolate is the Nacional variety of cacao sourced from the Guayas region of Ecuador. The inclusion of icewine lees creates an unusual and distinct flavor profile, characterized by notes of grapes, miso, wild honey, sour dough, lychee, and honeysuckle.
The composition of the bar is kept intentional and transparent, utilizing only cacao nibs, organic cane sugar, and icewine lees. This minimal ingredient list highlights the inherent qualities of the Ecuadorian beans while allowing the specific fermentation and processing techniques used by the Toronto team to take center stage.
| Type | Dark |
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| Cocoa Content | 70% |
| Origin | Guayas, Ecuador |
| Bean Variety | Nacional |
| Weight | 65g |
| Format | Inclusions |
| Sweetener | Sugar |
| Maker | SOMA (Canada) |
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Cacao nibs, organic cane sugar, icewine lees

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Stratus contains 70% cocoa (also written 70% cacao), classified as dark chocolate.
The cocoa beans in Stratus are sourced from Guayas, Ecuador.
Stratus is made with Nacional cocoa beans, according to the information published for this bar.
The ingredients listed for Stratus are: Cacao nibs, organic cane sugar, icewine lees.
A single Stratus bar weighs 65 grams.
Stratus lists flavour notes of grapes, miso, wild honey, sour dough and lychee.
Stratus is classified on Chof as dark chocolate.
Stratus has been recognised at: International Chocolate Awards Canada Silver 2016, International Chocolate Awards Americas Silver 2015 and International Chocolate Awards World Final Silver 2015.
Stratus is made by SOMA. SOMA sells directly through their website at https://www.somachocolate.com, and specialty chocolate shops in Europe and beyond also carry their bars. To track your tastings, scan Stratus in the Chof app.