A 70% dark chocolate bar from Belgian maker ZOTO, featuring Trinitario cacao from El Castillo, Nicaragua, with notes of honey and yellow fruit.
The El Castillero Trinitario Blend is produced by ZOTO, a bean-to-bar maker based in Belgium. The bar highlights the specific characteristics of Trinitario cacao grown in the El Castillo region of Rio San Juan, Nicaragua. This small-batch production focuses on translating the regional identity of the harvest into a 45 gram bar.
The flavor profile presents a combination of honey, yellow fruit, molasses, licorice, and date. The result of a controlled post-harvest protocol, the beans undergo a 6-day cascade-type box fermentation followed by 7 days of drying in solar tunnels. This technical approach to processing aims to preserve the specific fruity and sweet nuances inherent to the Nicaraguan beans.
This bar consists of 68% cocoa, 2% cocoa butter, and 30% beet sugar.
| Type | Dark |
| Cocoa Content | 70% |
| Origin | El Castillo, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua |
| Bean Variety | Trinitario Blend |
| Weight | 45g |
| Sweetener | Sugar |
| Harvest | 2017 |
| Maker | ZOTO (Belgium) |
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68% cocoa, 2% cocoa butter, 30% beet sugar
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El Castillero Trinitario Blend contains 70% cocoa (also written 70% cacao), classified as dark chocolate.
The cocoa beans in El Castillero Trinitario Blend are sourced from El Castillo, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua.
El Castillero Trinitario Blend is made with Trinitario Blend cocoa beans, according to the information published for this bar.
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The ingredients listed for El Castillero Trinitario Blend are: 68% cocoa, 2% cocoa butter, 30% beet sugar.
A single El Castillero Trinitario Blend bar weighs 45 grams.
El Castillero Trinitario Blend lists flavour notes of Honey, Yellow fruit, Molasses, Licorice and Date.
El Castillero Trinitario Blend is classified on Chof as dark chocolate.
El Castillero Trinitario Blend is made by ZOTO. ZOTO sells directly through their website at https://zoto.be, and specialty chocolate shops in Europe and beyond also carry their bars. To track your tastings, scan El Castillero Trinitario Blend in the Chof app.