Hazelnut Dragées, covered in Hacienda Limón, Ecuador, 74% Cacao, Dark Chocolate.
Hacienda Limón. Made in Zurich. 74% Cacao. You will receive your dragees in MAANNA packaging, different from the one pictured. Laflor dragees, minimal packaging for less impact.
Piedmont Tonda Gentile hazelnuts, caramelized and coated in Hacienda Limón 74% dark chocolate. No glazing agents: matte finish with its own character.
The hazelnuts come directly from the Noé family, in Lequio Berria, Piedmont. Farmers by vocation: they cultivate with organic fertilizer and without pesticides. The hazelnuts arrive in Zurich by order, always fresh. laflor caramelizes them in a copper pot and coats them in Hacienda Limón 74% dark chocolate. The result is an aromatic hazelnut with just the right coating.
- Origin: Ecuador
- Predominant flavor note: Nuts
Hazelnut Dragées, covered in Hacienda Limón, Ecuador, 74% Cacao, Dark Chocolate.
Hacienda Limón
Arriba cacao at the foot of the Andes
Near the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador, almost 50 people work cultivating cacao on the 192 hectares of Hacienda Limón. Only Arriba cacao is grown here, a variety belonging to the Nacional cacao, native to Ecuador and threatened by more productive varieties.
The volcanic soil, rich in minerals, and the humid tropical climate create the ideal conditions for a delicately aromatic cacao. The German company 12Tree manages the hacienda and is working on the plantation's rehabilitation.
Profile: Balanced, with notes of dried fruit, malt and a hint of dried cherries.
- Variety: Nacional / Arriba
- Origin: Quevedo, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
- Producer: 12Tree
- Certification: 100% Organic