Krak Chocolade

Mexico Don Moisés Finca La Rioja 70% dark chocolate

The cocoa beans for this Chocolate have a long history. They come from the Chiapas region in the southwest on the border with Guatemala. Finca La Rioja is located in Cacahoatán, which means place of cocoa in the ancient Toltec language. The cocoa plantation was founded in the early 1900s by Moisés Mugüerza Gutiérrez, an immigrant from Andalusia. In addition to cocoa, he also grew coffee and cereals. Don Moisés collected Criollo species from southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, which he used for breeding. With the land reform under the government of Alvaro Obregon after the Mexican Revolution, a large part of the plantation and nursery was expropriated.

Almost 100 years later, descendants of the Mugüerza family proudly resumed breeding. The Finca La Rioja now belongs to a great-grandson of Don Moisés. He continues to breed some of his ancestor's cocoa varieties. The annual harvest of these ancient cocoa varieties is only 70-140 kg per year. Hence the limited edition.

The beans have slightly bitter aromas, notes of slight acidity and pleasantly velvety tannins on the finish. The Chocolate is vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free and soy-free.

The Krak Chocolate 70% Mexico Soconusco Don Moisés limited release is a real gem for connoisseurs of dark Chocolate and fans of Bean-To-Bar Chocolate.