Description
The honey in this bar comes from Hogarth’s good friends at the beautifully named, “You’re A Honey.” Their bees forage amongst native Manuka in the Western ranges of Nelson, producing honey with an incredible flavor due to the whopping 83% pollen count.
Hogarth has paired the honey with their single origin Ecuador 70% to make a chocolate with full honey flavor, balancing out the sweetness with bitter, crunchy cacao nibs.
The variety is Arriba Nacional a species whose natural home is in Ecuador where it is known as “Fine Flavour” cacao. Hacienda Victoria are experts in fermentation and have no less than 11 different fermentation protocols to choose from. We chose a protocol that gives the cocoa very low acidity and a mild fruitiness, focusing more on the cocoa flavor rather than fruitiness. This makes it excellent for high percentage chocolate.
