June 2012 Cacao Connoisseur’s Club Selection
Name: Rio Caribe 70%
Producer: Patric Chocolate,, Missouri, USA
Origin: Paria Peninsula, Venezuela
Cacao Connoisseur’s Club Liner Notes
The Paria peninsula juts into
the Caribbean Sea from the North
coast of Venezuela. Rio Caribe,
a fishing village rests at the shore;
bright boats and market stalls.Cacao from this region is robust
and unsubtle, but not without
nuance. In Alan’s hands it
becomes chocolate–woody
meditations on rain forests,
on the spicy tastes of Venezuela,
on the sun-polished fishermen
of a distant village.