Dark with uziza pepper and orange

Uziza and Orange 64%

Dark chocolate with candied orange and uziza, the peppery seed from our own vines. Orange peel first, then a slow warm pepper.

₦6,800 80 g bar

Cocoa: 64%
Lot: CR 26 01 C
Weight: 80 g

Tasting notes

What you will taste

Orange peel first, then a slow warm pepper. Let a piece melt on your tongue rather than chewing: the flavour changes as it melts, and the finish is where this bar shows off.

Our tasting panel’s scores, out of 10 (example).

From the lot

Where this bar came from

HarvestBlock C, January
Ferment7 days
Roast120 degrees, 28 minutes
Conche72 hours

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Pairs with

Three good companions

Zobo
Cold, without too much sugar.
Pineapple
The acid lifts the orange.
Pepper soup night
As the after dinner piece.

Ingredients and allergens

What is inside

Cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter, candied orange peel, ground uziza seed. Cocoa solids 64 percent minimum.

Made in a workshop that also handles milk, groundnuts and tree nuts. Store below 25 degrees.

The orange arrives first and then the pepper creeps up slowly. Nothing else tastes like it.

Example client

Questions

About this bar

How long does it keep?

Twelve months for dark bars, nine months for milk. The date is on the back of the wrapper.

Can I buy it in bulk?

Yes. Boxes of 20 bars have 10 percent off, and the wholesale page has kilo prices.

Is the wrapper recyclable?

The paper is. The thin foil inner can go with your cans.

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