Heinde & Verre - Pearl of Ecuador 100%

PEARL OF ECUADOR BLACK 100%

Cacao in it’s purest form

One ingredient bar: no suger, no additives, just 100% cacao beans, poured into a bar. Discover the exquisite Nacional Arriba cacao variety from the Hacienda Victoria Estate in it’s purest form. For this national treasure we selected the highest ASSPS quality cacao grade of Ecuador. This means, at the plantation the farmers make a special unblemished selection of perfect fermented beans. By grinding and aerating the cacao for 85 hours, the bean reveals it mellow and chocolatey character.

Awarded Silver at the Academy of Chocolate • 2024

TASTING NOTES

Brownie, walnut, herbs, coffee, white fruit

ONE INGREDIENT BAR

HACIENDA VICTORIA ESTATE

Thanks to the reforestation the gentle savanna hills, rolling from the Andes Mountains towards the Ecuadorian coast, can now also harbour cacao plantations again.

Hacienda Victoria is named after the wife of the founder, Carlos Eduardo García Fuentes, who bought the estate back in 2009. Some of the best professionals in the agricultural sciences were involved to undertake the study of soils. Agreements were established with the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIAP) in order to guarantee the delivery of Arriba certified seeds. Hacienda Victoria traditionally grows pure Arriba cacao, which is the ancient cacao variety of Ecuador. The latest addition is the La Perla variety. The farm works in a sustainable and socially responsible way certified by the Rainforest Alliance.