Chocolates El Rey
Want to purchase some? This is what we have available for you in Europe: For retail, consumer and HORECA
— Products available in 2Kg format —
White Chocolate Carenero Sup. Icoa 34%
Description
Icoa redefines world standards of excellence for white chocolate. Pure and fragrant – Icoa is made only with cacao butter which accounts for about 55% of the cacao beans composition and ergo, carries in it much cacao flavor and aroma.
The name, Icoa, is taken from an Indian goddess adored by the native Indian tribes for her beauty, purity and the belief that she had a white soul. After her death crossing Lake Maracaibo to marry a chieftain of another tribe on the other side, she became a goddess and protector of those who travel by rivers and lakes.
Flavour profile
Cream, caramel, honey.
Milk Chocolate Carenero Superior Caoba 41%
Description
Caoba is a fluid, smooth milk chocolate with wonderful caramel, nut and earthy flavors. Its notable flavor is the result of increased cacao content, among the highest of any milk chocolate on the market.
The name, Caoba, is taken from the many types of trees that have shaded the groves of cacao tress since the 1600’s.
Flavour profile
Red fruits, raisins, dates, caramel.
Dark Milk Chocolate Carenero Sup. Leche 56%
Description
Made to commemorate Chocolates El Rey’s 85th anniversary.
One of the darkest milk chocolates available anywhere in the world, with undertones of wood and a hint of fruitiness, and a long extension of rich cacao flavor.
Flavour profile
Red fruits, raisins, dates.
Dark Chocolate Carenero Superior Mijao 61%
Description
Mijao is delicate and balanced with interesting hints of apricot and plum. High cacao butter content results in Mijao’s fluid, buttery texture and relative low acidity without compromising flavor, aroma, and the subtle, lingering delight of this dark chocolate.
The name, Mijao, is taken from the many types of trees that have shaded the groves of cacao tress since the 1600’s.
Flavour profile
Dried fruits, raisins, dates, red fruits, cinnamon.
Dark Chocolate Carenero Superior Gran Saman 70%
Description
Gran Saman, the stalwart of the Carenero line, is intense, bold, earthy, complex, and balances pronounced bitterness with refreshing acidity to achieve a most robust flavor. The least fluid of our chocolates, this chocolate is endless with complex notes of fruit, flower, nut and spice.
The name, Gran Saman, is taken from the many types of trees that have shaded the groves of cacao tress since the 1600’s.
Flavour profile
Dried fruits, raisins, cinnamon, coffee.
Dark Chocolate Carenero Superior Apamate 73,5%
Description
Apamate is a smooth, fluid harmonious dark chocolate with a delicately fruity aroma, subtle acidity and earthy, toasty hints of spice, all of which linger pleasantly on the palate.
Higher cacao butter content gives this a wonderful mouth-feel without compromising the complex cacao flavors. The name, Apamate, is taken from the many types of trees that have shaded the groves of cacao trees since the 1600’s.
Flavour profile
Dried fruits, raisins, cinnamon, coffee.
Dark Chocolate Sur del Lago 70%
Description
Sur del Lago is produced from a direct descendent of the Criollo bean, the rarest, most prized and coveted beans, which produce the greatest cacao flavor in the world.
Our Sur del Lago beans, grown in the forest south of Lake Maracaibo, in the Zulia state, produce the finest dark chocolate Chocolates El Rey has ever imported to the United States.
Flavour profile
Roasted nuts, a tinge of wood, and a long extension of rich cacao flavor.
If you are looking for munching on your favorite Venezuelan bar, this is what we have:
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Fair Trade
Single Bean Origin
Chocolate
CACAO TYPES
FROM VENEZUELA
In small plantations of the coastal valleys, the plains and the foothills of the Andes, Venezuelan farmers have developed the art of cultivating the finest varieties of Criollo and Trinitario cacao for generations.
For centuries, experts have agreed on a basic reality: Venezuelan cacao is perhaps the most flavorful and aromatic in the world. Consequently, Chocolates El Rey uses only 100% Venezuelan cacao, fermented, dried in the sun and processed using the latest technology. From this marriage between art and science are born unique chocolates which redefine global standards of excellence.
Criollo
Aroma and Flavour: High
Productivity: Low
Risks: Susceptible to diseases
Trinitario
Aroma and Flavour: High
Productivity: High
Risks: Resistant to diseases
Forastero
Aroma and Flavour: Low
Productivity: High
Risks: Resistant to diseases
Contact Mariana
Tel: +31 6 41352496
Mail: mdelarosa@puro-origen.com
Chamber of Commerce No.: 67326307
Utrecht, The Netherlands