50 gram bar - Granada, Nicaragua
Smooth, balanced, and gently fruit-forward, this 70% single-origin dark chocolate from Argencove showcases cacao grown in Nicaragua’s historic Masaya region.
Masaya lies within one of the distinctive microclimates surrounding Granada, an area shaped by lakes, fertile landscapes, and active volcanoes. Argencove named the bar for Masaya National Park, celebrating the Nicaraguan landscape that surrounds the farm and chocolate factory where its cacao is grown and transformed into chocolate.
Delicate citrus and cherry-like fruit notes brighten the chocolate, while a rich cocoa character develops as it melts. Toward the finish, subtle warm-spice notes emerge, including a suggestion of sweet cinnamon. The overall profile is smooth and well balanced, with restrained bitterness and a creamy melt.
Made at origin in Nicaragua, Masaya offers a particularly inviting introduction to single-origin dark chocolate: complex enough to explore slowly, but delicious enough that you don’t need to analyze it to enjoy it.
Masaya has received numerous international honors, including Gold at the 2022 Academy of Chocolate Awards and multiple medals from the International Chocolate Awards, Chocolate Alliance Awards, and Academy of Chocolate.
Tasting notes: Citrus, Cherry, Rich cocoa, Sweet spice, Cinnamon
Origin: Masaya, Nicaragua
Ingredients: Cacao, Cane sugar
Style: Single-origin, bean-to-bar chocolate made at origin
