65 gram bar - Toronto, Canada
88% dark chocolate bar made from cacao beans grown in Venezuela (Hacienda Victoria), Peru (Ucayali) and Ecuador (Costa Esmeraldas).
Dark chocolate for the cacao-obsessed.
SOMA’s Crazy 88 is an extra-dark chocolate built not around a single origin, but around the idea that carefully chosen cacaos can become even more interesting when blended together. For this bar, SOMA brings together cacao from Costa Esmeraldas and Hacienda Victoria in Ecuador, Semuliki in Uganda, and Akesson’s Farm in Madagascar.
At 88% cacao, the chocolate is unquestionably intense, but it’s anything but one-dimensional. Each origin contributes something to the final profile, creating layers of black tea, lemon, apricot, jasmine, toast, and a subtle balsamic-like acidity, with an unexpected fresh-cream note rounding out the edges.
The result is powerful without being bitter: deeply cacao-forward, aromatic, and constantly shifting as it melts. It’s a particularly fun bar for experienced dark chocolate lovers who enjoy paying attention to how different origins interact in a blend.
And because this is SOMA, the seriousness of the chocolate comes with a wink. Crazy 88 is their “secret flavor weapon,” complete with chocolate ninjas whose shadows take the form of a cat.
Tasting notes: Black tea, Balsamic vinegar, Fresh cream, Lemon, Jasmine, Apricot, Toast
Cacao origins: Costa Esmeraldas, Ecuador; Semuliki, Uganda; Hacienda Victoria, Ecuador; Akesson’s Farm, Madagascar
Ingredients: Cocoa nibs, organic cane sugar, cocoa butter
Style: Multi-origin dark chocolate
