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Category: Sensory

September 3, 2013 Chocolatiers / Cocoa / Cocoa production / Cocoa Varieties / Dominican Republic / Plantations / Sensory / Valrhona

Inaugurating Valrhona’s cocoa plantation in the Dominican Republic

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of working with Valrhona, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of fine chocolate,

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October 10, 2012 Basque Gastronomy / Chocolatiers / Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cooperatives / Plantations / Sensory

When the cocoa trail becomes the chocolate trail

All good things come to an end. Now it is time for me to return to Europe. But rest assured!

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August 22, 2012 chocolate tasting / Chocolate-makers / Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cocoa production / Peru / Peruvian Gastronomy / Plantations / Sensory / Sustainability

Getting producers to taste their very own cocoa liquor

After my week living with the farmers of Chulucanas, I really wanted to give something back to the communities who

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July 15, 2012 Cocoa / Cooperatives / Peru / Sensory

Building my sensory skills for chocolate tasting

The other day I was fortunate enough to be able to join a group of agricultural students to develop my

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July 14, 2012 Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cocoa production / Cocoa Varieties / Cooperatives / Peru / Sensory

From beans to cacao liquor

Now that the beans have passed the cut test, it is time to find out what flavours and other characteristics

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May 28, 2012 Chocolatiers / Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Sensory

The art of chocolate tasting

It seems that Friday nights are dedicated to chocolate tasting sessions! This time we head to one of Lima’s finest

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