Seventy% - Topic: anyone want to share their canoabo?

marioh on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:22:32 +0000

Of course I can say something about my experience with the Canoabo.
My absolute favourite from that box was the 100%. Nearly everyone says that Domori's 100%'s are the best ones available. 100%'s are always bitter, that's normal. But this one was unbelievable smooth and aromatic. Normally sugar enhances the aromas of cacao (at least I believe so...). So I have never tasted a 100% which had as brilliant aromas as a 70% bar from the same cacao. But this one had the strongest aromas from all 4 different bars. It was so strong and nice (with really no astringency) that I sometimes wondered whether they mixed up the 100% with the 80% (which was not half as aromatic).
Before the Canoabo box I tasted the Ocumare 61 box. My favourite bar in that one was the 60%, so I hoped the Canoabo version would be as good as this one. But I’m not that enthusiastic about it. The same holds for the 70% bar.
Canoabo is really a good cacao, but I was not that impressed as I am from the Ocumare or even the Porcelana. I'm really glad that I had the chance to taste it but I can say that I will not buy another box in the near future.
Nevertheless remind what is obviously true for all Domori products: The next lot may be totally different and the 60% may be ambrosia and the 100% quite bitter.
It's very difficult for me to describe the aroma notes of the Canoabo cacao. I would say: Some red fruits and bit of tobacco. But don’t be too sure about that characterisation. I'm not very good in describing cacao flavours and it's quite a long time since I tasted it for the last time.

alex_h on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:06:16 +0000

sorry i couldn't offer any more info. as far as i recall it was more of a mild chocolate though. maybe marioh can say more...

Alan on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:37:44 +0000

Dear Alex,

Thanks for the feedback.

alex_h on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:37:05 +0000

hi alan,
marioh and i ended up trying it and it was good. but it's been a long time so that's all i can say. most seem to prefer the ocumare 61.

Alan on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:51:40 +0000

Hello all,

So who ended up trying the Canoabo, and what was it like?

Thanks.

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Hans-Peter Rot on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:23:06 +0000

Since a Guasare chocolate bar doesn't exist yet (or at least for domestic sale), no one knows yet. And if you recall correctly, alex, Porcelana isn't complex or intense to begin with, but I can understand the comparison, especially since both are genetically pure strains of Criollo. If anyone is interested in a similar chocolate to Porcelana, then I recommend Maracaibo cacao, which although possesses a different flavor, has a finesse and delicacy comparable to Porcelana.

alex_h on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:38:12 +0000

well, from what i've read it's genetically close to porcelana. correct me if i'm wrong, monte.
tastewise it's supposed to be more complex and intense than porcelana. at least that's what m. presilla says in her book. don't ask me how she knows the difference in taste if there are no chocolates made from guasare. maybe she's just compared the beans

green on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:17:01 +0000

How would this Guasare be compared to Porcelana?

Hans-Peter Rot on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 05:44:21 +0000

Guasare is a genetically pure strain of Criollo, and as far as I know, there hasn't been any pure Guasare chocolate bars to date. Domori, however, is working on this and will plan to release a Hacienda San Jose Guasare box eventually. It was first "discovered" growing near the River Guasare in Zulia State, Venezuela where a sole farmer was growing some on his 16 hectare plantation. However, agronomists believe that it has Andean origins, but it simply was carried northward. Guasare samples have been collected from this plantation and then replanted close to Merida in an agricultural experimental station. From what I understand it has done extremely well here, which shows that it can adapt fairly well to different environments.

ellie on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:59:17 +0000

What's Guasare, excuse me for ignorance?

marioh on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:05:52 +0000

Oh, I do not feel that I can wait until the end of the year, but waiting a little longer than expected will be no problem. On the other hand you are right, I'm really interested in the Guasare as well. I have heard fantasic comments on it. But let's see and taste yourselfs when we will have the chance (which I really hope I will have)!

alex_h on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:16:23 +0000

exactly, mario. i have no problem waiting. i just want to try canoabo and whether it's tomorrow or the end of the year makes no real difference to me. if we were talking guasare here i might be less relaxed about it ;)

marioh on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Sat, 23 Apr 2005 20:47:54 +0000

I was afraid that this might happen. I just had the feeling that Wilk (for all who do not know: the German Domori distributor) just told me more or less what you have now written. But that’s not as bad as it sounds. We will have the chance to taste it, but it will last a little longer than we had expected. But finally we just connected for this “co-operation” and that’s a very good beginning. And June/July isn’t that far away, isn’t it?

alex_h on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:32:54 +0000

i've just heard that canoabo won't be available before june/july, so buying any will have to wait :(

alex_h on anyone want to share their canoabo?

Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:57:14 +0000

i would say a layer is one of each percentage, i.e., a total of 100g and a fifth of the price of a box.
mario, lego, looks like someone here at work might be willing to share a box with us. i will keep u posted.