does anyone know how much these crates cost and whether they are commercially available yet?!

domori’s site is a bit cryptic and they’ve only got a dinky photo.
are there only three different varieties (ocumare 61, 67 and canoabo)?

need to get my hands on some of this!

martin and lone, i know u know something ;-)

help!

<<ce qui fait du bien au palais ne fait du mal à l’âme>>

oh, stop it! :-P

u say this 100% is better than puro? ohmigod!
and how does the 80% compare to puertofino and puertomar?
is there really salt in it?! and fructose?

you are pure evil for making my mouth water ;-)

i read on domori’s web site that the san jose 80%s have salt flower and fructose added. i figure salt flower is more or less just salt and fructose might go unnoticed being sugar. hmmm…

Salt flower might be a rough (and very literal) translation of fleur de sel. Fleur de sel is a certain type of salt harvested off the coast of Brittany in France and is approximately $40/lb. Thus, its use is usually limited to where its flavor can be easily detectable because of its distinctive and delicate taste.

I saw the same pic and info on Domori’s site. The way I read it was that the 80% has salt and the 100% is, of course, pure chocolate. The site says:
“80% with salt flower and fructose to accentuate some of the aromatic traits. Since 1870, Hacienda San José has been making chocolate with salt.”

So perhaps, this San Jose box is a collection of different chocolates from the same place. I know that Puertofino, Puertomar, and Carupano are all from Hacienda San Jose, so maybe the 80% is another addition to the group.

Did he mention anything else about the San Jose box contents? I looked at the bar boxes as carefully as I could in the picture, and the writing seemed to be different on each one, or at least on two quadrants. Is this mysterious 100% a new bar, or simply the one already offered in 75g format?

Domori also has an organic line which isn’t listed on the site. I don’t know what kind of bars they’re offering, but I think there’s another 100% in there.

damn hard to find. monte, i copied the pic from the website and opened it in paint shop pro. that way it comes out in its original size and you can decently read the labels.
each crate contains 60%, 70%, 80% and 100%. the 60 has cocoa nibs and the 80 is with fleur de sel and fructose. looks like the bars are of the same size as puertomar, etc. but the boxes the bars come in look like they hold about 4 times 25g.
apparently the crate also contains a brochure and a DVD.
if you go through the date line on the page of domori’s site you can see the crates already available: ocumare 61 and 67 and canoabo (if that’s the spelling). other crates will apparently follow in the next years. that’s the way i read the page. each crate dedicated to one sub-clone or bean or whatever. and that in four different forms…
i hope i ever get my hands on one.

Okay, I see. I guess single origin is the right term. Single plantation would probably be more accurate since they all come from Hacienda San Jose. I wonder how many bars each crate holds and how much they cost. Probably quite a bit. I don’t know where exactly the 75g 100% comes from other than what the box says: a blend of two varieties from Venezuela.

Approx same price pr 100 g as Amedei Porcelana. Just a shame they won’t sell the 100% separately.

Maybe we should start a campaign, Alex? ;-)

Worth waiting for! I just wish I had the patience ;-)