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Amedei Toscano Brown - Milk Chocolate - * sold out *
- Item #: 8001
Toscano Brown. Milk Chocolate. 100g (3.5oz) bar. 2008 World Chocolate Awards Silver Medal winner. Yes, an artisan milk chocolate is possible and this one is the best proof. The texture brings an unexpected snap for milk chocolate. Not soft and sticky sweet, but nuanced with hints of honey and flowers. Gentle flavors of cream with a touch of saltiness.
BONUS SAMPLES –For every bar purchased, we'll throw in 4 mini tasting squares of Toscano Brown for you to share with your friends. This chocolate is too good to keep all to yourself. (The squares are about 0.2 oz each).
Amedei's distribution to the USA has been reduced, so get this top of the line milk chocolate while you still can. We'll update you on Amedei's status as soon as we hear more.
PLANET
POSITIVES:
+ Fair trade with growers ensures fair wages on the farm
How did they achieve this renowned status? Cecilia concentrated on the fine details of chocolate making, not just following a standard process, but patiently respecting the temperament of each variety of cacao and taming them to bring out balance and pleasure. While Cecilia was taming the cacao, Alessio was searching the best cocoa–growing regions of the world: Venezuela, Madagascar, Ecuador and beyond. Here he would discover cacao farms that no westerner had ever visited. He would replace the old ways of business with fair direct trade with the farmers thereby securing supply to some of the best cacao beans in the world.
Amedei adheres to the principle that like fine wine grapes, the quality of the chocolate depends greatly upon the care taken in growing the cacao. With this principle in mind, it's easy to understand why Amedei imposes strict quality standards and production limits on their farmers. This means that there is no race to produce more cacao per acre. As with fine wine grapes, low bean production allows the tree to bring forth the best concentrated, complex flavors.
BONUS SAMPLES –For every bar purchased, we'll throw in 4 mini tasting squares of Toscano Brown for you to share with your friends. This chocolate is too good to keep all to yourself. (The squares are about 0.2 oz each).
Amedei's distribution to the USA has been reduced, so get this top of the line milk chocolate while you still can. We'll update you on Amedei's status as soon as we hear more.
PLANET
POSITIVES:+ Fair trade with growers ensures fair wages on the farm
PROFILE: Amedei
Amedei is the passion of Alessio and Cecilia Tessieri, a brother and sister team that creates what Food and Wine Magazine called “The World's Best Chocolate.” With eight medals from the 2009 Academy of Chocolate Awards including the top honor of The Golden Bean, it would be hard to disagree with this title.How did they achieve this renowned status? Cecilia concentrated on the fine details of chocolate making, not just following a standard process, but patiently respecting the temperament of each variety of cacao and taming them to bring out balance and pleasure. While Cecilia was taming the cacao, Alessio was searching the best cocoa–growing regions of the world: Venezuela, Madagascar, Ecuador and beyond. Here he would discover cacao farms that no westerner had ever visited. He would replace the old ways of business with fair direct trade with the farmers thereby securing supply to some of the best cacao beans in the world.
Amedei adheres to the principle that like fine wine grapes, the quality of the chocolate depends greatly upon the care taken in growing the cacao. With this principle in mind, it's easy to understand why Amedei imposes strict quality standards and production limits on their farmers. This means that there is no race to produce more cacao per acre. As with fine wine grapes, low bean production allows the tree to bring forth the best concentrated, complex flavors.
