THAILAND CHANTHABURI

Thai cocoa is a small player in the cocoa industry. Despite the introduction of cocoa at the beginning of the 20th century and its promotion by the government in the 1990s, production never exceeded 1,400 tons per year.
It’s only recently – thanks to the revolution in the Thai artisan chocolate scene – that Thai cocoa became famous. The Thai cocoa landscape is dominated by a cultivar ‘chumphon 1’, a cross between 2 hybrids of Trinidad. Although the cultivar was mainly selected for productivity, it can exude great flavor complexity! The funky flavors of green apple, peach, lime and balsamic notes convinced.