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Côte d’Ivoire / CoEx 2023 Code – 745

ORIGIN

Côte d’Ivoire

NAME OF THE PRODUCER

N'Dri Kacou

CoEx Sample Code

745/23

SAMPLE TYPE

Commercial No. E1TAA

GLOBAL REGION

Africa & the Indian Ocean

Contacts

CONTACT DETAILS OF PRODUCER
  • Contact: N'Dri Kacou
  • E-mail: akwelouba@gmail.com
  • Address: Leleble, Taabo, Agneby Tiassa, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Phone: (+225) 707669173
CONTACT DETAILS OF SENDER / NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
  • Contact: Kouakou Me
  • E-mail: mkouakou@conseilcafecacao.ci
  • Phone: (+225) 2720202787 /(+225) 0102566580 /(+225) 0505921512
  • Organization: CONSEIL DU CAFE-CACAO

BEAN CHARACTERISTICS

Dominating genetic origin (according to the producer)Forastero
Local name of varietyTout venant
Bean size (Bean count/100g)77 (Standard)
Moisture content (%)7.2 (Medium)
Average bean weight (g)1.3
Cacao butter content in cacao mass (%)57.5
Cacao mass fineness (µm)14
Roasting temp (°C)118
Roasting time (minutes)27
Chocolate flavour profile description

This very balanced chocolate is clearly dominated by a robust, pleasant and sweet cacao note, with clear browned fruits appearing rapidly. These evolve towards light over-fermented fruits notes, hints of vegetal and woodiness, rounding up the tasting with a short chocolatey aftertaste.

Chocolate Recipe

% Cacao nibs63
% Deodorised Cacao Butter7
% Sugar30
% Total Cacao70
Ratio Cacao Mass (nibs) / sugar 2.10
Chocolate fineness (µm, +/- 1)16

Photo Gallery

Credit: 2023 Socat Coop CA/©Kouakou Daouda

Video - Meet the producers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1TSGuenD0E&list=PLqFeFaE7j89-RItfzcDOcbbuJSyDyV5Cg&index=12&pp=gAQBiAQB
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