- CLAUDIO CORALLO -


Claudio Corallo has found that the cacao pods behind excellent chocolate require careful attention at every stage, from pruning of the fledgling plants to the final, carefully hand picked harvest. Much like caring for olives that produce great olive oil, or grapes that yield fine wine, tending to cacao from the ground to the finished product is essential to making a chocolate of exceptional quality. Corallo spent years growing coffee in the middle of the Congo jungle, and through that experience cultivated his exceptional talent for producing agricultural excellence in the most difficult of growing conditions.

Corallo has spent nearly a decade on the tiny African island of Principe converting the abandoned Terreiro Velho plantation that once grew superb cacao into a world-class estate producing cacao unlike any other. The harvested cacao is then transported to the neighboring island of Sao Tome where it is fermented, dried and sorted, where only the finest cacao moves on to being crafted into chocolate. Through careful study and meticulous experimentation, Corallo personally developed innovative techniques that transform his cacao into unforgettable chocolate.*

*from www.claudiocorallochocolate.com

"...some of the best and most complex chocolate in the world."
- Saveur Magazine
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-Golosa's selection of Claudio Corallo Chocolates -
75% chocolate

This medium bodied chocolate is firm in texture. The "snap" is clean and crisp, yielding a wonderful chocolate fragrance. The flavor is slow to build, with floral and nutty flavors and a hint of cherry in the clean, balanced finish.

Three fresh chocolate tablets in each 50g / 1.75oz airtight bag.
80% chocolate with crystalized sugar

The higher chocolate concentration in this bar presents an intense chocolate flavor and smooth texture that is fused with the grainy sweetness of crystallized sugar.

Three fresh chocolate tablets in each 50g / 1.75oz airtight bag.
73.5% chocolate with cacao nibs

The secret to the crunchy feel and nutty flavor of this popular chocolate is simple: Corallo starts with a slightly sweeter version of his 75% chocolate and mixes in cacao "nibs" - bits of crushed cacao harvested from the same trees and pods from which the underlying chocolate is made.

Three fresh chocolate tablets in each 50g / 1.75oz airtight bag
3 Lacouras de Cafes
(Corallo Chocolate covered coffee beans)

Corallo has taken all that is good from the islands and put them into one small box. Corallo grows these three distinctly different estate coffees on the Nova Moka Plantation, and covers them in Corallo Chocolate. Makes a great gift item and includes complete tasting notes from Corallo.

Three individually packaged bags in each 150g / 5.29oz box.
3 Ginger Spheres
(Corallo Chocolate covered ginger balls)

Corallo has taken all that is good from the islands and put them into one small box. Corallo grows these three distinctly different estate coffees on the Nova Moka Plantation, and covers them in Corallo Chocolate. Makes a great gift item and includes complete tasting notes from Corallo.

Three individually packaged bags in each 150g / 5.29oz box.
Favas De Cacau
(Whole roasted cacao beans)

In a word...amazing! These carefully selected and roasted cacao beans offer the purest flavor of the cacao that Claudio uses to create his chocolates. Peel the outer skin off, and to be a purist, remove the tiny stem, too. (Consider this: to ensure the highest quality flavor, Corallo has this stem removed from each and every one of his cacao beans!) The beans have a nutty texture with all cacao flavor - and good for you! The package includes a short biography by Claudio of his life in Africa.

One 130g / 4.58oz bag of whole roasted Corallo cacao beans inside each box.