Hawaii / CoEx 2023 Code – 232

ORIGIN

Hawaii

NAME OF THE PRODUCER

Will Lydgate and the Lydgate Farms Ohana

CoEx Sample Code

232/23

SAMPLE TYPE

Commercial No. HWCOEX23-LF-004

GLOBAL REGION

Asia & the Pacific

Contacts

CONTACT DETAILS OF PRODUCER
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BEAN CHARACTERISTICS

Dominating genetic origin (according to the producer)Mixed UAF, Forastero, Nacional, and Criollo Hybrids
Local name of varietyVariety Trial Hybrids
Bean size (Bean count/100g)90 (Standard)
Moisture content (%)6.3 (Optimal)
Average bean weight (g)1.11
Cacao butter content in cacao mass (%)55.9
Cacao mass fineness (µm)12
Roasting temp (°C)119
Roasting time (minutes)22
Chocolate flavour profile description

This chocolate opens with a burst of fresh acidity, mixed fruits such as pineapple, mango, berries, dark cherries, and mandarins on low astringency and bitterness. Complexity unfolds with raisins, dried cherries, and a background of vegetal, floral, light wood, nuts, and tobacco. The clean finish is centered on cacao and bitterness.

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 Lydgate Farms /©Will Lydgate

Video - Meet the producers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV1p4VApuZE&list=PLqFeFaE7j8992xOzblZLYrd8ZD1pRaFdh&index=10
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