Arriba Blossom

A floral, aromatic single-origin bar built on Ecuador's classic Arriba Nacional flavor — jasmine and orange blossom over a delicate cocoa base.

A split cacao pod revealing the beans inside

The release

Nacional cacao's "Arriba" flavor is a real, distinct genetic trait — a floral aromatic quality that shows up in almost no other cacao variety on earth. We keep the roast short and the conche gentle here specifically so the floral top notes survive; a heavier hand at either stage buries them under generic roast flavor.

Conched for 36 hours — shorter than our other origins, on purpose, to preserve the volatile floral aromatics that a longer conche would drive off along with the acetic acid.