Callebaut Rustic Experience São Tomé 70% is a Single Origin dark chocolate with 70% minimum cocoa solids, crafted from cocoa beans originating from São Tomé. The island's volcanic soils and equatorial climate shape the distinctive terroir of its cocoa. Once known as part of the “Chocolate Islands”, this African archipelago has a long history of cocoa cultivation.

The flavour profile is characterised by a full-bodied cocoa base and warm coffee undertones. Callebaut's detailed flavour profile highlights roasted cocoa, raisins, woody oak notes and roasted coffee. The flavour opens with pleasant sweet notes and gradually develops greater complexity, combining sweetness with delicate bitterness. The finish is clean and balanced, preserving the distinctive character of São Tomé's terroir.

With its expressive Single Origin character and medium fluidity, Rustic Experience São Tomé 70% is suitable for a wide range of professional pastry and chocolate applications. Callebaut recommends it for enrobing and icing, flavouring, moulding, panning, piping decoration and airbrush spraying. It is also suitable for fine ganaches, mousses, pralines, cakes, tarts, chocolate bars and other professional desserts.

Key characteristics:

• 70% minimum cocoa solids

• 42% fat

• medium fluidity

• Single Origin – cocoa from São Tomé

• distinctive terroir shaped by volcanic soils and an equatorial climate

• full-bodied cocoa base

• roasted cocoa

• notes of raisins

• woody oak notes

• notes of roasted coffee

• balanced sweet and bitter notes

• clean and balanced finish

• suitable for moulding, enrobing, ganaches, mousses, pralines and professional desserts