Guadalcanal

A cacao growing region in Solomon Islands.

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The largest island of the Solomon Islands and one of its main cacao areas. Cacao is economically significant domestically despite very small absolute volumes, and the same wood-fire drying legacy applies.

Flavour families
nutty, fruity

Terroir

High-rainfall island smallholdings, with solar and indirect-heat dryers being introduced to address smoke taint.

Flavour character

Cleanly dried lots can show fruit and a nutty depth; wood-fired lots are frequently smoky.

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Part of

  • Solomon IslandsThe largest island of the Solomon Islands and one of its main cacao areas.

Sources

  • ChocolateHQ editorial synthesisChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)