Hawaii Island
A cacao growing region in Hawaii.
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The largest Hawaiian island and the centre of what commercial cacao the United States grows. At roughly nineteen degrees north it sits at the crop's northern climatic limit, and the whole operation is an economic edge case rather than a commercial one.
- Country
- Hawaii
- Also known as
- Big Island, Kona
- Flavour families
- nutty, fruity, caramel
Terroir
Volcanic soils on the island's wetter slopes, with irrigation in drier areas and a growing season at the edge of what cacao tolerates.
Flavour character
Often described as mild and nutty with light fruit and low bitterness.
InferredSource: ChocolateHQ
With so few farms, this describes individual producers rather than a regional character.
Related
Part of
- HawaiiThe largest Hawaiian island and the centre of what commercial cacao the United States grows.
Sources
- ChocolateHQ editorial synthesis — ChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)