Waslala

A cacao growing region in Nicaragua.

Nicaraguanuttycaramel

A municipality in northern Nicaragua where cacao is grown by smallholder cooperatives with centralised fermentation. It is one of the areas where genetic survey work in Central America identified trees of Criollo interest.

Country
Nicaragua
Flavour families
nutty, caramel

Terroir

Humid hills at moderate altitude, with cooperative-managed fermentation and drying infrastructure.

Flavour character

Often described as nutty and caramel-leaning with a soft, low-acid body.

InferredSource: ChocolateHQ

Other regions in Nicaragua

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Part of

  • NicaraguaA municipality in northern Nicaragua where cacao is grown by smallholder cooperatives with centralised fermentation.

Sources

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