THIS ITALIAN CHOCOLATE MAKER pays great attention to the origin of the cocoa and has a large range of single-origin chocolate bars, almost all of which come from South America. As
Domori gives more information on the bean type (including the sub-clone) than most other manufacturers, their range offers a good opportunity to compare the differences between different South American Criollo and Trinitario varieties.
DOMORI can be found in many upmarket food stores, and is thus one of the more widespread brands of high quality chocolate. It can also be ordered online from www.chocosphere.com (US).
Stores: Domori does not have any stores of its own, but instead relies on an international network of distributors, from which their chocolate can be ordered. They also take orders on their own website.
UK Distributor: Guidetti Fine Foods, Astbury Road, SE152NW London, UK,
Tel. +442076359800, Fax +442076359819
Website: www.guidetti.co.uk
Email: info@guidetti.co.uk
US Distributor: Sparrow Enterprises Ltd, 98 R Condor Street, East Boston, Boston, USA
Tel.+16175693900, Fax +16175695888
website: www.chocolatebysparrow.com
email: info@chocolatebysparrow.com
Check on the Domori website for details of further distributors in Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland.
THE CHOCOLATE BARS
click on countries of origin for more information
PORCELANA 70% Venezuela, South America
While this is a very good, rich bar with a fine finish, it lacks the complexity and full-bodied, striking flavours which would make it exceptional.
PUERTOFINO 70% Venezuela, South America
This bar offers a very distinctive tasting experience with complex flavours including tobacco, wood, fruit, nuts and mushrooms. The Puertofino is made from the Ocumare 67 sub-clone of Criollo, which is much rarer than its cousin the Ocumare 61.
PURO 100% Venezuela, South America
Pure chocolate is not for the faint-hearted, and if you are going to try some, this is perhaps not the best one to start with. As chocolate with 100% is best not chewed, but left to dissolve slowly in the mouth, the slightly fatty texture of Puro makes it less pleasant than other pure chocolates we have sampled, and detracts from the taste. The flavours are distinctly flat, and unlike in other 100% bars, do not diffuse throughout the mouth. Definitely an acquired taste, but worth trying if you want to explore the spectrum of pure chocolates.
There are a number of other DOMORI bars (origin is Venezuela unless specified otherwise): Puertomar (Ocumare 61), Carenero Superior, Sur del Lago Clasificado, Arriba (Ecuador), Apurimac (Peru), Javablond (from a Criollo-Forastero cross native to Java), Madagared (Madagascar), Ocumare 61, Ocumare 67, Canoabo (rare Criollo sub-clone), Rio Caribe Superior and Sambirano (Madagascar).