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Valrhona Cocoa Library: Araguani 72%

Posted: 19 Feb 2025

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Visit Venezuela with Valrhona Araguani 72%

Each month we take a closer look at one of Valrhona’s fine quality chocolate couvertures, and this month it’s a distinctive 72% dark chocolate from Venezuela.

You can find our past explorations of the Valrhona Cocoa Library on the Keylink blog.

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Grand Cru Couverture from Sur del Lago

One of Valrhona’s Single Origin Grands Crus chocolates, Araguani 72% highlights the characteristics of its home terroir with hints of vanilla, woody notes and bitterness.

The cocoa beans used to create Araguani 72% come from Sur del Lago, a region of Venezuela known for its rich soil, which gives the chocolate a woody, earthy and robust aroma. Venezuela’s history as a cacao producer is long and complex, and Valrhona is committed to working with growers to preserve the genetic diversity of the region’s cocoa plants.

The name Araguani comes from both the iconic Araguaney tree, and the Guarani, one of the country’s indigenous people. This single origin chocolate couverture is a true tribute to Venezuela, and just as consistent and delicious as every other Valrhona chocolate!

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Araguani bars
Araguani mousse
Intense araguani truffles

Technical Specifications

Araguani 72%

Product: Araguani 72%, Single Origin Grand Cru

Characteristics: a Venezuelan single origin dark chocolate with a complex aroma

Tasting notes: sweetly-spiced, woody and full-bodied

Recommended applications: perfect for any application, including moulding, coating, ganache, mousse and ice cream

Flavour pairings: nuts, gingerbread, vanilla, coffee, liquorice, black tea, fir

Recipes with Araguani 72%

Looking for inspiration for indulgent recipes to create with Araguani 72%? Here are a few of our favourites:

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Next month, we’ll be taste testing a unique and innovative 53% dark milk chocolate from Valrhona, their first ombré chocolate made from Brazilian beans!

And in the meantime, you can browse the entire Valrhona X Keylink range and choose from a selection of white, milk, dark and blonde chocolates, fruit couvertures, chocolate batons for pastries, and a cocoa powder!