CasaLuker, "Luker Maracas" Dark Chocolate Physalis, 100 g
Reviews of purchase CasaLuker, "Luker Maracas" Dark Chocolate Physalis, 100 g
Tasting Notes
Color pills - dark brown.
Drops has a pleasant taste, well balanced between light sour Physalis and rich dark chocolate.
The aroma is dominated by chocolate dragees shades accentuated fruity fillings.
Drops can be used as a standalone dessert, and as decoration of confectionery products.
Interesting Facts
"Luker Maracas" Dark Chocolate Physalis - an unusual combination of Colombian dark chocolate and dried berries Physalis. Its rich tropical flavor perfectly balanced, pleasant bitterness of chocolate blends with fruit sourness exotic berries. cocoa content of the pellets reaches 53%. Delicacy brings an interesting flavor to the confectionery, it is used to decorate cakes, cupcakes and cakes. Exceptionally natural composition makes it an excellent dessert dragees and useful snack.
Producer's description
CasaLuker - Colombia's largest producer of chocolate, coffee and pastry. The company has been operating since 1904, when José Jesús Restrepo Botero and Alfredo Restrepo Jaramillo established a joint company called Restrepo & Cia. The company sells cocoa beans, and two years later released his first chocolate bar called Luker. Since then, the production of goods is carried out in the estate "Hacienda La Enea."
In 1916, a strong storm destroyed the factory, without leaving a single building. It took years to restore the lost. In 1928 CasaLuker already so recovered from the cataclysm that was able to buy back shares of manufacturers and Velez Vasquez chocolate. This marked the beginning of large-scale expansion of the company, continues to this day.
In 1944 it acquired chocolate factory "La Herradura" Medellín and "Quesada" in Bogota, Colombia. The next company to join the KasaLuker, was the company Paz del Rio. The increased demand for raw materials was dictated by the need to purchase new plantations. They became the "Hacienda Guacharakas" in Cundinamarca.
1961 marked the opening of the pilot center Granja Luker. Leading agronomists Colombia were gathered there for the breeding of new varieties of cocoa. In 1985 it was acquired extensive plantations in Palmas de Casanare. Six years later launched line Lukafe coffee. Corn for him KasaLuker grown on land in Manizales.
In 1994, the charity Fundacion Luker was founded. At the same time launched a line of canned fish from Vikingo's tuna and decaf New Colony. In order to ensure access to international markets CasaLuker sets sortudnichestvo with multinational Kraft Foods and Kellog's corporations. In 2005, made the first deliveries of chocolate KasaLuker in Russia. Now the company is actively expanding its product range by adding a product of exotic Colombian fruits and inventing new varieties of chocolate.