Krak Chocolade

Name: Krak Chocolade
Address: Ermelo, 3853KK, NL
Telephone: +31624810373

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Krak Chocolade

Krak Chocolade is Award winning single origine bean-to-bar chocolate made by Mark Schimmel. Based in The Netherlands.

Next to the biggest cacao Harbour in the world, Amsterdam! Key words: chocolate maker, consultancy, transparancy

11/04/2024

History in a bar!

Krak - Mexico, Don Moisés 2023 70%

Origin: Mexico, Chiapas, Cacahoután
genetics: Pentágona, Lagarto and other old (Criollo)varieties
Nano lot: 240kg.
Awards: Gold, Academy of Chocolate 2023

As a pastry chef I was using chocolate as an ingredient. As a chocolatemaker(2013) I started to understand what a luxury product cocoa is.

Being in charge of selecting, roasting and refining cocoa beans into chocolate I learned to work with the flavors that are naturally present in the beans and to balance the acids.

In 2017 I met Jose Maria Pascacio Muñoz from and that was my deep dive into different cocoa genetics and fermentation. I used different fermentations from the Soconusco variety through the years. Giving feedback and striving to the best quality. I am very happy with this coorporation and this gives Krak the privilege to work with experimental nano lots like the AoC gold 2023 winner “Huixtla”. And the descendants from the oldest genetics where “Don Moisés” started his plantation a decade ago.

Krak - Don Moisés, history in a bar. For me this is how a delicate dark chocolate must be like. Of course with the recognisable Krak signature: Balanced with a fruity kick

Special thanks to: Maria Jiménez Rojas from to put the trust and a lot of effort in this origin.

Now available in the shop and Krak resellers

04/02/2024

Krak and De Moersleutel put their hands together to brew the best cocoa infused beers. The best of two worlds!

Are you interested in our collaboration? Would you like to learn more about the different yeasts for fermenting the beer, and what's important about the blending and roasting of cocoa to brew these delicate beers?

Mark is coming to Chocoa together with headbrewer Rowan van Dijk from De Moersleutel to explain this collab, and of course we will let you taste it!

Limited beers are available on the Krak booth on the festival!

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🗓️ Saturday 10 February, 13u Keurzaal
Tickets: link in bio

15/12/2023

The results of 2023 are out and all of my 4 entries are highly rated:

🥇 Mexico - Don Moisés 70% micro lot
🥇 Mexico - Huixtla 70% micro lot
🥈Thailand - Chathaburi 70% .cacao
🥈St. Vincent a/t Grenadines 55% with juniperberrie

Happy with this😁

28/11/2023

More and more chocolatiers and pastry chefs are becoming interested in the 'craft' of chocolate making. As it turns out that you are approached by trade magazines for bakers and chocolatiers.
Of course there is a lot more going on before that bag of chocolate from a big manufacturer who is always consistent is taste and flavour? How? Cocoa is a product from nature and as diverse as 2ine and coffee! Thats the playing field not the chocolate everybody can buy and has to add flavour to create a 'unique' product!

Let's talk about origin, flavour profile en the influence of a chocolate maker!

23/11/2023

The next generation of chocolatiers and pastry chefs must also become chocolate makers.

12/11/2023

A superloooooooooooooong aftertaste, this is our newest creation. A crisp fruitiness, rich and comfy bar!

At Eurobean 2022 I tasted this origin for the first time made by Ryan . From that time I must have this origin to work with! From now available!

Thank you Albert for the beans
cacao

Does a long aftertaste say something about the quality of a 'craft' chocolate?

17/09/2023

Sunday mornings are especially special when your friend Maria comes by and brings you the most exciting genetics who are most criollo strains from Belize, Guatamala and Mexico planted and grafted long ago on the plantation.
Talking about how important it is to respect every aspect of growing, fermenting and drying cacao. it’s all about dedication, skill and passion. The beans Maria brought where not easy to grow, but super important to preserve these old genetics. respect to the grower who put so much effort in the biodiversity to grow this strains, this must be the future of cacao.

Special thanks to the grandfather and pioneer: Don Moises

Let me craft these beans into chocolate, Stay tuned

29/08/2023

Cocoapod

24/02/2023

Find our bars between the natural biodynamic wines, sake, sourdough bread, pasta, truffles, cheese, herbs and looseleaf teas and a lot more high quality products in this great shop in Milano!

Quote Terroir: "We believe that the souls of places can be rediscovered, as soul speaks to us. We are determined to take this path of providing natural solutions to people and we forge to integrate and interact with the souls of places through our store in a positive-sum game"

The vibe that fits the philosophy of Krak!

Thanks Gabriele

18/01/2023

2 highlights in my professional career!

🥇grand prix de la patisserie 2004, international pastry price
🥇golden bean, best entry of 2021

Never stop being curious!

12/01/2023

Grating our 70% dark Madagascan chocolate into an easily dissolving powder. Brew your own delicious and delicate hot chocolate drink.

Pro tip: use your steam nozzle to create an indulgence foam on top of it! Sit back and enjoy!

Adres

Ermelo
3853KK

Telefoon

+31624810373

Website

http://www.krakchocolade.nl/

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