Nicaliso | Nicaragua 70% Dark Chocolate | 100g
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Award Winner. International Chocolate Award Gold
Nicaliso 70% is a dark chocolate built around cacao from the Nicaliso project in Nicaragua, developed through close collaboration between growers and fermentation specialists. The profile is clean and balanced, with gentle acidity, roasted cocoa depth and a softer finish that stays rounded rather than aggressively bitter.
Made bean-to-bar in Denmark by Friis-Holm Chokolade, the bar reflects Friis-Holm’s focus on post-harvest processing as much as cacao origin itself. Careful fermentation and drying bring more definition and consistency to the flavour while keeping the character of the cacao intact.
- 70% dark chocolate from the Nicaliso project
- Structured but balanced cocoa profile
- Notes of roasted cacao and mild acidity
- Bean-to-bar production in Denmark
- Direct collaboration with Nicaraguan growers
- Smooth texture with restrained bitterness
Nicaliso bars are known for their cleaner and more approachable profile compared to some of Friis-Holm’s brighter or more acidic releases. The fermentation work gives the chocolate a more even flavour development, with fewer sharp edges and a longer, softer finish.
- Weight: 100g
- Cocoa Content: 70%
- Origin: Nicaragua
- Cocoa beans,
- sugar,
- cocoa butter.
May contain traces ofMILK.,
Min 70% cocoa solids
Friis-Holm Chokolade is a Danish bean-to-bar chocolate maker known for producing small-batch chocolate with a strong focus on cacao genetics, sourcing transparency, and flavour precision. Founded by Danish chef Mikkel Friis-Holm Ottosen, the company began after his time working in San Francisco during the late 1990s, where he was introduced to the emerging craft chocolate movement through Scharffen Berger Chocolate. That early exposure led to long-term cacao partnerships in Nicaragua and the launch of Friis-Holm’s own chocolate production in 2007.
From the beginning, Friis-Holm focused on direct relationships with cacao farmers and careful control over every stage of production. The brand spent several years refining recipes and techniques alongside Bonnat Chocolatier in France before opening its own Danish factory in 2015, allowing complete bean-to-bar production under one roof. Today, the company operates from the Danish countryside near Roskilde, producing chocolate bars recognised internationally for their clarity of flavour and technical craftsmanship.
Friis-Holm has become especially well known for its single-origin bars and work with rare cacao varieties such as Chuno and Nicaliso. The company has received multiple awards at the International Chocolate Awards and is regularly mentioned among the world’s leading craft chocolate makers. Its approach combines Nordic precision with ethically focused cacao sourcing, resulting in chocolate aimed at specialty retailers, fine dining restaurants, and consumers looking for premium bean-to-bar chocolate.
Across chocolate communities and specialty food circles, Friis-Holm is frequently recognised as one of Denmark’s standout luxury chocolate brands, praised for intense cacao character, balanced roasting, and minimal ingredient formulations.
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Small items + large letter size (parcels up to 250g) :
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Royal Mail Special Delivery: (next day guaranteed service; fully tracked): £15.00
Note. this service is for 2kg+ (rather than 3kg+)
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