Description
Available September 1st 2026. For sale in Canada only!
Discover Valrhona’s Andoa Lactée 39% Couverture Chocolate, an exceptional milk chocolate that is entirely organic and Fair Trade certified.
Named after an indigenous dialect of the Peruvian Amazon, this grand cru single-origin chocolate offers a unique and distinctive flavor profile that redefines the standards of milk chocolate.
Andoa Lactée is a smooth and powerful chocolate, ideal for professionals and discerning enthusiasts seeking an authentic milky character combined with the strength of the Peruvian terroir.
Sensory Profile & Tasting Notes
- Initial Taste (Major Note): An intensely milky flavor.
- Middle Notes (Minor Note): A unique aromatic profile reminiscent of farm-fresh milk, warm and enveloping.
- Finish (Singular Note): A delicate touch of acidity that brings freshness and depth to the finish.
A Strong Commitment: Organic, Fair & Sustainable
Andoa Lactée cocoa beans come from sustainably managed, geolocated plots in Peru.
This chocolate reflects Valrhona’s ecological and social commitments through rigorous choices:
- Dual Certification: Product of organic farming and Fairtrade (certified Fairtrade / Max Havelaar).
- Exclusive Partnership (Norandino Cooperative): Since 2013, this Andean cooperative has cultivated Gran Blanco, an exceptional endemic cocoa from the Bigote Valley, exclusively for Valrhona.
- Concrete Social Impact: Valrhona directly supports these Andean communities with projects providing access to drinking water, harvesting infrastructure, health campaigns, and conservation gardens.
Applications and Usage Tips
With its melt-in-your-mouth texture and perfect technical balance (41% fat content), Andoa Milk Chocolate 39% excels in a variety of techniques:
Optimal application: Creating dense creams and perfectly smooth ganaches.
Coating, molding shiny chocolate candies, creating indulgent chocolate bars, light mousses, as well as milk-based ice creams and sorbets.
Product Characteristics
- Chocolate type: Milk couverture chocolate (Grand Cru Single Origin, Organic & Fair Trade).
- Cocoa content: 39% minimum.
- Available sizes:
500g (Repackaged): The ideal size for your home baking workshops or recipe testing, repackaged by us to offer freshness and flexibility.
3 kg (Original Bag): The ideal standard size for artisan chocolatiers and professional pastry chefs committed to eco-responsibility.
Composition: Milk 25% | Sugar 33% | Fat 41%
Ingredients: Cane sugar*, cocoa butter*, whole milk powder*, cocoa beans from Peru*, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin*. (*Ingredients from organic farming, certified by FR-BIO-01).
Allergens: Contains milk. May contain traces of nuts.
