Callebaut Zestina Dominican Republic 70% Dark Origin Callets

Single-origin dark couverture from the Dominican Republic, made with beans grown on Hispaniola. Long sold as Cacao Barry Saint Domingue, it now sits in Callebaut's Signature Collection under the Zestina profile — the range built around pronounced fruit and a sweet-sour edge.

It opens on deep roasted cocoa, then dried fruit and raspberry come through, with a tang that keeps a 70% chocolate from feeling heavy. Sweet, sour and bitter are all present and none of them wins. That balance is the whole point of the Zestina profile.

At 44% fat it carries unusually high fluidity for a 70% chocolate — grade 4 of 5. That combination is rare and useful: full dark intensity that still flows thin enough for fine moulding, enrobing and panning.

Working notes

• Cocoa solids: 70% minimum
• Total fat: 44%
• Fluidity: 4 of 5 — high
• Origin: Dominican Republic
• Shelf life: 24 months
• Best for: Moulding, enrobing, panning, ganache, pralines, tasting bars

Pairs with

Raspberry, mango, pineapple, old rum, Earl Grey tea, pecans, almonds, walnuts, sesame, olive oil, saffron, cinnamon, Espelette pepper — and, unusually for a chocolate, red meat.

Certifications

Halal · Kosher Dairy · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Made with natural vanilla · Cocoa Horizons Program · Rainforest Alliance

Storage

Sealed, 12–20°C, dry and away from strong odours.

Supplied by Antalia Wholesale, authorized Canadian distributor of Callebaut.