Brazil chocolate

14 Brazil chocolates from 9 independent UK chocolatiers, from £3.10.

Brazil is both a major commodity cocoa grower and, increasingly, a source of fine-flavour beans for craft makers. Most cacao grows in Bahia in the northeast and, more recently, across the Amazon basin in Pará, where wild and cultivated Amazonian varieties are drawing bean-to-bar attention. Brazilian fine cacao leans nutty, fruity and mild — toasted nut, yellow fruit and a gentle earthiness — making approachable, easy-drinking bars. Witches’-broom disease devastated production decades ago, so a resurgent quality sector is a genuine comeback story. For UK buyers, single-origin Brazilian bars from independent makers offer a soft, nutty profile that suits anyone who finds high-percentage dark chocolate too sharp.