SOMA Stratus Bar, 65g

Soma was founded in 2003 in Toronto, Canada. A rarity in the industry, Soma is adept at both chocolate making, and also a fantastic chocolatier. They were one of the first to tackle the micro batch chocolate bar production and their high quality chocolate bars have been awarded multiple times over the years.

SOMA's original idea was to infuse cacao with oak. After an inspired talk with their friends at Stratus Vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake, winemaker J-L Groux sent over an oak barrel partially filled with the residual yeast and grape skins from the winemaking process known as "lees." They roasted up a batch of cacao beans and added the roasted nibs to the barrel, rolling it around to make sure things were well mixed.

3 months later, they had a chocolate bar with notes of grapes, miso, wild honey, sour dough, lychee, walnuts & honeysuckle.