Peru promises more for the $93 billion chocolate market
Scientists from the US and Peru searched for undiscovered chocolate in Peru’s Amazon Basin during 2008-2009. Their hunt for wild cacao trees yielded the discovery of 342 specimens from 12 watersheds. Yep, that means there is possibly 342 never tasted before new chocolate strains. Chocolate is the one of the most complex foods we know. It contains more than 600 flavor compounds. (Red wine has only 200.) Chocolate can be bitter, sweet, fruity, nutty, and savory all at once. But sadly for chocoholics, it will be several years before any taste tests happen. Cacao is a slow-growing tree; it takes at least five years for a tree to bear pods. […]
Whiskey branded shoes available for one month only
Lutwyche has collaborated with Scottish fine whisky distillery Dalmore to create a limited edition leather brogue, marking the British fine tailor’s first step into the men’s luxury shoe market. The Dalmore brogue by Lutwyche is crafted from sustainably sourced deerskin, reflecting the single malt whisky’s regal stag’s head crest – which is also branded on the shoe itself. The shoe will be personalized with the customer’s name, and each purchase will come with a bottle of The Dalmore’s award-winning King Alexander III single malt whisky. The new Lutwyche shoes will continue to carry the same qualities of custom-fit and near bespoke comfort and quality that are synonymous with the brand. […]