The White Desert Jewel

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• Producer: Tito Jimenez Rufinio
• Location: Chulucanas, Morropón Province, Piura, Peru
• Genetics: Piura Blanco genetic line
• Fermentation: 6-7 Days
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• Themes: The white bean miracle
• Identity: Desert viticulture
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About Tito:

Tito Jiménez Rufino is widely considered one of the most skilled independent producers in the Piura region. He is the guardian of the Piura Blanco, an ultra-rare albino cacao bean that is almost completely white inside.

Far from the rainforest, in the sun-drenched coastal desert of Chulucanas, Tito produces a cacao that defies logic. This is the home of the Piura Blanco—a rare albino bean that is as white as the sand it grows in.

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