Finca La Rosala Gold Marcona Almonds 90g

TAST­ING NOTES FROM THE CURATOR

Fat­ter, sweet­er, and rounder than their Cal­i­forn­ian cousins, Mar­cona almonds are gen­er­al­ly blanched. Their trees require spe­cial grow­ing con­di­tions, which can be found only in the Ali­cante and Valen­cia regions of Spain, as well as some parts of the Mediter­ranean coast fur­ther north such as Tar­rag­o­na. The nuts are often roast­ed or fried in olive or sun­flower oil.

These spe­cial-edi­tion Mar­cona almonds are tossed in rose­mary hon­ey, nougat fla­vor­ing, and La Vera papri­ka before being coat­ed in edi­ble gold, a lux­u­ri­ous treat for any occasion.

PREPA­RA­TION OR PAIRINGS

Nuts are a sta­ple on any cheese and char­cu­terie board, and these nuts go espe­cial­ly well with Span­ish cured meats like jamón iberi­co, lomi­to, and sobrasa­da. These gourmet nuts are also ide­al with smoked fish and creamy white gar­lic dish­es. These are con­sid­ered cel­e­bra­tion treats, and pair well with Cham­pagne or Cava. And if you’re fond of mixed nuts, we sug­gest you try these with our Truf­fle Mar­cona Almonds. The sub­tle fla­vor dif­fer­ences enhance each oth­er, mak­ing for a tru­ly enjoy­able snack!

A VERY SELEC­TIVE NUT

The ori­gins of the Mar­cona almond are not com­plete­ly cer­tain, but these pure Span­ish nuts have been found in Ali­cante for cen­turies. Mar­cona almond trees are rus­tic and hardy ones, capa­ble of grow­ing in dif­fer­ent soil types in the Mediter­ranean region. They are more often found on large, well-irri­gat­ed plan­ta­tions, though — all for the per­fect mon­i­tor­ing of these sub­lime, sought-after nuts.

Storage Instructions

Keep your nuts in a cool, dry place away from direct sun­light and strong smells for 1 to 3 months. To pre­serve their fresh­ness best, refrig­er­ate them after open­ing. They’ll last this way for up to 6 months.