OUR CHARACTER BARS
Directly from our partners plantations
Dark Bars are
VEGAN /
NO LACTOSE
All Bars are GLUTEN FREE
Our partners in cocoa are family or cooperative farmers in Latin-America, keepers of native varieties that are planted in agroforestry. They harvest only their best genetic for us, and together, we set perfect procedures for fermentation and drying. We then carefully roast and refine our fine native beans with stone grinders, to preserve all its subtle flavors. Apart cocoa and a bit of organic sugar, we dont add anything to our black bars.
Their character is all natural and real.
Our families of natural flavors
which group the natural notes we develop form our fine and aromatic cacaos. Each chocolate has then, its own specificities.
Fruity -Sweet fruit notes..
Citrus- More tangy fruit notes.
Sweet- Natural caramel. flavor notes
Woody/ Spices - Natural woody flavors / 'wild' aromas / or 'spices' like cinnamon, pepper or other nice seasonings.
Nutty- Soft notes of nuts.
Coffee- Subtle coffee notes.
Floral - Notes from flowers as violet, jasmine, rose, and others.
Very Chocolaty- Pronounced chocolate taste, sometimes bitter, but not always.
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OUR DARK BARS
NEW- SPECIAL EDITION
Blend Colombia Dark 78%
Special blend of 2 Colombian origins that are close to our hearts: Santander and Cordoba. A magnificent recipe high in cocoa content, but low in bitterness, slightly spicy, and sweet, thanks to the natural notes of honey from our Santander. A very chocolatey dessert.
Harvest: 2021
Cacao type: blend of Trinitario beans from the plains of Cordoba, western Colombia, and 'acriollado' beans from northeastern Colombia.
Plantations: families in cooperative in Cordoba, and Santander, Colombia.
Rio Kubali – Nicaragua Dark 72% Bio (Organic)
This complex chocolate has at the same time a strong, and soft character: a marked chocolate flavor -not too bitter-, with a mix of floral, woody and black olives notes, toppened by natural honey notes. A selection of fine flavor organic cacaos (certified) from 25 familys from central Nicaragua, commited and formed in quality fermentation by a Belgian expert (friend of our chocolaterie).
Harvest: 2022
Cacao type: Native Trinitario blend.
Plantations: from 25 families with a selected variety blend, part of a cooperative in central Nicaragua.
Piura- Peru Dark 70% Bio (Organic)
Overall Gold Winner International Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Awards Europe 2018
Gold Winner Belgium International Chocolate Awards 2018
Gold Artisan (micro-batch) International Chocolate Awards 2018
A strong chocolate with fruity and floral notes, coming from rare and elegant
Piura cocoa known for having up to 70% of exceptional fine white beans per cob. Farmers behind this worldappealing cocoa, have become an example of
cooperativism in Latin America.
Harvest: 2022
Cocoa type: Marañón Nacional / Nativo Peruano (Gran Nativo)
Plantations: from cooperative of small farmers, Northen Peru.
Upala – Costa Rica Dark 70%
Bronze Winner International Chocolate Awards Europe 2018
Bronze Winner International Chocolate Awards World 2018
A sweet chocolate with soft notes of yellow fruits and caramel, slightly spiced with 'wild flavors'. It's cacao comes from trees in farms inherited from one generation to the next, planted in agroforestry or intercropping. These plantations compensate environmental damages of nearby pineapple farming.
Harvest: 2020
Cacao type: Trinitario (Maleku selection)
Plantations: from selected farmers affiliated to a community-oriented and quality post-harvest center, Northen Costa Rica.
Special Collection Colombia
Finca Los Lagos – Colombia Dark 73%
Bronze Winner International Chocolate Awards - Europe 2019
Naturally sweet, this chocolate also offers some notes of dried grapes, wood, coffee and nuts. A proud harvest selection for us from a small, single family farm that holds old native cacao trees and incredible biodiversity.
Harvest: 2020
Cacao type: Native natural hybrids / Trinitario
Plantations: Finca Los Lagos, Suarez family, mountains in north-east of Colombia.
Special Collection Colombia
Tierralta – Colombia Dark 76% - Single Variety
A proud result of a long evaluation of local beans, together with our local partner cooperative in Tierralta, Colombia: one variety of Trinitario selection cacao, carefully picked (from various plantations) and specially fermented for us. This special cacao gives chocolate honey notes with slight spicy notes.
Harvest: 2020
Cocoa type: Single hybrid Trinitario local variety.
Plantations: Small producers, Northwest Colombia.
OUR VERY DARK BARS
Vallée des Incas - Peru Dark 80% Bio (Organic)
Silver Winner Academy of Chocolate Awards 2021- 2022
The fine cacao of this chocolate gives a VERY fruity taste even at this high percentage of cacao content. The fruity notes , like those of caramelized pineapples, soften the natural bitterness of this chocolate. A selection of organic cocoas (certified) from ancient trees, in the mythical valley of the Incas (Cuzco).
Harvest: 2020
Cacao type: Native Chuncho, ancestral cacao.
Plantations: from 25 families in cooperative, in the mystical Valley of the Incas..
NEW!
Special Collection Colombia
Tierralta- Colombia Dark 90% - Single Variety
Bronze Winner Academy of Chocolate Awards 2020
With high cacao content, our careful selection of a single variety of red Trinitario cob beans from Tierralta, has a marked chocolate flavor with pleasant woody notes and a nice bitterness.
Harvest: 2020
Cacao type: Selection of ONE VARIETY of local Trinitario beans.
Plantations: Selection of families in cooperative, plains of Cordoba in Western Colombia.
Special Collection Colombia
Sierra Nevada – Colombia Dark 78%
This cacao grows in one of the most biodiverse, multi-etnique and mythique ecosystems in Colombia: la Sierra Nevada. It is a very sophisticated blend that gives chocolate a balanced woody, kind of whisky flavor, with notes of sweet mandarin. Very unique.
Harvest: 2020
Cocoa type: Blend of native Trinitario hybrids.
Plantations: Small producers from La Sierra Nevada, North-West of Colombia.
Guayas – Ecuador Dark 80%
This bar has intense chocolate notes, softened by surprisingly pronounced notes of vanilla, and subtle notes of jasmine and cinnamon. For some, these backstage notes are a reminder of spiced biscuits, especially speculooss.
Harvest: 2018
Cocoa type: Arriba Nacional
Plantations: Small producers, Western Ecuador.
Special Collection Colombia
Rivera – Colombia Dark 82%
A fine selection of local varieties that balance, at this high percentage, strong chocolate notes with a touch of floral and blue fruit notes.
Harvest: 2020
Cocoa type: Blend of Criollo and hybrid Trinitario local varieties.
Plantations: Small cooperative producers in the mountains, Central Colombia.
DARK BARS WITH INCLUSIONS
Piura - Peru / Cacao Nibs Dark 70% Bio (Organic)
Bronze Winner International Chocolate Awards - Europe 2019
Bronze Winner Academy of Chocolate Awards 2019
The roasted Piura nibs added to our Dark Piura 70% give freshness and a crunchy texture to the acid and fruity notes of our awarded chocolate.
Harvest: 2021
Cacao type: Marañón Nacional / Nativo Peruano (Gran Nativo)
Plantations: from cooperative of small farmers, Northen Peru.
Piura - Peru Coffee Dark 70% Bio (Organic)
In this chocolate, the slightly tangy and fruity notes of our awarded Dark Piura are enhanced by the strength of some slightly fruity too, peruvian coffee grains.
Harvest: 2021
Cacao type: Marañón Nacional / Nativo Peruano (Gran Nativo)
Plantations: from cooperative of small farmers, Northen Peru.
OUR DARK MILK BARS
Vallée des Incas - Peru Dark Milk 50% Bio (Organic)
Gold Winner Academy of Chocolate Awards 2020
This creamy drak milk chocolate has a very special fruity character (pineapple). Its beans come from trees sometimes more than 200years old. A variety cared for by locals since Pre- Inca times. Not for nothing has it recently been recognized with a golden medal in the Academy of Chocolate Awards.
Harvest: 2020
Cacao type: Local Chuncho
Plantations: Small farmers in the mystical Valley of the Incas (Cuzco).
Rio Kubali - Nicaragua Dark Milk 45% Bio (Organic)
Soft and creamy, this chocolate also presents des subtle notes of black olives. A sweet treat with a very nice complexity.
Harvest: 2021
Cacao type: Native Trinitario blend.
Plantations: from 25 families with a selected variety blend, part of a
cooperative in central Nicaragua.
Upala – Costa Rica Dark Milk 50%
Our Milk Upala balances yellow fruit and caramel notes, with the sweet and creamy texture given by milk. Its cacao comes from trees inherited from generation to generation in familiy farms. Cacao culture in Upala is done in agroforestry or intercropping, compensating environmental effects of monocultures in the area.
Harvest: 2020
Cacao type: Trinitario (Maleku selection)
Plantations: Selected farmers affiliated to a community-oriented and quality post-harvest center, Northen Costa Rica.
Vallée des Incas - Peru / Cacao Nibs 50% Bio (Organic)
Gold Winner Academy of Chocolate Awards 2020
This soft dark milk chocolate has a rare character, very fruity (pineapple). The bits of its roasted beans (nibs) add a crunchy touch of freshness and slight bitterness. Its cocoa is harvested from trees that are sometimes over 200 years old. A variety cared for by locals since Pre- Inca times. for its aromatic richness.
Harvest: 2021
Cacao type: Local Chuncho
Plantations: Small farmers in the mystical Valley of the Incas (Cuzco).
OUR NO-SUGAR BARS
Rio Kubali– Nicaragua Dark 70% - NO SUGAR (Maltitol)
Chocolate bar with soft and balanced spicy notes. Just cacao and maltitol.
Cocoa grown in a sustainable and fair way by small producers in a cooperative in Waslala, Nicaragua.
Harvest: 2021
Cacao type: Native / Local hybrids
Plantations : Petits agriculteurs Waslala, Nicaragua.
OUR MINI BARS - DISCOVERY BOXES
Our discovery boxes with a selection of different of our
Mini- Bean to Bars
