Casa Cacao – Los Bejucos, Dominican Republic 50% Sheep’s Milk

About the bar

This milk chocolate, made with sheep’s milk instead of cow’s milk, is another sweet and fudgy offering from Casa Cacao. The sheep’s milk adds a pleasant tang, a little reminiscent of parmesan.

About the maker

You may have seen renowned chef, restauranteur, and pastry maker Jordi Roca on his own episode of Netflix’s The Chef’s Table. A trailblazing culinary figure, he discovered the magic of cocoa on a visit to the Awajún native community in Peru. He saw their under-appreciated dedication to the craft of cocoa farming, and determined to make bars that – as with wine – resemble the people who create them. He partnered with chocolatier Damian Allsop, and together they have successfully launched a boutique hotel and café in their hometown of Girona.

The beans

The beans for this bar were sourced from KahKow’s Hacienda La Esmeralda plantation near San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte, in the Dominican Republic. Los Bejucos beans from this area have earned a Protected Designation of Origin for their consistent high quality and distinctive citrus flavour notes.

Allergens*

May contain cereals containing gluten, may contain soybeans, milk, may contain nuts

Ingredients

Sugar, cacao butter, cacao beans, sheep milk powder

*Allergen advice: We directly import, and purchase, all products from independent makers and have these shipped by our partner warehouse (which is not certified allergen-free), and so we cannot guarantee that any product will be allergen-free. Even where an allergen is not listed, products may have been produced, shipped, or stored in facilities which handle allergens.

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