Chocolarder – Gola Rainforest, Sierra Leone, Dark 78%

About the bar

This 78% dark bar from UK makers Chocolarder is like a creamy chocolate brownie. We picked up on an almost oat-y flavour at the beginning, reminding us of cereal, followed by creamy notes of a rich and indulgent chocolate dessert.

About the maker

Chocolarder crafts its chocolate in Falmouth, Cornwall. Chocolarder’s exciting line of fine single-origin bars and delightfully innovative locally-inspired inclusions use only top quality ingredients that succeed in doing better for the environment and the communities at their source. The whole company has at its heart an ethos of “ethical transparency”. Mike Longman – founder and chocolate maker – is unwavering in his commitment to a truly transparent and sustainable production process, even to the point of transporting his beans to Falmouth by sailboat.

The beans

The cacao beans for this bar were grown in the rainforest, under the canopy of Sierra Leone’s Gola Rainforest National Park. A number of charities, including RSPB, have been working alongside local farmers to ensure that the cocoa is grown in harmony with the rainforest, rather than drive deforestation.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

Cocoa beans 78%, unrefined raw sugar 22%

*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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