Dormouse – Gaura Estate, Indonesia 75%

About the bar

This 75% dark Mancunian bar, made from Indonesian beans, has a clean, rich, and fruity flavour profile with none of the smokiness typically associated with Indonesian cocoa. Reminiscent of caramelised fruit, it has notes of spice honey on the finish. 

About the maker

Dormouse is a one-woman bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker, established in Manchester in 2014. Isobel, the founder, started her chocolate journey as a student temp at a luxury chocolate shop, before becoming a bean-to-bar chocolatier and eventually investing in her own equipment. She crafts and hand-wraps every bar herself, and has built a strong reputation for her experimental and limited edition bars.

The beans

The beans in this bar are sourced from the Gaura Estate on the island of West Sumba, Indonesia. This 815-hectare family farm has a strong history of cocoa production, and their beans were recognised with a Cocoa of Excellence Award in 2015. Unusually for Indonesian cocoa, the Gaura Estate beans are sun-dried, which means they don’t have the smoky flavour often associated with the region.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

Cocoa nibs, light muscovado sugar, cocoa butter

*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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