Encuentro – Oko Caribe, Dominican Republic, Dark 70%

About the beans

These beans are sourced from Encuentro’s birthplace: the Dominican Republic. Nestled in the heart of the cacao rich Duarte province in the Dominican Republic, Öko-Caribe is a gem amongst cacao suppliers. Öko Caribe works in close relationships with its 165 farmers, and helps with technical training, agronomic practices and organic certification for its small-holder farmers.

About the maker

Encuentro’s co-founder Candice discovered the beauty of chocolate in 2008, when she lived in the Dominican Republic for a year. She and her partner, Antonie, set up their first chocolate factory in 2012 in Punta Cana, DR, which put them in close proximity to their cocoa producers and allowed them to become a hub of chocolate tourism. They returned to their home country of France a year later, and re-established a thriving chocolate factory in the suburbs of Paris in 2016. Now they’ve come full circle, having last year moved their factory to Lille, where Antonie and Candice first met.

Tastings notes

This dark chocolate has a wholemeal biscuity flavour, with the melt comes a fruitiness and a slight sour greengage plum towards the back of the tongue. The finish is clean, signature of Encuentro’s chocolate making style, with a touch of astringency. An ideal pairing for a tannic red wine.

Allergens*

May contain sesame

Ingredients

Cacao beans, cane sugar

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