Feitoria do Cacao – Chantaburi, Thailand, Dark 72%

About the bar

This award-winning 72% dark bar from Feitoria do Cacao is spicy and aromatic with stone fruit like apricot and plums. The bar then develops into a clean acidity with hints of green apple and grapefruit.

About the maker

Feitoria do Cacao was established by Tomoko Suga and Sue Tavares after an eye-opening trip to see the poor living conditions of cocoa farmers in São Tomé and Principe. They remain committed to paying a premium price for their cocoa beans in an effort to reduce the economic disparities between cocoa farmers and chocolate producers. Based in Portugal, they hand-craft their chocolate bars in micro batches to accentuate the natural variety of flavours in each delivery of cocoa beans.

The beans

Thai Cacao Distribution is an entrepreneurial operation sourcing from a network of 40 growers in Chanthaburi in southern Thailand. Post-harvest processing is managed at family-run fermentation and drying stations, with the largest at Suriya Farm and Boom Farm.

Allergens*

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

Ingredients

Cocoa beans 65%, cane sugar 28%, cocoa butter 7%

*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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