Firetree – Mindanao, Philippines, Dark Milk 50%

About the bar

This dark milk bar from Firetree is complex and delicious. The chocolate has undertones of honey and chocolate brownie, which marries perfectly with the top notes of citrus.

About the maker

Firetree’s founders, David Zulman and Martyn O’Dare, possess a wealth of chocolate expertise and passion. David ran a large confectionery business in his native South Africa before coming to the UK, and Martyn spent many years setting up factories all over the world for both Cargill and Cocoa Barry. Back in 2017, they joined forces to create a unique small-batch, single-estate craft chocolate company in the UK. The inspiration for their name comes from the cocoa tree’s yellow, orange, and red pods, which from a distance make the tree look like it’s on fire.

The beans

Mindanao is the southernmost main island in the Philippines group, just inside the “Goldilocks zone” 10 degrees either side of the equator. It is Firetree’s only cocoa origin North of the Equator.

The farmers of Mindanao Island have the ideal combination of tropical rainforest and volcanic soil. Much of the cocoa is grown on small family farms under the shade of coconut and plantain trees; the small harvests are then combined for fermentation and drying, which makes the post-harvest process easier (and more profitable) for everyone involved.

Allergens*

Milk

Ingredients

Cocoa mass, unrefined sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin

*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.

If you would like further information about a specific product, please contact us on [email protected] or contact the maker directly.