Heinde & Verre – Pure and Wild Papua, 71% Dark Chocolate

About the bar

This 71% dark chocolate bar is crafted cocoa beans grown in the lush, untouched rainforests of Papua, Indonesia. It has a bold yet balanced profile, opening with notes of ripe tropical fruits, followed by layers of roasted nuts and a subtle earthiness that lingers on the palate. Smooth and intense, it’s a true celebration of the wild origins of its cacao.

About the maker

Dutch business partners, Heinde & Verre are the Netherlands’ latest excellent craft chocolate makers, developing incredible bars with unique recipes. Established in 2019, they have been growing rapidly expanding their bar catalogue, inventing new recipes and sourcing more wonderful cacao.

The beans

Cooperative Ebier Suth Cokran, meaning “Unity to arise” was established in 2017. Providing work to 200 locals, the farmers work together on the single estate of 200 hectares in a sustainable agro-forestry system.

The cacao is grown in the surrounding of Ransiki village in West Papua, Indonesia. Located near the buffer zone of the Arfak mountains which is also home of the recently discovered Volgelkop Superb Bird of paradise. The local government established West Papua as Indonesia’s first conservation province to protect healthy ecosystems and develop sustainable jobs including the recognition of the rights of its indigenous people.

The cacao beans are hybrids between forasteros and trinitarios that have adapted to the wild rain forest conditions of this rugged area. After the harvest the beans are fermented for 6 days in a central fermentation station at the cooperative, three stages of each 48 hours. Next, the cacao is dried in the open air in indirect sunlight for another 5 to 7 days.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

cacao + cacao butter (71%), dutch sugar

*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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