Land – Kokoa Kamili, Tanzania, Dark 85%

About the bar

This 85% dark bar from Land is rich and fruity. When you put the chocolate on your tongue, the subtle notes of dried fruits develop into punchy notes of apricot and wonderfully earthy notes of hazelnuts.

About the maker

Land Chocolate is East London’s up and coming chocolate maker. Currently a one-man show, Land is the brainchild of Phil Landers. Phil worked for BBC radio for a number of years before discovering cacao on a trip to Central America. On his return, Phil quit his radio career and started working as a shop assistant for Paul A. Young, all the while experimenting and making chocolate at home. Phil then joined Mast’s London flagship workshop before starting out on his own in early 2016.

The beans

The beans for this bar are sourced from Kokoa Kamili, a social enterprise fermentary who operate by purchasing ‘wet’ cocoa beans directly from smallholder farmers, and then ferment and dry the beans following its post-harvest protocol. The cacao beans are all sourced from the Kilombero Valley, Morogoro Region, so as to raise the profile of Tanzanian cocoa.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

Cocoa beans, organic cane 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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