Mellow – Öko Caribe, Dominican Republic, 50% Coconut Milk with Hazelnuts

ABOUT THE BAR

Smooth and creamy, just like chocolate ganache. The rich coconut milk pairs beautifully with the crunchiness of the hazelnuts, making this vegan milk a must have!

ABOUT THE MAKER

Established officially in 2020, Mellow Chocolate was born in one of Copenhagen’s old wooden attics. Jacob, a former chemical engineer working in the food tech industry, went to visit his brother’s small coffee roastery in Panama. While there, Jacob visited some coffee farmers in the north-east region, where one of the farmers had a small cocoa plantation and a small bean-to-bar workshop – and the dream began. Jacob returned home from his trip with a suitcase full of cacao beans, and armed with only a coffee roaster, Jacob began to experiment in his small wooden attic storage space. Today, Mellow Chocolate develop their bars from a scientific view, with the intention of maintaining the high amount of antioxidants, minerals and vitamins in the hand-picked cacao beans.

THE BEANS

The beans for this bar are sourced from Öko Caribe, a prominent cocoa supplier in the Dominican Republic and one of the most popular in the world. The two owners, Adriano de Jesus Rodriguez and Gualberto Acebey Torrejon, maintain close relationships with their farmers, often giving out loans for family emergencies and community needs. They also educate their farmers about sustainable land management and environmental responsibility, and pay consistent premiums for the farmers’ award-winning cocoa.

Allergens*

Nuts

Ingredients

45% cocoa beans, 25% sugar, 15% coconut milk, 5% cocoa butter, 10% hazelnuts

*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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