Mike & Becky – Cusco, Peru, Dark 75%

About the bar

Mike & Becky’s 75% dark bar, made with beans sourced from Qori Warmi in Peru, has a lovely melt and a gentle flavour. The chocolate is tart, bright, and well-balanced, with a nice floral fruity finish.

About the maker

Based in Belgium, Julia ‘Mike’ Mikerova and Björn ‘Becky’ Becker are the owners of Brussels’ first organic Bean-to-Bar chocolate workshop, and pride themselves on real, honest chocolate. Importing fine cacao beans directly from 5 plantations around the world, sustainability is not just a word to them. In addition to paying a fair price which is far above the market price and avoiding plantations which use child labour, Mike & Becky also only use organic beetroot sugar, which is incorporated into their bars at their 100% green powered production facility.

The beans

The Qori Warmi Cooperative is based in the Vraem region of Cusco, Peru, an area well known for its incredible cacao and enormous geographical and ecological diversity. Unfortunately, the region is also known for its conflict and illegal coca (the plant that is used to make cocaine) production. However, in 2017, a group formed the Qori Warmi Cooperative with the goal of raising a legal income through the farming of cacao. The 130 members of the Cooperative are primarily women who have taken over the running of their family farms after losing family members to illegal activities, and the name of the cooperative translates to “women are worth gold”.

Allergens*

May contain milk, may contain nuts

Ingredients

Cocoa (75%), sugar (30%)

*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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