Moka – Kokoa Kamili, Tanzania, 100%

About the bar

The “challenge” (or opportunity) of any 100% bar is to avoid an overwhelming sensation of mouth puckering astringency.  The butteriness of Kokoa Kamili’s beans, combined with crafting skills of Jeff and team, mean that this bar has wonderful intensity whilst also having clean notes of cherry and citrus.

About the maker

MOKA’s journey started in 2007, when co-founders Jeff and Ishan were working on humanitarian community development at the Himalayan Institute in Cameroon, they noticed the centrality of cacao and agriculture to the country. Cameroon is the 4th largest exporter of cacao in the world. They also noticed the cracks in the industry, there was a lack of investment, farmers weren’t being fairly paid and the cacao being produced was low quality –  each factor playing into each other in this broken system. Witnessing the negative impact the chocolate industry was having on so many lives, Jeff and Ishan set out to change this.

The beans

The beans to produce this bar were sourced from Kokoa Kamili, in the heart of Tanzania. This fermentory sources from over 3,400 local smallholders, paying 24% above average price for the beans.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

Organic cocoa beans

*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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