Box of the Month

We start this month with an incredibly fruity Madagascan bar from French maker Encuentro. This is the first time we’ve put Encuentro into our monthly box – and it certainly won’t be the last. Prepare to be taken on a journey of fruit-filled discovery…

Next we have a bar from another French maker, Pralus. François’s chocolate-making expertise is on full display with the Fortissima, as he uses a blend of beans to craft a mild and measured flavour profile of vanilla and spice.

Then we have a dark milk bar from Lithuania. Domantas of Naive has used these complex beans from Peru to produce a delightfully rich profile. The beans have themselves enriched the region where they’re grown, allowing farmers to turn away from illegal and dangerous cocaine farming.

Finally, we have an 80% Colombian bar from Swiss chocolate maker Taucherli. Created with the B9 bean from Hacienda Betulia, it gives this limited edition bar an extraordinarily pale complexion for such a high cocoa percentage.