Raaka – Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Dark 66%

About the bar

This fruity and bold bar from Raaka is unroasted, which brings out the notes of grapefruit and hops from the cocoa out beautifully.

About the maker

Raaka is a Brooklyn-based craft chocolate maker that focuses on social responsibility as much as great taste. Founder Ryan Cheney discovered chocolate while on holiday in Thailand, and quickly grew excited about the possible flavours of unroasted cocoa beans. Raaka is now dedicated to making “uncommonly delicious chocolate” crafted from unroasted cacao beans, capturing the brighter, bolder, and fruitier notes of cacao. Raaka is also committed to transparent trade, publishing farmgate prices for all the cocoa that goes into each bar.

Ryan and co-founder Nate started experimenting with chocolate in Nate’s poorly ventilated apartment – the same place he was experimenting with long vinegar reduction for making sauces. A big bag of cocoa beans absorbed the odour of the vinegar, which ruined the beans but got the friends thinking: what other odours could they use? With Nate’s experience of barrel-ageing in the beer industry, his mind immediately went to bourbon – and the Raaka Bourbon Cask Aged bar was born.

The beans

The beans for this bar were sourced from Cahabón, in the Alta Verapaz department of Guatemala.

Nutritional info coming soon.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients coming soon.

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