Raphio Chocolate – Papua, Indonesia, Dark 72%

About the bar

This 72% dark bar from Raphio Chocolate is smooth and aromatic. We picked up on tasting notes of red wine, Christmas cake, brandy, and cinnamon.

About the maker

Established in 2016, Raphio Chocolate was born from husband-and-wife team Yohanes and Elisia, who make their craft chocolate bars in Fresno, California with their small team of 5 strong. Their mission? To focus on quality – no cutting corners, no fillers, and using the best ingredients possible for any chocolate they make. The name ‘Raphio’ is a combination of the names of their children, Raphael and Rio, which is part of the reason why Yohanes and Elisia strive for the best – they believe in the health benefits that come with real chocolate, and sell the same chocolate that they feed to their children.

The beans

A small co-operative in West Papua was established to rehabilitate the former British Commonwealth plantation. The Ebier Suth Cokran Cooperative adopted the local Sougb language for its name, which means ‘Unity to Arise’. The co-op employs mostly the former local employees of the plantation, who retain the knowledge of cacao farming, fermentation and drying techniques to produce high quality cacao beans. With support from local government, the co-op is planning to rehabilitate more land to meet the growing demand of the fine fermented beans.

Allergens*

No allergens listed by maker.

Ingredients

Cacao (66%), organic cane sugar (28%), organic cocoa butter (6%)

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