Sirene – Ch’abil, Lachua, Guatemala, Dark Milk 65% with Cardamom

ABOUT THE BAR

This is Taylor’s complex Guatemala dark milk bar taken up a notch with the addition of fresh cardamom grown by the same Guatemalan farm families. The dark milk chocolate has an incredibly creamy texture, with the rich Guatemalan cacao showcasing its signature flavour. The cardamom adds a fresh citrusy note, plus an exotic spiciness. As Sirene puts, the cacao “steals the show”. Expect rich maple and caramel notes alongside the cardamom.

ABOUT THE MAKER

Sirene is a Canadian small-batch craft chocolate maker, crafting its chocolate in Victoria, British Columbia. Taylor Kennedy founded Sirene in 2013 after 18 years at the National Geographic Society, having become obsessed with the particular and painstaking process required to make great chocolate. Sirene looks at many factors when considering a new cocoa farmer, and considers its relationship with suppliers as one of equals, working together to deliver the best chocolate possible.

ABOUT THE BEANS

The 200 hectares surrounding Lake Lachua, Guatemala, are home to the Q’eqchi’ Maya, who rely on the traditional cultivation of cocoa, honey, cardamom, and corn for their livelihoods. They have partnered with Cacao Verapaz, the Guatemalan division of Uncommon Cacao, to centrally ferment and export their high-quality, fine-flavour beans to the international market.

Nutritional info coming soon.

Allergens*

Milk

Ingredients

Organic cacao beans, organic cane sugar, whole milk, organic cocoa butter, cardamom

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