Svenska Kakaobolaget – Kokoa Kamili, Tanzania, Dark 74%

About the bar

This fruity 74% dark bar has a high acidity, which is balanced by sweet and deep flavours. The chocolate carries complex jammy notes of plums, cherries, raisins, and tart apples.

About the maker

Fredrik and Ulrika think of the summer of 2013 as their “vacation that never ended”. While making a coffee stop in the small Swedish village of Österlen, they happened upon the 19th-century red brick school building that housed the Österlenchoklad confectionery factory – and it was for sale. They quit their jobs, bought the factory, and moved 600km to the southern Swedish countryside, where they established their bean-to-bar chocolate company, Svenska Kakaobaloget – “The Swedish Cacao Company”.

The beans

The beans for this bar were sourced from Kokoa Kamili in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. Kokoa Kamili has been paying premium prices for wet cocoa since 2015, saving farmers the tasks of fermentation and drying and adding enormous value to their cocoa beans. In the height of harvest season, Kokoa Kamili employs 50 people from their village, and has set up a scholarship fund for local girls to go to the nearby secondary school.

Allergens*

May contain peanuts, may contain milk, may contain nuts

Ingredients

Cacao beans (74%) organic cane sugar (26%)

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