Zotter – Pangoa, Peru 100%

Note: this bar comes in German packaging.

About the bar

This mildly bitter 100% bar – from Zotter’s “Squaring the Circle” range – has a flavour profile of roasted nuts with a dollop of cream, and highs of plums, redcurrants, and citrus.

About the maker

Josef Zotter is one of the long-established heroes of the craft chocolate movement. He has been producing chocolate since 1992, became famous for his wacky flavour combinations (scarlet runner bean and coriander pastry, anyone?), and was one of the earliest to produce 100% Organic and Fairtrade products. He has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of his growers around the world, engaging in numerous initiatives in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. He also runs an outstanding chocolate factory visitor experience – The Zotter Experience – that is a must-see for any chocolate-loving visitors to Austria.

The beans

The beans in this bar are an heirloom variety grown in the heart of Peru, near the beautiful mountains of the Junin region. They are grown by the women-led CAC Pangoa cooperative, which was founded in 1977 to organise and educate the region’s coffee growers. As the coffee plants have aged, the cooperative’s farmers have increasingly turned to fine-flavour cocoa as a sustainable and safe replacement.

Allergens*

May contain cereals containing gluten, may contain eggs, may contain fish, may contain peanuts, may contain soybeans, may contain milk, may contain nuts, may contain sesame

Ingredients

Cocoa mass

*Allergen advice: We directly import, and purchase, all products from independent makers and have these shipped by our partner warehouse (which is not certified allergen-free), and so we cannot guarantee that any product will be allergen-free. Even where an allergen is not listed, products may have been produced, shipped, or stored in facilities which handle allergens.

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