100% Chocolate Gift Set by Firetree Chocolate - 100% Cocoa
Chocolate Gift Set with Bars & Drinking Chocolate
Brand: Firetree Chocolate
This 100% cocoa collection is a treat for fans of our
no-added-sugar cocoa bars, containing one each of our 65g 100%
cocoa bars (Solomon Islands and Vanuatu), 2 x 25g Solomon Islands,
Guadalcanal 100% cocoa bar and a pack of Solomon Islands,
Guadalcanal 100% hot chocolate (245g). It’s the perfect gift for
friends, family or just for you! Malekula The cocoa-farming village
is in the centre of Malekula island, which you get to by an 8-hour
boat journey from Port Vila or flying into a grass strip. The pilot
flies over once a day, and if he sees no-one waiting, he will fly
on to the next island, so you better not be late for your flight.
The main dirt track in the village connects the one store, a church
and a well, via a tractor and is as secluded and serene as you can
get. The amount of cocoa grown on the island of Malekula doesn’t
even register on the cocoa scale of production, which shows how
rare it is. Vanuatu The island is pure paradise, with the only
predator being coconut crabs, but as the name suggests and much to
our relief, they don’t go after the cocoa pods. In the 1920s cocoa
entered the island and through many changes of management and
funding and Malekula is now back up and running as a thriving cocoa
producing island. And for this, we must champion and support the
fine cocoa that grows on the island. Guadalcanal Bar Our
Guadalcanal cocoa farmers are based along the North coast of the
island, not too far from the historical Henderson airport. As
education is mandatory on all the islands we buy from, after
school, all the children are seen playing around the fermentation
boxes and cocoa boxes. Our main farmer has four sisters and a wife
that help maintain the farm. Each playing a part in the cocoa
production – from finance to fermenting - which means it’s a family
discussion when our Chocolate Makers goes out there to meet them
and check the crops. The fermenting of our cocoa beans takes place
just 50 metres from the main houses and with the smell of acetic
acid (vinegar) aroma that occurs during fermenting of cocoa being
present during harvest season. Due to the showery squalls that dash
in from the South Seas, our farmers are invested in solar drying
enclosures in the form of raised drying beds that can be quickly
covered with canvas after the 50-metre dash! This form of drying
and not fire-drying - allows the true flavours inherent in the
cocoa bean to come through without smokiness being a flavour note.
Guadalcanal Hot Chocolate The island of Guadalcanal, nestled in the
heart of the Solomon Islands, is home to some of the finest cocoa
from this region. Honiara is the Capital of the Solomon Islands and
main port for all exports, including cocoa, coconut, and tuna. The
cocoa trees grow in this rich volcanic soil, protected from the
midday sun beneath high coconut palms. About the Producer Founded
by two passionate chocolate makers and eaters with over 70 years of
chocolate experience, we launched firetree in 2019 but have been
sourcing rare beans from remote oceanic islands for several years
now. We started firetree to create a range of chocolate without
parallel. Each island variation we make only uses cocoa from a
single estate. We create a range of single estate chocolate bars,
all with their own subtle tastes derived from the volcanic soils of
the islands the cocoa trees grow on. As we work directly with our
farmers, we are able to influence the picking, fermenting and
drying of the beans before they are shipped directly to us in the
UK. Our promise on sustainability: Instead of dealing with our
farmers through agents, we go to them directly. By cutting out the
middle man, the farmers get more for their hard work. Two or three
times the market rate in fact. It means they can provide for their
families, and commit to high agricultural standards that makes for
a great chocolate.
Store: www.thefoodmarket.com
Price:
27.00
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