'Mindanao Island' Dark Hot Chocolate by Firetree Chocolate
245g - Vegan Drinking Chocolate
Brand: Firetree Chocolate
This award-winning Mindanao Island volcanic chocolate
can now be enjoyed in molten form. The flavour notes of caramel and
honey sing in unison to create a gentle, yet rich taste. Packed in
a compostable, re-sealable pouch, this 245g of luxury dark hot
chocolate, is the perfect gift for friends, family or just for you.
As commercial cocoa is relatively recent in the Philippines, it is
still made up of multi-crop small holders where they grow cocoa
alongside a whole host of crops, mainly for the local market –
think pineapple, coconut, and yams. There are more cooperatives in
the Philipps as each farmer doesn’t produce enough beans to build a
fermentary. Mindanao is the southernmost main island in the
Philippines group, just inside the 'Goldilocks zone' 10 degrees
either side of the equator. It is Firetree’s only cocoa origin
North of the Equator. The cocoa we buy directly from our farmer
grows on the slopes between Mount Apo and Davao city in the fertile
tropical rainforest-like conditions. 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.
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Price:
12.00
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