'Guadalcanal' Dark Hot Chocolate by Firetree Chocolate 245g
- Vegan Drinking Chocolate
Brand: Firetree Chocolate
The date and rich cocoa taste notes in our signature
Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal 100% cocoa bar create the ultimate
no-added-sugar drinking chocolate. A cupful provides the perfect
start to the day. Packed in a compostable, re-sealable pouch, this
245g pouch of luxury dark hot chocolate is the perfect gift to
friends, family or for you! 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. 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.
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