2 x 'Malekula Island' Dark Chocolate Bar with Cocoa Nibs by
Firetree Chocolate 65g - Vegan Chocolate Bar - Volcanic
Chocolate
Brand: Firetree Chocolate
Crafted from Indonesian island beans, this chocolate
has a pleasing blend of cocoa, toasted walnuts, treacle and floral
notes. 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. 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. 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:
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