For centuries before that
This bar smells incredible right out of the gate — rich butterscotch
an organization working globally to identify and protect rare cacao varieties while supporting small-scale producers and biodiversity
but a unique "tanned" creation made from Philippine muscovado sugar
From the Río Mazapa valley in Tabasco—once a heartland of Maya cacao cultivation and center of ancient cocoa trade networks—comes this bar made with beans from Hacienda Jesús María
Black Jaguar Dark 77% White For centuries before thatGrown in the Bosaws Biosphere Reserve in Nicaragua, this cacao has extraordinary flavour complexity. It is, quite simply, one of the most complex chocolates Ive ever tasted. Aromatically intense and deeply layered, the bar unfolds with an intricate blend of purple and green olives, nutmeg and cardamom, fruit leather, and washed coffee. Savoury, spiced, fudgey, and fruit forward all at once, the flavours develop slowly yet with intensity, with each