Millésime - Dominican Republic - 76% dark chocolate (Organic)

Yes. The ingredients list of this bar consists of cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter and coffee. The spicy coffee aromas mentioned in the description therefore do not come from the cocoa alone, but also from added coffee. If you are sensitive to caffeine, please take that into account.

The cocoa comes from Oko-Caribe in the Dominican Republic, which works closely with 165 cocoa farmers in the province of Duarte. The farmers receive training in organic farming methods, crop care and processing, and have access to microcredit. The cocoa trees grow among bananas, avocados, oranges and other tropical fruit. The beans ferment in wooden crates, then dry in the sun and are selected by hand. The bar is organic certified under organic code BE-BIO-03.

No, no milk ingredients have been added. The bar contains cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter and coffee. The statement that the chocolate may contain traces of milk and nuts does apply, because these are processed in the same production environment. If you have an allergy, always check the label on the packaging you have at home.

This bar shows the balanced taste of the Oko-Caribe cocoa, with deep notes of cocoa and red fruit, complemented by spicy coffee aromas. With 76 percent cocoa this is a distinctly dark chocolate: the cocoa is clearly at the front and there is relatively little sugar in it. If you are looking for a sweeter bar instead, choose a variant with a lower cocoa percentage. The bar weighs 70 grams.

Store the bar cool and dry, preferably at around 15 to 18 degrees, and well sealed in its packaging. Do not put chocolate in the fridge, because cold and moisture make it bloom: you then get a grey haze on the surface and a grainy bite. Also keep the bar away from strongly scented products, because cocoa butter easily absorbs odours.