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Esmeraldas 42%
Esmeraldas 42%
Esmeraldas 42%
Esmeraldas 42%
Esmeraldas 42%
Esmeraldas 42%

Notes of Caramel

Esmeraldas 42%

Esmeraldas Coast, Ecuador

Silky notes of caramel, hazelnut and salt float through this chocolate from rare Arriba cacao like a cloud forest’s mist where tree frogs bask.


The daily mists and rains rising up from the Pacific to the Esmeraldas cacao forests cannot unsettle a sloth whose thickish fur grows upwards for the perfect water run-off. Your purchase of Esmeraldas 42% helps protect Ecuador’s last cloud forest and the sloth’s gentle way of life.

70g BarCouverture MilkMinibar (18 x 12g)Napolitains box
€5,25

  • Pure Taste

  • Climate +

  • Fair +

  • Compostable

Tasting notes

Primary Notes: Silky notes of caramel, hazelnut and salt

Secondary Notes: Cream, milk, cacao and red fruit

Just the facts

Cacao Percentage: 50%

Beans Origin:  Esmeraldas Coast, Ecuador

Diet: Gluten free, Organic

Cause: Conserve Cacaos, Help Farmers, Preserve Cultures, Protect Animals, Save Rainforests

Price (100g):

- Bar: €6,79
- Minibar: €8,45
- Napolitains: €5,22
-Couverture: €3,67

What we are made of

Raw cane sugar*, cacao butter*, whole milk powder*, cacao mass*, fleur de sel 0,1%.
Milk solids: 20% minimum, cacao solids: 42% minimum.
*Certified organic.
MADE IN SWITZERLAND
Allergen Ingredients:
May contain traces of almonds and hazelnuts.

Bean Counters

  • Energy:

     2455kJ/
    590kcal

  • Fat:

    41g

  • -of which saturated:

    25g

  • Carbohydrates:

    46g

  • -of which sugars:

    45g

  • Protein:

    7g

  • Salt:

    0,3g

Esmeraldas Coast, Ecuador

Preserve the Cloud Forest
Home of the Silky Tree Frogs

behind the Bean

Discover
Know Your Bean:
Mono Bravo Arriba

These unique Arriba beans grow in the pacific cloud forest on the edge of the Cotacachi Cayapas Nature Reserve in Ecuador’s Esmeraldas region. Indiginous Chachi communities grow pure Arriba Nacional in their cacao gardens many hours up the Cayapas river. 

Preserve
The Most Threatened and Least Known Rainforest on Earth
The Esmeraldas Province lies at the southernmost point of one of the most threatened and least known rainforest ecosystems on earth – the Chocó. We source our Esmeraldas cacao from Mache Chindul, the last coastal cloud forest of Ecuador which replenishes all major rivers in the region and is home to an enormous variety of plants and wildlife, including the spectacular Imbabura Tree Frog and the Mache Glass Frog.
Taste
Bon Bon Café Intense

By Ian Matthew Baker

This intriguing recipe is the artwork of the pastry chef Ian Baker. With its dreamy combination of chocolate and coffee, it makes sure that your tastebuds will explode with Bon Bon's dipped in sweet surrender.

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London, UK

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