Dominicana 72% Dark Chocolate Bar 2023 Academy of Chocolate Awards

2023 Academy of Chocolate Awards

One of our favs were the beautiful and fragrant apricots

of which 50 are planted with cacao

and growing and distributing new seedlings

Dominicana 72% Dark Chocolate Bar 2023 Academy of Chocolate AwardsOur Dominican Republic cacao comes from Zorzal Cacao. This group purcahses cacao from 16 neighboring farms who share their vision for quality and conservation. The majority of farms are under their USDA organic certification umbrella program. Once pods are harvested, the wet beans are transported to the Zorzal fermentorium located in Los Arroyos. There the Zorzal team ferments and then dries the beans to maximise chocolate flavours and reduce acidity.