Dandelion Chocolate 70% Three-Bar Gift Set
70% Three-Bar Gift Set

THREE TASTING EXPERIENCES

an array of creamy, nutty, fruity, and floral notes

A chocolate bar with 16 squares arranged in a grid pattern. A chocolate bar with 16 squares arranged in a grid pattern.
70%

Río Samaria

MEXICO

tasting notes: plum jam, champurrado, tobacco leaf

A chocolate bar with 16 squares arranged in a grid pattern. A chocolate bar with 16 squares arranged in a grid pattern.
70%

Maya Mountain

Belize

tasting notes: brownie, strawberry, fresh cream

A chocolate bar with 16 squares arranged in a grid pattern. A chocolate bar with 16 squares arranged in a grid pattern.
70%

Semuliki Forest

uganda

tasting notes: ripe tropical fruits, honey, milk chocolate

THE three ORIGINS

Río Samaria, MEXICO

Río Samaria is located in Tabasco, Mexico, a land recognized as the cradle of cacao. In a region where most beans skip fermentation in favor of lavado (a traditional washing and sun-drying process), Alejandro Zamorano of Revival Cacao recognizes that heritage requires evolution. By fermenting beans for seven to nine days, Alejandro has successfully introduced Río Samaria cocoa to the international specialty market.

Semuliki forest, Uganda

Near the town of Bundibugyo in western Uganda, Semuliki Forest cocoa is grown by roughly 1,000 organically certified regional farmers, of whom 52 percent are women. Fermentation varies from five to six days, and beans are sun-dried on portable raised decks for six to seven days, and then blended to create consistent lots of delicious beans before export.

MAYA MOUNTAIN, BELIZE

Located in Toledo, near the eastern coast, Maya Mountain Cacao (MMC) is the first company in Belize to buy wet beans from farmers, and to emphasize the importance of bean quality. MMC currently buys from 450 farmers who are registered and certified organic — the majority of whom identify as indigenous Q’eqchi’ and Mopan Maya.