Shantu 72% Dark Chocolate Bar tonka bean put Belize on the craft

put Belize on the craft chocolate map as the first exporter in the country to produce high-quality

This is not your typical gianduja

CACAO PRODUCER:  Kablon Farms

We selected this bean because it delivers a nutty flavour that we had yet to include in the cacaos we use

An early taster of this bar took one try and hid it away for personal snacking only

Shantu 72% Dark Chocolate Bar tonka bean put Belize on the craftLast year, we acquired a small amount of cacao from a newish farm in Heredia Province, Costa Rica Shantu, Finca de Cacao. The owners, Oscar and Hilda, farm using agriforestry and chemical free practices, celebrate and protect wildlife diversity on their farm, and are busy planting and farming 12 hectares of cacao trees. A mutual friend introduced us to their cacao, and we loved the powerful cocoa flavour and the slight hint of banana. Enjoy our first