Hot Chocolate, Fazenda Vera Cruz, 70%, Brazil, Organic. Certifying Body: ES-ECO-023-MA, Dark Drinking Chocolate.
Vegan. Made in Zurich. Direct Trade. Fazenda Vera Cruz. 70% Cacao. Certified Organic.
Cacao that respects the forest.
70% cacao drinking chocolate, certified organic. Fresh, slightly acidic, with a subtle grape note.
The cacao comes from Fazenda Vera Cruz, in Bahia, Brazil. A certified organic farm that practices agroforestry: cacao coexists with açaí, vanilla, pepper, cloves, and guarana. The farm also includes 22 hectares of Legal Reserve: land that is not cultivated and is left to nature. This diverse environment translates into a fresh and eccentric profile not found in other Brazilian chocolates.
To prepare: one heaping tablespoon (15 g) per 100 ml of liquid.
- Origin: Brazil
- Predominant flavor note: Fruity
Hot Chocolate, Fazenda Vera Cruz, 70%, Brazil, Organic. Certifying Body: ES-ECO-023-MA, Dark Drinking Chocolate.
Fazenda Vera Cruz
Atlantic Forest in your cup
Fazenda Vera Cruz, in Bahia, Brazil, is run by Swiss couple Roland Müller and Jennifer Tibbaut. It is part of the Cabruca cooperative, dedicated to organic and agroforestry production with the aim of preserving the Atlantic Forest. Here, "Cacao Superior de Bahía" is grown, an indigenous variety from the region.
On the farm, in addition to cacao, açaí, vanilla, pepper, cloves, and guaraná also grow. The diversity of plants creates a truly productive forest. 22 of the 42 hectares of cacao are part of a protected natural area.
Profile: Fresh, slightly acidic, with subtle raisin notes.
- Variety: Cacao Superior de Bahía (Forastero / Trinitario)
- Origin: Bahia, Brazil
- Producer: Roland Müller and Jennifer Tibbaut
- Certification: 100% Organic