This is a nice way to try 4 oz or 8oz of each of 4 of the cocoa beans varieties we have in stock. If you really want to try a particular bean, please ask and I will be sure to include...

rigin: Colombia  Type: Trinatario and Criollo Lot 3666 & 3668 — This is from the eastern state of Santander in  Colombia.    The cocoa is from numerous farms in the Santander municipalities of San Vicente de Chucurí, El Carmen, Rionegro and Landázuri. ...

Dominican Republic “Conacado” – Fair Trade & Organic 2010 I am glad to have this bean back. I have missed it. This is from the Conacado co-op in the Dominican Republic. They are Fair Trade Certified, Organically certified, Rain Forrest Alliance Certified...

This is a little bit of a departure from some of the Ecuador that I have tasted in the past, although not in a bad way by any means.   I normally associate an earthiness to the Nacional  cocoa from Ecuador, and...

Madagascar – Sambriano Valley – Organic – 2009 This is a fine flavor grade of cocoa Trinatario from Madagascar, Sambriano Valley. It is a Single Estate Cacao from the Northern Ambanja region and is Certified Organic. We briefly carried this origin a...

A cocoa bean quite like this is what started me down the path to Chocolate Alchemy. In particular, the first fresh real chocolate that I ever had (and describe in my first entry almost 4 years ago) was some Mexican Tabasco. I...

It is the traditional practice to fire dry the cocoa beans in Papua New Guinea, and when that is done, the beans can pick up a hint (or sometimes more than a hint) of smoke or peat flavor. A lot of people...

It is the traditional practice to fire dry the cocoa beans in Papua New Guinea, and when that is done, the beans can pick up a hint (or sometimes more than a hint) of smoke or peat flavor. A lot of people...

I am thrilled to be able to offer this origin again.  The first time was back in 2009, and I have not been able to get it again. It is Fair Trade and Organic. I do not know its lineage exactly, but...

Carenero refers to the port from which this cocoa used to ship out of. Superior of course is a reference to the higher than average quality of this Trinatario. It is a solid Trinatario, with a medium break. This has a bit...

"Ocumare" is from the Ocumare de la Costa Valley and a variant unto itself, and has many single strains such as Ocumare 67. It's officially a blend of Criollo and Trinatario, but as Trinatario is a hybrid of Forastero and Criollo, it's...