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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... -
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... -
Dominican Republic “Hispanola” – Organic Well, this is a first for Chocolate Alchemy in that we are currently offering to different Trinatario beans from the Dominican Republic. As I am finding is common for this region, this is also a luscious, earthy... -
Dominican Republic “Conacado” – Fair Trade & Organic Lot 2033 The review below is from when we had this bean last year. I was able to acquire a little more plus another lot (2404) of it. It makes for a great opportunity... -
Dominican Republic “Conacado” – Fair Trade & Organic Lot 2404 This is a different lot of cocoa than we had last year. I was presented with the opportunity to get them both so I took it. It makes for a great opportunity... -
Ivory Coast – Fair Trade Certified – Forastero 2008 Country of origin VarietyIvory Coast Forastero Hopefully you know me well enough by now that you know I don’t put a lot of stock into names and labels. That said, this origin (the... -
Panama – Fair Trade & Organic – 2007/2008 Country of origin: PanamaVariety: Trinatario I am pleased to be able to offer this cocoa bean again. It is from the COCABO Coastal Coop on the borders of the ‘Amistad’ Forest Preserve. In a... -
Dominican Republic “Conacado” – Fair Trade & Organic The majority of cocoa beans we sell are raw. We have teamed up with a local roaster and are now offering a select few as roasted in larger quantities (sorry, nothing under 10 pounds... -
Hickory smoked bacon chocolate anyone? Ok, it isn’t like that in the chocolate, but it IS the first thing I thought of upon my first smell of the freshly winnowed roasted nib. It is the traditional practice to fire dry the cocoa...
