Ivory Coast - RFA - 2025

Origin: Ivory Coast
Crop Year: 2025
Type: Forastero/Amenolado
Certifications: Rain Forest Alliance 

Origin Notes

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 Ivory Coast of Africa) has quite the infamous reputation and it is only origin I have refused to even taste or consider until I could verify the conditions of the works, hence the Rain Forest Alliance designation.

Give this a try. It is only the 2nd time I've offered this, but as always, it isn’t about just the label (nor ever about just the label – organic, FT, Criollo) it’s about how the beans taste the heady chocolate they will allow you to make. This really shows just how nice Forastero can be.

As for the cocoa itself, there is a second component to the Ivory Coast’s reputation – they produce some rather nice cocoa. It is a fully fermented Forastero. The preparation is a little uneven from a sorting perspective. There are a few flats and broken beans, but nothing that really makes it difficult to work with. I suggest not even sorting before hand. The process or roasting, cracking and winnowing will take care of sorting better than you can by eye.

Certifications
Key Flavors
Chocolate, Bold, Jasmine
$ 13.12
Available in
Raw or Roasted
Weight

Pickup available at 4065 West 11th Ave

Usually ready in 2-4 days

Ivory Coast - RFA - 2025

Whole Beans / Raw / 1 lb

4065 West 11th Ave

Pickup available, usually ready in 2-4 days

4065 West 11th Avenue
Unit 30
Eugene OR 97402
United States

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