One it all started with a chocolate dream…

We’ve bought a bag of our favorite organic cacao beans back in 2019 (harvest 2017). Due to everything we didn’t have the time, energy and mindset to make this dream come true.

Now its the beginning of 2023, our Gran Nativo Blanco cacao beans have aged and ripened and are ready! It was time to set Mark (Krak Chocolade) to work! He made this amazing chocolate from our ultra premium beans we treasured!

Did you know; Gran Nativo Blanco translates into “Grand Native White”. It is a very special and elegant cacao with a high proportion of white beans- Hidden for more than a century, this gem from nature was rediscovered in 2008 on the small cacao fields by San Juan de Bigotes, in Piura, North of Peru.

The taste: hints of creamy macadamia nuts, exotic tropical fruits, rich mock and subtle tannins.

Beware; this is a very very limited edition, enjoy x Sanna and Ray

Follow your heart, live your passion, tell your story (in memory of Luis Mancini of Cacaotales)

Scroll down below for more info about the bean and maker

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“We believe that behind every cacao bean there is a tale to tell to the world, farmers that passionately
believe in direct trade cacao and quality work for a better future for their family” Cacaotales

Gran Chililique: ultra-premium cacao, winner of the 2013 Peruvian Gold Cacao Award. This cacao
grows on the hills around Chililique, and benefits from very favorable climate conditions. The cacao
growers are smallholders that live and cultivate cacao around this community, located in the District
of Chulucanas, Piura, North of Peru.
Fifty percent of the members of this small cooperative are women that with hard work and dedication
produce one of the most flavourful cacao beans of Peru. Cacaotales is working directly with these
producers promoting these wonderful cacao beans and supporting gender equality.

Origin: Chulucanas, Piura, North Coast Peru

Varietal: Peruvian Marañon Nacional and White Native

Harvest season: main harvest: December-May

Drying Method: sun dried on wooden beds

Certifications: USDA Organic, EU Organic, Fair Trade
Flocert and Small Producers

Fermentation:
Time: 6 to 7 days- covered with banana leaves
Method: wooden boxes covered with banana leaves

Chocolate Maker

Mark Schimmel of Krak Chocolade