Cacaoteca Dark El Arca 84% dark chocolate bar in blue purple tropical beach wrapper
Cacaoteca Dark El Arca 84%
$8.50
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Cacaoteca Dark El Arca 84% dark chocolate bar in blue purple tropical beach wrapper
  • Cacaoteca Dark El Arca 84% dark chocolate bar in blue purple tropical beach wrapper
  • Cacaoteca Dark El Arca 84% purple bar wrapper with gold trim and ship drawing
Cacaoteca Dark El Arca 84%

Cacaoteca Dark El Arca 84%

Weight: 50 g
$8.50

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REASONS TO LOVE

Bean to Bar Bean to Bar Bean to Bar
Direct Sourced Direct-Source Cacao Direct Sourced
Made at Origin Made at Origin Made at Origin
BIPOC Owned BIPOC Owned BIPOC Owned

A fruity and intensely fresh pure dark chocolate with no added cocoa butter. Inside this box you'll find a smile and a nice thought to sweeten your day. Each bar provides income to improve the life of each member of the community of El Arca Foundation in Santo Domingo.
MAKER
Cacaoteca
COUNTRY
Dominican Republic
CACAO ORIGIN
DuarteDominican Republic
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INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Ingredients: cocoa mass, cane sugar

May contain traces of milk, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy and eggs.

Attention CA Residents: Prop 65 Warning
VeganNo animal products, but sugar of uncertain originVegan
Trace Dairy Manufactured in a facility which also processes dairyTrace Dairy
Peanut FreePeanut Free Facility Peanut Free
Sesame FreeSesame Free Facility Sesame Free
Soy FreeSoy Free Facility Soy Free
Trace Tree Nuts Manufactured in a facility which also processes Tree NutsTrace Tree Nuts
Gluten FreeGluten Free Facility Gluten Free

REAL CHOCOLATE

Fine chocolate has rich, nuanced flavors that change with origin and cacao variety.

ETHICALLY SOURCED

Our makers source cacao to high standards and produce responsibly from bean to bar.

A CURATED SELECTION

A diverse assortment sourced from standout chocolate makers around the world.

25,000+ HAPPY CUSTOMERS

Once people discover real chocolate, the difference is easy to taste.

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Maker

Cacaoteca

Cacaoteca is a tree to bar chocolate maker from Miches, Dominican Republic. Back in 2015, owner Coral was surprised by the exceptional taste of Dominican cacao. She realized that Dominican cacao is considered some of the best in the world, there weren’t any chocolate makers in the Dominican Republic taking advantage of its amazing crop! Using locally sourced cacao beans that are only a short few hours away from Cacaoteca’s location, it has a positive impact on the Dominican economy, since cacao is mostly exported. Cacaoteca works directly with its farmers, and train the farmers how to dry the beans ensuring top quality. Cacaoteca also provides fair pay for the high quality cacao and showcase the flavors of Dominican cacao.

Cacaoteca

Cacao region

Duarte

Duarte is a northern Dominican province producing over two-thirds of the nation's exported cacao, with fertile clay loam soils and lush tropical rainforest. The Cibao Valley region supports fine-flavor production, with specialty cacao from the eastern edge of Duarte earning a denomination of origin in 2012. Öko-Caribe's central fermentation facility anchors quality processing.

Duarte

Cacao estate

APROCACI

APROCACI, or the Asociación de Productores de Cacao del Cibao, is an association of cacao producers in the northern Dominican Republic. The association was founded in 1997, and now works with hundreds of cacao farmers in the provinces of Salcedo and Duarte. Each farmer is in charge of processing and transporting their own cacao, with a small post-harvest processing facility made available by the association to farmers not-yet equipped to do it on their own land. Most of APROCACI’s farmers use organic farming methods, with 900+ tons of organic-certified cacao produced by the association each year.

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Maddy J.
Pretty good

This is a great bar, but honestly i would skip this and pick their higher % cacao bars - I think those ones are a little more complex and dont taste quite as roasted

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J.N.
Solid bar

Solid single origin bar, not my favorite but would eat again

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Charlotte
Cacaoteca El Arca Dark 84%

The packaging is lovely - a seascape in a frame. I love the mission of the brand too! My brother translated some of the Spanish and told me that they help differently abled people in their community and give them work, which warms my shriveled little heart. The bar itself is fruity, lush and bold. Raisin and nut flavors and an intriguing subtle menthol coolness at the end.

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Lee S.T.
Rich and complex

Earthy, hints of red fruit and coffee. Smooth, slow melt, lightly creamy. No bitterness. I really enjoyed this rich fudgey melting bar. Will have more

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Marielle S.
Deep and earthy

The flavors of this bar are deep and delicious. The aroma is very earthy, and reminds me a bit of the classic Theo dark bars. There is a strong liqueur quality to it. It is nutty with a touch of menthol coolness. I detect an occasional tiny nib fragment (as in the size of a grain of salt), but it is otherwise a pretty smooth texture. Worth trying!

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Roberta C.
Impressive!

I received this as part of the monthly club (If you’re not a member, what are you waiting for? It’ll change your life for the better!). With the exception of the nutritional facts on the sticker, all text is in Spanish, and my Spanish is very basic, so I started this bar with no expectations. I was pleasantly surprised. It has no added cocoa butter, but it’s still smooth. It’s lightly fruity but dark and luscious. This is a bar that I may not have bought, but because of the club, I will buy this again. What the company does for the community is a bonus, and I also used the artwork In paper crafting.