

Maker
20/20 Chocolate20/20 is a family owned craft tree to bar chocolate maker from Venezuela. 20/20 refers to the degrees from the equator that encompasses much of Venezuela, where the magic happens. This is portrayed in the chocolate bar design, where the hole is the earth, and the strip that crosses it is the cacao belt. The Esteves family, started crafting artisan chocolate bars in their home in2017, and moved to a facility in 2019. Their emphasis is to promote the origins of Venezuela and its high-quality cacao genetics. In the past year they have planted over sixty thousand trees in their farms, including Hacienda Luna Clara, and their goal is to keep growing and provide chocolate fans with the best quality bars made with sustainable Venezuelan cacao.

Cacao Strain
ChuaoChuao, is named for the isolated Venezuelan village in which it’s grown. Chuao is one of the cultivars of the the Criollo group. Chuao cacao is said to be a carefully-fermented representation of the best varietals from Venezuela, rich with berries and a sharp cocoa base, finishing heavy. Differentiating a cacao as “chuao” is not to necessarily name it a pure criollo, but to clarify that it comes from the coastal village of Chuao, an area isolated to the point that its cacao has developed its own unique blend of flavors.