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Dandelion Maya Mountain Belize 70%

Dandelion Maya Mountain Belize 70%

Weight: 56 g

Regular price $11.50
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Direct-Source Cacao

Direct Sourced

Maya Mountain Cacao, Ltd., is a social enterprise that ferments beans from small farms in southern Belize. For this bar, Trevor used a high conche temperature to draw out punchy fruit flavors up front, followed by subtle chocolate notes.

Tasting notes of fresh strawberry, honey, and cheesecake.

Awards
ICA gold 2017ICA silver 2018
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No animal products, and vegan sugar or alternative sweetener

Vegan+

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Dairy Free

Dairy Free

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Peanut Free

Peanut Free

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Sesame Free

Sesame Free

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Soy Free

Soy Free

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Tree Nut Free

Tree Nut Free

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Gluten Free

Gluten Free

INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Ingredients: cocoa beans and organic cane sugar


Contains no milk, tree nuts, wheat and soy.

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  • REAL CHOCOLATE

    True chocolate has rich, nuanced flavors. Like wine it can change with cacao bean variety and where it's grown

  • ETHICALLY SOURCED

    Our chocolate makers source cacao at high standards beyond Fair Trade, and produce responsibly.

  • A CURATED SELECTION

    A diverse selection sourced from the top 2% of all chocolate in the world.

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    Once you try real chocolate, nothing else compares.

Maker

Dandelion Chocolate

Dandelion is a small batch chocolate maker in San Francisco. Todd and Cameron, the founders have maintained an uncompromising quality with their sourcing, processing, and quality to produce great tasting bars. You'll notice that the majority of their bars are 70% with is done on purpose, so you can taste the unique difference each cacao from different countries have to offer. Both Todd and Cameron were tech geniuses located in Silicon Valley, where they started building their own chocolate equipment in their basement. Right in the middle of the craft chocolate movement starting to take over the country, they decided to tackle the adventure for themselves. Todd and Cameron wanted to produce high quality chocolate bars using only simple ingredients. Today, Dandelion produces over 12,000 bars monthly, and it’s still not enough to meet the demand for this great chocolate maker. Dandelion’s shop also boast wonderful variety of baked goods, hot chocolate and even daily tours of their chocolate factory.

Maker - Dandelion Chocolate
Region - Toledo, Belize

Cacao Region

Toledo, Belize

Toledo is the southernmost district of Belize, home to some of the country’s most pristine rainforests, extensive cave networks, coastal lowland plains, and small offshore islands. Punta Gorda, the district capital, hosts a 3-day chocolate festival each May, which has helped build tourist interest in the region. Toledo is home to aroun 30,000 people from a wide range of cultures, including Creole, Mopan & Q'eqchi Maya, the Garifuna, Mennonites, and Mestizos; all of them rely primarily upon agriculture or fishing. Primary crops grown include beans, corn, coffee, yams, and plantains.

Cacao Estate

Maya Mountain Cacao

Maya Mountain is arguably one of the most established cacao origins in the world, having been one of the first to very clearly establish its own brand. Started in 2010, MMC put Belizian cacao on the map, as a pioneer in the centralized fermentery social enterprise model. What that boils down to is 350+ farming families in southern Belize selling their wet cacao beans to the MMC team at a transparent premium. Most of these families are Q’eqchi’ and Mopan Maya and have been producing cacao for generations. In 2014, the origin was even awarded an Heirloom Cacao Preservation (HCP) designation, and its versatile and rich flavors attest to the deservedness of that honor. All Maya Mountain Cacao beans are certified organic.

Maker - Maya Mountain Cacao

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Troy B.
Delicious, unique Belizean taste

This was very good and reminded us of the chocolate and cacao we'd had in Belize (and from near this estate)!