
Maker
Fossa ChocolateFossa Chocolate is Singapore's first bean-to-bar maker, growing from a small home experiment in 2017 into an internationally awarded craft chocolate company. They source top-quality cacao and are known for pushing flavor boundaries with ingredients drawn from Asian culinary traditions. Their bars often feature local flavors that are hard to find elsewhere. A distinctive and memorable gift for anyone who appreciates creative craft chocolate.


Cacao Region
Cotopaxi, EcuadorCotopaxi is an Ecuadorian province smack in the center of the country, just south of the capital city of Quito. The province is perhaps best known for the national park and its volcano of the same name, which draw thousands of visitors each month. A significant portion of the province is indigenous Ecuadorian, most of whom work in agriculture. Corn, potatoes, wheat, and flowers for export are the most common crops in the temperate zones, while cacao, coffee, and sugarcane dominate the province’s most tropical areas.
Cacao Estate
Hacienda LimonHacienda Limon is located at the foot of the Andes Mountain Range, between endless plantations of cacao and banana. The climate on the farm is tropical & humid year round, with nutrient-rich volcanic soil thanks to the nearby Cotopaxi Volcano. Owner Samuel von Rütte, together with his wife Anita & four other families, run the 110-hectare plantation, which is dominated by strains of pure nacional arriba cacao varietals. In 2014, one of these varietals was awarded a heirloom cacao designation status, ensuring the protection of variety diversity. No insecticides or fungicides are used on the farm, and only very reduced herbicides (spot application) are ever utilized.
