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LetterPress Ucayali Peru 70%

LetterPress Ucayali Peru 70%

Weight: 57 g

Regular price $18.00
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Reasons to Love

Bean to Bar

Bean to Bar

Direct-Source Cacao

Direct Sourced

Woman Owned

Woman Owned

Late one night in the summer of 2015, they roasted a test batch from the first-ever harvest of Ucayali River Cacao. These beans came from a region of Peru not normally associated with great cacao. But here they knew they had something special, thanks to the exacting standards of award-winning cacao expert Daniel O'Doherty. Ucayali River Cacao pays farmers a premium for their best work, and the level of dedication and care in the processing has been unlike any they have ever seen. They have strived to bring that same level of care to this bar.

They're proud to bring back this most unique and interesting chocolate; one that must be savored and enjoyed with quiet contemplation.

Tasting Notes: Mocha, Star Anise, Pepper, Cedar

Awards
AOC-gold-2022 Award AOC-gold-2017 Award ICA-silver-2017 Award AOC-silver-2021 Award AOC-silver-2020 Award

Manufactured in a facility which also processes dairy

Trace Dairy

Organic Cacao

Organic

Manufactured in a facility which also processes peanuts

Trace Peanuts

Soy Free

Soy Free

Manufactured in a facility which also processes Tree Nuts

Trace Tree Nut

No animal products, and vegan sugar or alternative sweetener

Vegan+

Gluten Free

Gluten Free

INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Ingredients: cacao beans, organic unrefined cane sugar, organic cocoa butter

May contain traces of tree nuts, peanuts and milk.

SHIPPING & GIFT OPTIONS

Free standard shipping for US orders $75+ or $6.99 Flat Rate. Faster options available at checkout. Warm weather? We ship with eco-friendly ice and insulation for no melt shipping.

International: Canada: $9.99 Flat Rate $150+ Other Countries: Rates calculated at checkout.

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  • REAL CHOCOLATE

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Maker

LetterPress Chocolate

LetterPress Chocolate was cofounded by David and Corey Menkes in Los Angeles, CA. They founded LetterPress with the purpose of paying cocoa farmers a a premium for quality, sourcing their cacao through direct trade, and working with partners such as Uncommon Cacao, Meridian Cacao. Quality above quantity with as few ingredients as possible to make the best chocolate possible is their mission. On the inside flap of every bar is their favorite quote from Benjamin Franklin: “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.”

Cacao Region

Ucayali, Peru

Ucayali is a department of eastern Peru, bordered by seven other Peruvian departments and the Brazilian state of Acre. Located smack in the Amazon Rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River, which runs through the northwestern part of the department. Much of Ucayali’s economy comes from the exploitation of its natural rainforest, including logging precious woods and catching rare Amazonian fish, but an increasing number of locals are turning to organic cacao farming, with an eye on the US & European markets.

Customer Reviews

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R.

My personal favorite.

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Anonymous
Chocolate Connoisseur

Very good chocolate for all lovers of the bean.

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Richard A.
The best

Absolutely amazing chocolate! Best one I've had in a long time.

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Albert K.
Letter press

Best chocolate I've ever had

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Theadora
Delicious

This bar is so good, just a burst of flavors in your mouth. Vanilla, caramel and coffee liqueur notes and berry and floral undertones. And so fudgy and chocolatey with a smooth melt. It's definitely worth the price tag at least once!