
Maker
Orfève ChocolateOrfève is a bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Geneva, created by François-Xavier Mousin and Caroline Buechler. Every bar begins with carefully selected cacao from specific terroirs, chosen for character rather than yield.
Orfève controls the entire process, from raw bean to finished bar, using restrained, low-intervention techniques designed to let origin speak clearly. Their philosophy is minimalist and exacting: few ingredients, no flavor masking, and a deliberate respect for traditional chocolate-making practices. Each bar is single-origin, produced to express the natural profile of a particular harvest rather than a standardized flavor.
Orfève produces two distinct styles of dark chocolate:Noir de Noir (gold foil): Smooth and refined dark chocolate made from fine cacao and a blend of raw and whole cane sugars. Elegant, balanced, and seamless on the palate.Brut de Noir (bronze foil): A purer, more elemental bar made using raw cane sugar that retains its natural crystal structure. The texture is deliberately crunchy, with sweetness that emerges gradually. Just two ingredients: cacao and raw cane sugar.Swiss chocolate defined by precision, restraint, and clarity—crafted to let cacao speak for itself.


Cacao Region
Cuzco, PeruCuzco is both a city and a department of Peru, famous as the home of the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. The department is located in the southeast of the country; much of the landscape is made up of high-altitude settlements, especially in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, known as the gateway to Machu Picchu. Cuzco’s primary earnings come from tourism, but gold and natural gas extraction are also important. Native types of corn and quinoa, as well as tea and coffee, are the principal agricultural focuses, albeit at lower altitudes.
Cacao Strain
ChunchoChuncho cacao encompasses around a dozen related cultivars of the Upper Amazon Forastero group, now considered to be native to the Quillabamba Valley of central Peru. They’re believed to have been domesticated by the Matshiguenga people, whose members were ancestral inhabitants of the Valley. Chuncho trees bear small yellow fruits with small beans (less than 1g per bean), known for their high fat content and very high-altitude growing region (400m-1400m).
Attention CA Residents
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.p65warnings.ca.gov.
