Sending Solace milk chocolate gift bundle, bars and hot chocolate by a teacup.

Sending Solace: Gentle & Comfort Set

Q: What makes Bar & Cocoa different?

We're a US online retailer specializing in craft bean-to-bar chocolate, with more than 50 makers from over 30 countries. We don't make the chocolate. We choose the makers, then give you what you need to pick well: detailed tasting notes, origin information, cacao percentages, and maker profiles. You can browse by origin, maker, cacao percentage, or flavor, and our gift boxes and club make it easy to send something that feels considered.

Q: What is bean-to-bar chocolate?

Bean-to-bar chocolate is made start to finish by one maker, from raw cacao beans to finished bars. The same team handles roasting, grinding, conching, tempering, and molding, so they decide how the cacao's own flavor comes through. That's why two bean-to-bar bars from different origins can taste completely different, and why makers often name the origin on the wrapper.

Q: How do you source your chocolate? Is it ethical and sustainable?

We buy finished chocolate from more than 50 craft makers around the world. We don't buy cacao ourselves, and sourcing practices differ from maker to maker, so we don't make one blanket ethics or sustainability claim for everyone we carry. When a maker publishes how they buy their cacao, that's the best source, and we're happy to point you to it. Origins in our range include Peru, Vietnam, Brazil, Colombia, Nicaragua, the Philippines, India, and many more.

Q: Do you have vegan, dairy-free, or soy-free chocolate?

Yes. Browse our vegan, dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and organic collections. Every product page lists the maker's ingredients and allergen information. Check it before you buy, especially for a serious allergy, since a maker's facility may also handle milk, nuts, or soy.

Q: How do you pick your chocolate makers?

We taste first. A maker earns a place when their chocolate is well made and tastes distinct, and when they can tell us where their cacao comes from and how they work with it. We look closely at origin, production methods, and flavor, and we keep adding makers and origins as we find ones that meet that standard.

Q: How do you ship your chocolate?

We ship primarily with UPS within the continental U.S., with USPS and FedEx as backups. U.S. shipping starts at $9, and you'll see every option and its price at checkout before you pay. In warm months we ship Monday through Thursday and pack with ice packs so your chocolate arrives in good shape. Need it quickly? Overnight and 2-Day orders placed by 12:00 PM ET on a shipping day go out that day.

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Bean to Bar

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A small gesture when finding the right words is difficult. Sending Solace pairs comforting drinking chocolate with a selection of craft chocolate bars for quiet moments.

Choose Mixed or Dark to suit their taste. Wrapped in a beautifully illustrated, reusable furoshiki cloth, each set offers a simple way to let someone know you’re thinking of them.

Pictures show potential bars and treats. Substitutions may occur.

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Arrives gift-wrapped in a reusable 100% cotton furoshiki cloth.

📬US Shipping (Standard Rates)

$9 to most U.S. destinations
$11 to the West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington), Hawaii, Alaska, Nevada, Arizona, and Florida

These rates apply to all order sizes and include the temperature-aware handling needed to ship chocolate safely. There are no surprise fees at delivery.

🎁 Add a Gift Message (free) or a Gift Box/Wrap ($6 and up) from the side cart. Corporate gifting? We have several options to suit your needs.

📅 Prefer it later? Pick a "Future Ship Date" in your cart options for up to 6 weeks ahead.

🌍 International: Canada: $20 (USD) Flat Rate $150+ (USD) Orders
Other Countries: Rates calculated at checkout.

Ingredients and allergens vary by the selected bundle. Filters describe the available selections; check the specific option and individual product labels. Substitutions may occur.

Milk

French Broad Milk Hot Chocolate Mix 45%: Ingredients: Powdered Sugar (Sugar*, Tapioca Starch*), Dark Chocolate (Cacao, Sugar*, Cacao Butter*), Cacao Powder*, Nonfat Dry Milk, Sea Salt.

Cacaosuyo Piura Milk 50%: Ingredients: cocoa mass, powder milk, sugar, cocoa butter and vanilla. Contains: milk. May contain traces of tree nuts and peanuts.

Bonnat Morenita Mexico Milk 65%: Ingredients: cocoa, cocoa butter, sugar, milk powder Contains: milk. May contain traces of tree nuts.

Chocolarder Cornish Honeycomb Milk 50%: Ingredients: cocoa beans, unrefined raw sugar, milk powder, honey and bicarbonate of soda. Contains: milk. May contain traces of tree nuts.

Fjåk Cinnamon Roll Milk Chocolate 45% (Limited Edition): Ingredients: organic cocoa beans, organic cane sugar, organic milk powder, organic cocoa butter, organic cinnamon roll (organic flour, organic cane sugar, vegetable oil, yeast, organic oats, organic cardamom, organic cinnamon), organic cinnamon Contains: milk May contain traces of tree nuts, peanuts, and wheat

Dark

This Dark selection is made without dairy or other animal-derived ingredients. Some components may contain traces of milk from shared equipment.

French Broad Dark Hot Chocolate Mix 70%: Ingredients: Ingredeints: Powdered Sugar (Sugar*, Tapioca Starch*), Dark Chocolate (Cacao, Sugar*, Cacao Butter*), CacaoPowder*, Sea Salt.

Domori Chuao Criollo 70%: Ingredients: cocoa paste and brown sugar. May contain traces of milk, tree nuts and soy.

Dick Taylor Black Fig Chocolate 72%: Ingredients: cacao, cane sugar, mission black figs May contain traces of milk, tree nuts, peanuts and wheat.

A. Morin Equateur Esmeralda 70%: Ingredients: cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter and sunflower lecithin. May contain traces of milk, tree nuts, and sesame.

Cacaosuyo Piura Select 70%: Ingredients: organic cacao mass, organic sugar May contain traces of milk, tree nuts and peanuts.

Includes one reusable furoshiki gift wrap.

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