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Baianí White Chocolate w/ Brazilian Spices

Origine du cacao : Brazil
Pays producteur : Brazil
Poids : 58 g

This bar is crafted with single origin cocoa butter, pressed fresh in-house from the same high-quality estate beans Baiani uses in their dark chocolate bars—an almost unheard-of practice in the bean-to-bar world. Why is that a big deal? Because most cocoa butter comes from bland, high-yielding beans, or worse, inferior grades that are nothing but filler made by big companies. When you're talking about fresh cocoa butter, it’s a game-changer. It's not as stable as roasted cocoa beans and can lose its flavour quickly. But here, it shines—pure, vibrant, and true.


Visually, it’s a stunner. Creamy white, flecked with the colourful spices that hint at the layers of flavour inside. It's one of the prettiest bars I've ever seen! You may not recognize the names of the spices but their flavours will be familiar: you’ll taste a warm, nutmeg-like essence of puxuri (part of the laurel family), the cinnamon-richness of amburana (a type of tree bark), and cumaru (in English known as "tonka beans") which is prized by perfume makers for its fragrance, typically described as a mix of vanilla, clove, and almond. It’s familiar, and yet just exotic enough to make you pause and appreciate each bite. Forget pumpkin spice lattes—this is on another level.

Prix ​​habituel $13.56
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Baianí White Chocolate w/ Brazilian Spices

Childhood friends turned spouses, Juliana and Tuta, are descendants of cacao farming families dating back to the early 1900s. After pursuing careers abroad, they returned to their roots, founding Vale Potumujú in Arataca, Bahia. Situated on nearly 900 acres within the biodiverse Atlantic Rainforest, almost half of the estate is dedicated to preserved forests; Juliana and Tuta are passionate advocates of the "Cabruca" agroforestry system, integrating native trees to cultivate cacao. This method fosters a sustainable environment for diverse wildlife exclusive to this biome. They replant 4000 seedlings annually. Focusing on Forastero and Trinitario hybrid cacao varieties, each batch is segregated into micro-lots, reflecting their terroir. All cocoa is grown, processed, and transformed into chocolate on-site and Juliana, with her background in gastronomy, enjoys featuring classic Brazilian ingredients in their inclusion bars, adding a uniquely Brazilian touch to many of their offerings.

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Bahia, a large state in central Brazil that hugs the Atlantic Ocean, features up to nine distinct climate types and diverse geography, with average rainfall ranging from 363 to 2,000 mm per year, depending on the region. Its topography includes mountains descending into plains, extensive coastlines with beaches and coconut groves, and areas of swamps and lagoons. The aptly named “Cocoa Coast” in the south is where most cocoa farming is done. This part is characterized by ecological sanctuaries, dense forests, and wetland vegetation. Unfortunately, large monocrop plantations left the region vulnerable to a disease called “Witches Broom” which all but wiped out cocoa farming in the 1980s. However, family farms have since revitalized the industry, focusing on premium cocoa and artisan chocolate production.

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