Cocoa Origin: Nicaragua
Producer Country: Canada
Weight: 75 g
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Scott and Emilie are adventurers whose love for cacao took root during their travels across the cacao heartlands of Latin America. From planting cacao seedlings in the Amazon Basin of Bolivia to forging personal relationships in Nicaragua’s lush landscapes, their journey reflects a genuine connection rare amongst chocolate makers. Their work started in 2017 while filming an agroforestry documentary—a project that literally planted seeds in the area where cacao was first domesticated thousands of years ago. After years of exploration, they settled in Guatemala to work with cacao, laying the foundation for what would become Black Jaguar. Today, they craft exceptional chocolate on Vancouver Island, using beans exclusively sourced from heirloom cacao grown in La Dalia, Nicaragua, and certified by the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Fund, as well as cacao from the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, the second largest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere and home to 13% of the world’s known plant and animal species. They also enjoy foraging on the Island, creating unique bars that weave together the flavors of cacao’s origins with the essence of their Vancouver Island home.
Shop More Black JaguarBosawás Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, spans over 2 million hectares in northern Nicaragua, covering about 15% of the country’s land area. It is the second-largest rainforest in the Americas, after Brazil, and remains largely unexplored. The reserve overlaps the homelands of the Mayangna and Miskito indigenous groups, and is rich in natural resources like timber and gold. Around 130,000 people practice subsistence farming within its boundaries. The reserve was established after conflicts between the Sandinista government and indigenous communities in the 1980s, leading to the 1987 Autonomy Law that recognized indigenous territorial rights. Bosawás is home to incredible biodiversity, including an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 insect species, 700 bird species like quetzals and harpy eagles, and top predators such as jaguars and pumas.
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