Ceremonial Cacao, Organic, 100% Zorzal, 5lb Flakes
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- $ 165.00
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- $ 165.00
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Bean-to-bar craft produced at our shop in Vermont, with single-origin, organic, Dominican Republic cacao.
100% pure. Nothing added and nothing removed. Experience the heart-opening, energizing effects for yourself.
Comes in re-sealable pouches for maximum freshness and ease of use.
Our signature 1lb Bar, the classic ceremonial bar for the intentional preparation of your drink. Shave on a chop block with a knife.
This isn't your store-bought cocoa powder that has been over-processed and had the cacao butter removed. This is pure, 100% ceremonial cacao.
Ideal for making your morning energizer drink, a full ceremonial cacao brew, or adding to smoothies and other delicious treats.
Our ceremonial cacao is made with the finest quality cacao and processed with care at every step. Our direct relationship with the source allows us to offer consistent quality at an affordable price.
Enjoy this unique, potent, and flavor-filled cacao for healthy drinks, cacao ceremonies, and fine delicacies.
Our cacao is heavy metal tested. See results & more discussion here
Flavor Notes: Earthy Chocolate, Nutty & Medium Bitter
Quality you can taste!
We want to Share the Love in everything we do, from how farmers are paid to how we caretake the earth, from the quality of our processing to the consistency of our product. This is why we guarantee what we make and know you’ll love it!
We source exclusively from small family farms who work through a local organization to centrally ferment & dry the cacao beans. This is truly single-origin cacao.
Our cacao is certified organic, without the use of pesticides or other chemicals. We pay above international prices for cacao, ensuring that the small-scale farmers and workers all along the production process receive a fair wage.
The farms we work with selects premium varieties to plant and propagate. After the cacao pods are harvested, the cacao beans are fully fermented by professionals trained in this vital, often lacking, step. Once the beans have undergone their transformation, they are sun-dried and sent to our chocolate shop.
In our bean-to-bar chocolate shop, we then precision roast the beans and remove the husks. After we refine the cacao nibs into a liquid paste, we set it aside to cool and harden. We then shred the cacao down to make our flakes or temper into our signature bar.
A great way to start your day! This simple & quick recipe will...
The full dose for when you have a couple of hours to yourself...
Summer Notes
Please read our summer shipping notes here.
Domestic
We ship all orders within 1 business day.
We highly recommend keeping a close eye on your tracking link, so that you receive the package as soon as it arrives.
The only expedited and guaranteed shipping option we offer is UPS 2nd Day Air.
International
Shipping times are more variable with international ordering, so we do not guarantee the times, especially as there may be customs delays.
Please note that there may be customs fees associated with your order. We are not responsible for those fees and cannot accept returns based on customs fees being too high. Please check into the fees before ordering
Single Origin Ceremonial Cacao
Reserva Zorzal, Dominican Republic
Where conservation & cacao meet!
"Our passions for cacao, wildlife conservation, and sustainable development unite at Reserva Zorzal — a 1,019 acre bird sanctuary and organic cacao demonstration farm in the northern mountain range of the Dominican Republic."
Reserva Zorzal was born out of a desire to protect wild places and create a bird sanctuary, specifically for a rare bird, the Bicknell's Thrush, which winters in the DR. Over 70% of this reserve is set aside to be forever wild, while nestled inside this avian utopia is Zorzal Cacao, a 130-acre fermentary and organic cacao farm.
Social & Environmental Impact
In addition to their conservation impact, Zorzal is dedicated to elevating communities in the Dominican Republic. They do this by creating jobs in wildlife monitoring, offering education services and employment on Reserva Zorzal and Zorzal’s Fermentorium, boosting incomes with reforestation payments, and supporting our neighboring farms with best practices to garner higher prices for their product. Through all of this, they are a model for sustainable development on all fronts.
Quality Is Everything
We pay a premium price for a premium product. These long-term relationships offer us consistently high-quality cacao and the farmers' access to a stable and high-value market, so they can earn a living wage. The farmers are trained on farm productivity, ecological practices, and cacao quality. The cacao is brought wet to a central fermentation & sun-drying location, ensuring professional standards in post-harvest processing.