Dominican Öko Caribe (Dark)

This bar is crafted with freshly pressed Dominican Republic Oko Caribe cocoa butter for intense single origin flavor and exceptional smoothness.  We’re one of the only chocolate makers in the country to press our own cocoa butter, and it makes a world of difference in flavor.

This organic single origin bar has been made with carefully selected cocoa beans sourced from the Dominican Republic. The silkiest, smoothest bean to bar chocolate allows the beautiful mellow tones to shine through for you to indulge in delicous nutty array of flavors from the caramel to toffee. This will be your unforgetable experience having you come back for more and more. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

REGION AND COUNTRY: San Francisco de Macorís, Duarte province, Dominican Republic

STORY: The Spanish introduced cacao to the island of Hispaniola at the end of the XVI and the beginning of the XVII century. Throughout the centuries, cocoa remained a big part of the agricultural production of the country. Dominican cocoa is exported as two qualities: Sánchez, natural, unfermented cacao sold mainly to the U.S.A., and Hispaniola, good fermented cocoa.
Öko-Caribe works with small holder farmers in the northeast of the island. Their cacao is collected fresh and brought within the first 4 to 6 hours to a centralized fermentation station.

HARVEST: March – June (main crop) October – December (mid-crop)

GENETICS: Dominican cacao is a mixture of different genetic varieties: Jamaican, Amazon Amelonado, Ecuadorian Nacional, Venezuelan Criollo, Rio Caribe, and Trinitario hybrids. 85% of all plantations in the country use high quality genetic material.

POST HARVESTING PROCESS: Beans are fermented in tiered wooden boxes during 5 to 6 days. Once fermented, the cacao is dried in solar dryers and bagged in 70 kg. polypropylene bags.

FLAVOUR: Strong chocolate base with notes of coconut milk, caramel, vanilla, crème bruleé, lavender & violets.

Handmade with love from London, our ingredients are always refined sugar free, artificial sweeteners free and palm oil free and lactose free.

This chocolate contains naturally occurring sugars topped with zero glycemic natural sugar substitute. Loved by those eating lactose free, keto, no added refined sugar diets, healthy food eaters and kids.

We roast the Dominican cacao briefly to preserve the heat-sensitive polyphenols (healthy plant compounds), ensuring our chocolate stays nutrient-rich and full of flavour, just as nature intended.

Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free, Artificial Sweeteners Free, Non GMO, Soy Free, Non Alkalised, No Emulsifiers, No Additives. Just superfoods packed 100% artisan chocolate.