{"product_id":"heinde-and-verre-ancient-colombia-71-dark-chocolate-colombia","title":"Heinde \u0026 Verre - Ancient Colombia 71% Dark Chocolate - Colombia","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eGenetically pure, ancestral cacao from Colombia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eMicro harvest of rare ancient Colombian Bunsinchari cacao. Known for their deep spiritual connection to their land, the Indigenous Arhuacos Ike tribes grow this ancient pure Colombian cacao variety in the Sierra Nevada region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"font-family: Questrial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 16px 0 6px;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eCacao: Colombia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eHeinde \u0026amp; Verre means “near and far”. The locally sourced Dutch beet sugar allows the Colombian cacao to be fully appreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe Arhuaco people cultivate rare native cacao varieties, including the exceptionally scarce white Bunsi, on their ancestral lands in harmony with their spiritual and ecological principles. Guided by the Mamo, their spiritual leader, they practice organic farming, protect water sources, and prioritize quality over quantity, refusing to adopt modern hybrid cocoa varieties that conflict with their traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eHarvest volumes are small, and transporting the cacao from remote forest regions can take hours on horseback. Through collaboration with their local partner Cacao de Colombia, The beans are carefully fermented and dried to preserve their delicate aromas and flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eThis direct partnership has significantly increased local incomes, reduced labor and risk for the farmers, and enabled the Arhuaco community to invest in education and healthcare—while continuing to preserve their ancestral cacao and sustainable way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe locally grown sugar beet is an ideal sweetner for chocolate. Its neutral character allows cacao flavours to shine without adding flavours to the chocolate (other sweetners such as sugar cane adds for example a molasses flavour to chocolate) Because of the relative small scale of the sugar beet processing industry, organic and non-organic sugar beets are combined in the extraction proces. Research shows that the CO2 footprint of Dutch beet sugar is 4 times lower compared to the average sugar cane production. This is due to a higher yield, efficient farming, harvesting and processing and the fact that it does not need to be transported over long distances. Moreover, an additional benefit is that beet sugar has a lower water consumption than cane sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"font-family: Questrial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 16px 0 6px;\"\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eNotes of liquorice, sweet spices, olive oil, laurel leaves, sesame, lemon grass, white fruit and a classic dark chocolate flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"font-family: Questrial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 16px 0 6px;\"\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eCacao and cacao butter 71%, Sugar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"font-family: Questrial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 16px 0 6px;\"\u003eAllergens and Certifications\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eAllergens: none\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eSingle Estate Cacao\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eOrganic Cacao\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eVegan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eNon GMO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eDirect\/ Transparent trade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"font-family: Questrial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 16px 0 6px;\"\u003eStorage\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eEach Heinde \u0026amp; Verre box contains 2 bars, one bar for now, one for later. At Heinde \u0026amp; Verre we take chocolate and your enjoyment very serious. Quality chocolate needs to be protected so we have developed the perfect packaging to preserve all the natural flavours. A kraft pouch protects against light, humidity, dust and dirt. A double air tight seal protects against odours. We have extracted part of the air to reduce oxidisation and moisture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eNet Weight\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Lato,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e70g \/ 2.5oz\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heinde \u0026 Verre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50910325014786,"sku":"231","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/4362\/files\/heinde-verre-ancient-colombia-micro-batch-1.png?v=1793302609","url":"https:\/\/cocoastore.com\/products\/heinde-and-verre-ancient-colombia-71-dark-chocolate-colombia","provider":"Cocoa Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}