Dominican Republic “Conacado” – Fair Trade & Organic 2010 I am glad to have this bean back. I have missed it. This is from the Conacado co-op in the Dominican Republic. They are Fair Trade Certified, Organically certified, Rain Forrest Alliance Certified...

"Ocumare" is from the Ocumare de la Costa Valley and a variant unto itself, and has many single strains such as Ocumare 67. It's officially a blend of Criollo and Trinatario, but as Trinatario is a hybrid of Forastero and Criollo, it's...

Carenero refers to the port from which this cocoa used to ship out of. Superior of course is a reference to the higher than average quality of this Trinatario. It is a solid Trinatario, with a medium break. This has a bit...

This is a little bit of a departure from some of the Ecuador that I have tasted in the past, although not in a bad way by any means.   I normally associate an earthiness to the Nacional  cocoa from Ecuador, and...

It is the traditional practice to fire dry the cocoa beans in Papua New Guinea, and when that is done, the beans can pick up a hint (or sometimes more than a hint) of smoke or peat flavor. A lot of people...

Origin:  Dominican Republic Organic Type: Trinatario   It's kind of funny.  If I had to pick a favorite origin, the Dominican Republic would not be it.  Mind you, there is nothing wrong with it, except maybe a lack of consistency, but that...

Origin: Peru Type: Criollo Fair Trade/Organic I am thrilled to be able to offer this origin again.  The first time was back in 2009, and I have not been able to get it again. It is Fair Trade and Organic. I do...

Origin:  Guatemala Type: Trinatario Size isn't everything, but sometimes it is notable.  Cocoa beans are standardly 90-110 beans/100 grams.  These are 50-55 beans/100 grams, or nearly double the average size. This particular cocoa is very round and big with a nice mild...

 Forastero 2011 Country of origin Variety Ghana – Forastero As for the cocoa itself, it is a fully fermented Forastero. The aroma – significantly less astringency than quite a number of Forastero I have tasted. It has hints of light biscuit, a...

Origin:  Bolivia Type: Criollo/Trinatario Certs: Organic A couple months ago I had a beautiful, tiny wild Criollo from Bolivia.  It sold out very fast.  The is a different bean.  It's more traditional in pretty much all aspects.  It's traditionally grown, is of...