Bean-to-bar chocolate · made in small batches
Roasted, ground and tempered by hand
Single-origin bars, bonbon boxes and drinking chocolate from one small workshop. Watch the pour, then pick your bar.
Five sample origins
45% to 100% cocoa
Tempered on marble
Sample store. Example prices.
Single-origin bars
This season’s bars, ringed by cocoa percentage
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Couverture drops 70%, 1 kg
$34.00 -
Roasted cocoa nibs, 200 g
$11.00 -
Tasting flight gift box
$42.00 -
Corporate gift box
Price range: $36.00 through $92.00 -
Hot chocolate gift tin
$29.00 -
Drinking chocolate flakes
Price range: $14.00 through $24.00
Origin map
Five farms, five bars
We buy beans from a handful of small farms and make one bar from each, so you can taste what the place brings.
1
Cloud Hill · 70%
Highland estate, shade-grown (sample origin)
Red fruit, cocoa nib, a little honey
2
Volcano Ridge · 85%
Volcanic slope, family farm (sample origin)
Black cherry, roasted nut, long finish
3
Coast Valley · 64%
River valley near the coast (sample origin)
Orange peel, caramel, soft spice
4
Island Grove · 45%
Small island co-operative (sample origin)
Malt, brown butter, toffee
5
Lowland River · 100%
Lowland farm by the river (sample origin)
Earthy, dried fig, black tea
Illustrated map, not to scale. Farms, regions and tasting notes are samples.
Cocoa percentage
From creamy to intense
The percentage is how much of the bar comes from the cocoa bean (cocoa mass and cocoa butter). The rest is mostly sugar, and milk in a dark milk bar.
Creamy and sweet · Intense and dry
Sample tasting notes. Every batch tastes a little different.
From bean to bar
Every step happens in our workshop
We sort and roast the beans, crack them, grind them on stone for days, then temper and mould each bar by hand. Watch the grind, then read the steps.
One batch (sample)
Five steps, about a week
Sort
Beans picked over by hand
Roast
Low and slow, in small drums
Crack & winnow
Shells off, nibs kept
Grind
Stone-ground for 2–3 days
Temper & mould
Cooled on marble, poured by hand
Sample process for the demo store.
Tasting notes
Find your flavour on the wheel
Each origin leans towards one part of the wheel. Taste slowly: let a square melt on your tongue and notice what comes first and what stays.
Fruity
Red berries, cherry, citrus peel, dried fig.
Floral
Blossom, black tea, a light perfume.
Nutty
Roasted hazelnut, almond, toasted bread.
Caramel
Toffee, honey, brown butter, malt.
Earthy
Forest floor, tobacco leaf, wood.
Spicy
Cinnamon, pepper, a little smoke.
Static illustration. Tasting notes are sample descriptions.
Bonbon box builder
Fill a box of nine, your way
Twelve flavours made fresh each week. Pick nine for a box, or let us choose. Each bonbon is a thin shell of tempered chocolate around a soft filling.
9 of 9 picked (sample selection)
Salted caramel
Caramel
Raspberry
Fruit ganache
Hazelnut praline
Praline
Espresso
Ganache
Yuzu
Fruit ganache
Passion fruit
Fruit ganache
Almond & honey
Praline
70% ganache
Ganache
Fresh mint
Ganache
Chai spice
Ganache
Wildflower honey
Caramel
Pistachio
Praline
Your box
Nine bonbons
Box of nine
$24.00
Hand-written flavour card
Included
Cool-packed delivery
$5.95 (sample)
Static sample builder, not a live configurator. Choose your flavours on the product page. Allergens: placeholder.
Tempering
Why a good bar snaps
We melt the chocolate, cool it on marble and warm it again a little. That sets the cocoa butter in neat crystals: a glossy bar with a clean snap.
Melt
Cool on marble
Warm a touch
Mould and set
Sample description of our method.
Gifting
Gift boxes and corporate orders
Corporate gifting
Boxes for your team or clients
Send one box or two hundred. Add a printed card with your message, choose a delivery date and we pack every box by hand.
Minimum order
10 boxes (sample)
Printed message card
Included
Your own sleeve
From 50 boxes (sample)
Lead time
About 2 weeks (sample)
Delivery
One address or many
Example terms. Quotes by email.
Shop
Bars, boxes and a cup of something warm
Sample reviews
From our tasting table
Sample reviews shown for the demo store.
★★★★★
The 70% has a red-fruit note I did not expect. We finished the bar in one evening.
Sample customer
Cloud Hill 70% dark bar
★★★★★
I built a box of nine for my sister. Every bonbon had a little card, and the salted caramel went first.
Sample customer
Build-your-own bonbon box
★★★★★
The drinking chocolate is thick and not too sweet. Great with oat milk.
Sample customer
Drinking chocolate flakes
Questions
Before you order
Not sure which bar to try? Email [email protected] or call (555) 014-6288.
What does the cocoa percentage mean?
It is how much of the bar comes from the cocoa bean: cocoa mass plus cocoa butter. A 70% bar is 70% cocoa and about 30% sugar. Higher percentages taste more intense and less sweet.
Where can I find allergen information?
On every product page under Additional information. In this sample store the allergen lists are placeholders, so always check the label on the wrapper.
How do you keep chocolate cool in the post?
From spring to autumn we pack orders with a cool pack and insulated liner and post them early in the week (sample policy).
How long does chocolate keep?
Bars keep for months in a cool, dry place away from strong smells. Bonbons are fresh, so eat them within about three weeks (sample guidance).
Do you take corporate orders?
Yes. Send us the number of boxes, your message and a delivery date and we will reply with a quote (sample service).