Cacao Hunters
Cacao Hunters, Heirloom Collection
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Discover the flavors of the 4 most important cacao regions in Colombia with this four bars of the Heirloom book.
Contains four thin bars 28 grams each:
- PERLA NEGRA 74%
DESCRIPTION: Here where the jungle is dense and impenetrable, the Wekklong rains sustain the endless vegetation, the rivers meet the Pacific Ocean, revealing the pristine beaches and humpback whales visiting their calves in the tropical waters. There, between Colombia and Ecuador is Tumaco the Pearl of the Pacific. Deep in the tropical forest, it has been discover the black pearl of cacao safeguarded for generation, this cacao is infused with the vibrant essence of the jungle.
TASTING NOTES: Hints of woods, spices, nuts and caramel
3 INGREDIENTS: Cacao mass, sugar, cacao butter.
CACAO ORIGIN: Tumaco
AG-PRACTICES: Sustainable preservation
SOCIAL IMPACT: Tribal empowerment
FOUNDER: Carlos Ignacio Velasco / Mayumi Ogata
ALLERGY INFORMATION: Peanut free, soy free, treenut free, gluten free, may contains traces of milk.
- RIO DE ORO 73%
DESCRIPTION; The sun warms the eastern plains of Colombia and casts a golden glow over the meandering Arauca River. It is the place where more than 600 species of birds sing and watch the anacondas, it is on this fertile lands that the cacao trees grow at a perfect rate. In these vasts eastern plains, the Hunters discovered a unique cacao that grows in the rich soils of the rivers valleys and cultivated by expert and native hands.
TASTING NOTES: Honey, cashew and mandarin
3 INGREDIENTS: Cacao mass, sugar, cacao butter.
CACAO ORIGIN: Arauca
AG-PRACTICES: Sustainable preservation
SOCIAL IMPACT: Tribal empowerment
FOUNDER: Carlos Ignacio Velasco / Mayumi Ogata
ALLERGY INFORMATION: Peanut free, soy free, treenut free, gluten free, may contains traces of milk.
- ARHUACOS 72%
DESCRIPTION: This is where the jungle meets the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta. The Arhuaco people have protected this heirloom cacao for generations in he highest coastal mountain range in the world; the Sierra Nevada stands at 5,775 meters above the Caribbean Sea. At the summit, you can see a distance of 500 km, known to be the longest between any two points on Earth.
TASTING NOTES: Lemon and green grapes.
3 INGREDIENTS: Cacao from the Arhuacos, sugar, cocoa butter.
CACAO ORIGIN: Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta - Colombia
AG-PRACTICES: Sustainable preservation
SOCIAL IMPACT: Tribal empowerment
FOUNDER: Carlos Ignacio Velasco / Mayumi Ogata
ALLERGY INFORMATION: Peanut free, soy free, treenut free, gluten free, may contains traces of milk.
- MAGDALENA 71%
DESCRIPTION: At the meeting point between the Caribbean Sea and Magdalena River, entering the plains and through the mountains ranges, is the community of Aracataca, place where the great Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born and also this extraordinary chocolate. The quaint community, with its colonial structures and tiny bridges, carries with it spirit of magical realism. Here was founded the "Macondo Cacao School" to help farmers preserve an ancient tradition and strengthen local production.
TASTING NOTES: Red berries, citrus fruits and brown sugar.
3 INGREDIENTS: Cacao mass, sugar, cacao butter.
CACAO ORIGIN: Magdalena
AG-PRACTICES: Sustainable preservation
SOCIAL IMPACT: Tribal empowerment
FOUNDER: Carlos Ignacio Velasco / Mayumi Ogata
ALLERGY INFORMATION: Peanut free, soy free, treenut free, gluten free, may contains traces of milk.
Meet the Founders
Around 2009, Carlos Ignacio Velasco, an ambassador of Colombian coffee in Asia, found the impetus he needed to develop an idea that he had been brewing since his university studies. In his travels through Japanese lands, he met Mayumi Ogata, a nutritionist fan of chocolate, but especially a fan of cacao, this passion led her to travel to more than 14 producing countries to discover its secrets. Without hesitation, Carlos Ignacio invited her to Colombia and there began a great story searching all over Colombia for the highest quality cacao...