Giff's Criollo 73% Dark Dark Chocolate go into the cultivation of

go into the cultivation of these cacao trees

These beans were the first cocoa beans designated certified “Heirloom” by the Heirloom Cacao Preservation Initiative (HCP)

organic cocoa butter

Unusually for Sirene there is a line of astringency in the opening flavour notes followed by a mild and really interesting nutty flavour (but no nuts are in there for those of you with nut allergies)

Sugar free chocolate bars have big appeal

Giff's Criollo 73% Dark Dark Chocolate go into the cultivation ofOne of chocolates most popular stories is that Criollo is the cultivated one, Forastero the wild one and Trinitario is their love child. This is bunkum. Criollo is just one of 18 or more distinct cultivars Theobroma cacao has. Giff Laube has painstakingly tracked down many criollo from backyards or neglected plots of land and his orchard in Nicaragua is growing DNA confirmed trees. Unusually for Sirene there is a line of astringency in the opening