{"title":"All Bars","description":"Single-origin two-ingredients chocolate bars. Just cocoa beans and sugar.","products":[{"product_id":"ben-tre-vietnam-70-2018-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar","title":"Ben Tre, Vietnam 70% 2018 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCacao has grown in Vietnam since the 19th century, but only in recent years has it been used in craft chocolate. Once we tasted chocolate from Marou Faiseurs de Chocolat, the first makers of high-quality chocolate in the country, we were smitten and wanted to start working with Vietnamese cocoa beans. We’ve finally been able to purchase a limited supply of beans from Marou to make a few bars of our own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRichard, our chocolate maker on Valencia Street who developed the flavor profile, instantly raised his hand to work with these beans. His family is from Bac Lieu, a coastal area of southern Vietnam about 200 kilometers from Ben Tre. Richard feels a connection to the growers and the soil where these cacao pods grew, and he has visited Vietnamese cacao farms. This is his first roast profile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese cocoa beans are smaller than most, and once roasted, they take on a reddish orange hue. As is the case on many cacao farms, the trees are grown alongside coconuts and bananas for shade. In this bar, we taste candied ginger, molasses, and apple cider.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30078167777354,"sku":"147","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-ben-tre-vietnam-70-2018-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-15442839634060.png?v=1604107029"},{"product_id":"dandelion-chocolate-japan-maya-mountain-belize-70-2017-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar","title":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan - Maya Mountain, Belize 70% 2017 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe always wondered how much a culture influences the palate. We found our answer the first time we did a side-by-side tasting with our Dandelion Chocolate Japan team. With the same beans, same machines, same process, same company, and same philosophy, we’ve found that the chocolate our partners make in Japan can be wildly different from our American bars. We like to calibrate our roast profiles to the palates of local chocolate makers, and we’ve found that the Japanese team tends to like more fermented, roasted, and certain bitter flavors more often than we do in San Francisco. We encourage you to taste these bars side by side to see the differences for yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi in 2016. Seiji Horibuchi frequented our San Francisco café and we developed an immediate rapport over our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail, endless energy, and we loved our conversations together. He proposed taking Dandelion Chocolate international by building a new factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo--an area known for tucked-away artisan workshops and a craft culture. We couldn’t pass up the offer to share our love of chocolate with more of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this bar, Maya Mountain Cacao works with indigenous Maya smallholder farmers in southern Belize. Ebi created the roast flavor profile, and they like the fruity flavor notes expressed in these beans year after year. We taste cheesecake, chocolate-dipped strawberries, and roasted peanuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30078168170570,"sku":"130-2017","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-japan-chocolate-bar-dandelion-chocolate-japan-maya-mountain-belize-70-2017-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-17121661321356.jpg?v=1604107196"},{"product_id":"dandelion-chocolate-japan-wampu-honduras-70-2017-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar","title":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan Wampu, Honduras 70% 2017 Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eTasting Notes: \u003cem style=\"color: #8d7934;\"\u003ecaramelized almond, vanilla, and a hint of chai.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese beans come from communities around the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve in the Mosquitia region of Honduras. Chieko is smitten with this bar’s medley of rich, earthy flavors and silky-smooth texture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 2016, we launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi. He frequented our Valencia Street café, and we developed an immediate rapport over our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail, endless energy, and we loved our conversations together. He proposed taking Dandelion Chocolate international by building a new factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo -- an area known for tucked-away artisan workshops and a craft culture. We couldn’t pass up the offer to share our love of chocolate with more of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOur partners in Japan make chocolate that can be strikingly different from our American bars, although we work with the same beans. We’ve found that the Japanese team enjoys highlighting fermented, roasted, bitter, and herbaceous flavors, whereas in San Francisco, we often lean toward fruity, creamy, and caramel notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dandelionchocolate.com\/pages\/origins\"\u003eLearn more\u003c\/a\u003e about our cocoa beans and sugar – the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56 grams)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-size: 8px; color: #aaa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL OF OUR SINGLE-ORIGIN CHOCOLATE IS MADE WITH JUST COCOA BEANS AND SUGAR; NO ADDED COCOA BUTTER, LECITHIN, OR VANILLA. OUR CHOCOLATE IS FREE OF SOY, DAIRY, EGGS, AND GLUTEN, AND IT IS MADE IN A FACTORY THAT DOES NOT PROCESS NUTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30078168531018,"sku":"140","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-japan-chocolate-bar-dandelion-chocolate-japan-wampu-honduras-70-2017-single-origin-chocolate-bar-17067314184332.jpg?v=1604107198"},{"product_id":"tumaco-columbia-70","title":"Tumaco, Colombia 70% 2017 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese beans come from the Tumaco region of Colombia with the help of two organizations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCacao de Colombia encourages local cacao diversity by working with farmers to cultivate regional cacao, and then they buy their beans to ferment and dry. Uncommon Cacao connects the beans with chocolate makers willing to pay a premium for high-quality beans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChocolate maker Kaija developed a bar profile to highlight the unusual creaminess of these beans. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe taste notes of wildflower honey, malted hot cocoa, and whipped cream.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"July 21, 2017 at 10:46:29 AM UTC-7\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\":7c.co\" class=\"tL8wMe EMoHub\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"July 21, 2017 at 10:46:29 AM UTC-7\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis bar won a Silver in the 2018 and 2019 International Chocolate Awards.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"July 21, 2017 at 10:46:29 AM UTC-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"July 21, 2017 at 10:46:29 AM UTC-7\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30078169645130,"sku":"133","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-tumaco-colombia-70-2017-harvest-15444530954380.png?v=1604107341"},{"product_id":"mantuano-venezuela-70-2016-harvest-1","title":"Mantuano, Venezuela 70% 2016 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"shogun-root\" data-shogun-id=\"5f7f49b0a3e83f746b92129d\" data-shogun-site-id=\"b641aa37-c699-454b-9206-65708dfdc2b4\" data-shogun-page-id=\"5f7f49b0a3e83f746b92129d\" data-shogun-page-version-id=\"5f7f49b0a3e83f746b92129c\" data-shogun-platform-type=\"shopify\" data-shogun-variant-id=\"5f7f49b0a3e83f746b92129e\" data-region=\"main\"\u003e\n  \n\n\u003cdiv id=\"s-f84af841-3420-4cda-b642-534aa2b924a5\" class=\"shg-c  \"\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eTasting notes: \u003cem style=\"color: #8d7934;\"\u003eclassic dark chocolate, roasted almonds, and espresso\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beans come from the Asociación Cooperativa La Flor del Cacao Mantuano, a women-run cooperative in a tiny northern Venezuelan village. In 2012, we made the first single-origin bar ever produced from Mantuano, and it became an immediate favorite inside the factory and out. We purchased beans yearly until 2016, when ongoing political unrest disrupted trade, made eight final metric tonnes into bars, and bid farewell to this incredible origin we loved so much … or so we thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, we came upon a hidden stash of these extremely rare 2016 beans in our climate-controlled storage facility. Since properly stored cocoa beans are much like fine wine in that their flavors can evolve in wonderful ways over time, this discovery felt like finding a long-forgotten case of valuable French wine in a relative's dark, cool basement! Our Valencia team couldn't wait to make these beans into bars again, and everything we loved about previous batches is showcased in this special release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" align=\"left\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" margin=\"0\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"background: #F5EEE1; line-height: 16px;\"\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; width: 185px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2434\/0841\/files\/IMG_0783_480x480.jpg?v=1596063843\" width=\"175\" height=\"233\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Venezuelan cacao is known throughout the world for its quality and the team from the Asociación Cooperativa La Flor Del Cacao Mantuano makes some of my very favorite. It was one of the first fermentaries that I visited as Dandelion's Sourcerer and the aromas still stick with me to this day. The chocolate made from their beans has a hint of spice that lingers on the palate.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Greg D’Alesandre, Bean Sourcerer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo ounces (56 grams)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dandelionchocolate.com\/pages\/origins#venezuela\" title=\"Mantuano Single-Origin Chocolate Information\"\u003eLearn more\u003c\/a\u003e about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-size: 8px; color: #aaa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL OF OUR SINGLE-ORIGIN CHOCOLATE IS MADE WITH JUST COCOA BEANS AND SUGAR; NO ADDED COCOA BUTTER, LECITHIN, OR VANILLA. OUR CHOCOLATE IS FREE OF SOY, DAIRY, EGGS, AND GLUTEN, AND IT IS MADE IN A FACTORY THAT DOES NOT PROCESS NUTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30078173347914,"sku":"104","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-mantuano-venezuela-70-2016-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-16841476472972.png?v=1604107227"},{"product_id":"maya-mountain-belize-70-2016-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar","title":"Maya Mountain, Belize 70% 2017 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beans for this bar come from Maya Mountain Cacao, Ltd., a social enterprise in southern Belize. Maya Mountain Cacao buys wet (i.e. freshly harvested, unfermented) cacao beans from a few hundred indigenous Maya smallholder cacao producers, and gathers them into a centralized fermentary in Punta Gorda. By fermenting and drying all the beans in one place, Maya Mountain Cacao can carefully control the quality and consistency of the beans, fetching a high price that in turn empowers Maya Mountain Cacao to pay the farmers a higher price for their beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this 2017 harvest, we taste honey, sweet strawberry wine, and chocolate ice cream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30078174003274,"sku":"163","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-maya-mountain-belize-70-2017-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-12239709864024.png?v=1568436465"},{"product_id":"zorzal-estate-dominican-republic-70-2016-harvest","title":"Zorzal Estate, Dominican Republic 70% 2016 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis limited-edition bar is the first from beans both grown and fermented onsite at the Reserva \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eZorzal\u003c\/span\u003e estate and bird sanctuary. With every bag of \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eZorzal\u003c\/span\u003e beans we buy carbon credits through Plan Vivo, a carbon offset project that pays local farmers to reserve a portion of their land for the growth of native trees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than striving for a menu of flavors from the beans, chocolate maker Janelle had full reign to test myriad flavor profiles and coax what came naturally. The results are tangy, creamy, and intensely chocolatey; we find notes of tangy Key lime, dairy-forward clotted cream, and fudge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis bar won a Bronze in the 2019 Academy of Chocolate Awards.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30078174986314,"sku":"136","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-zorzal-estate-dominican-republic-70-2016-harvest-15440216162444.png?v=1604107222"},{"product_id":"vale-potumuju-brazil-70-2019-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar","title":"Vale Potumuju, Brazil 70% 2019 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eTasting notes: \u003cem style=\"color: #8d7934;\"\u003eorange blossom honey, chocolate ice cream, and candied nuts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe searched for years for the right cocoa partners in Brazil, and finally, in 2016, met Juliana and Tuta Aquino. Tuta and Juliana are tree-to-bar cocoa producers who grew up on cocoa farms in Bahia, left to pursue successful music careers, then returned to cultivate and process cacao on Juliana’s family farm. They renamed the farm Vale Potumuju, and refurbished it to achieve excellent bean fermentation with an eye toward sustainability. By 2019, Tuta and Juliana produced enough high-quality cocoa to supply their own tree-to-bar chocolate brand, Baiani, and to sell a small batch of flavorful beans to us. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Renee’s first bar as an origin owner, she developed the flavor profile with the same care and dedication that Tuta and Juliana put into their cocoa. She roasted the beans slightly hot to bring out subtly tropical, richly nutty flavors that we love. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56 grams)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dandelionchocolate.com\/pages\/origins\" title=\"Mantuano Single-Origin Chocolate Information\"\u003eLearn more\u003c\/a\u003e about our cocoa beans and sugar – the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-size: 8px; color: #aaa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL OF OUR SINGLE-ORIGIN CHOCOLATE IS MADE WITH JUST COCOA BEANS AND SUGAR; NO ADDED COCOA BUTTER, LECITHIN, OR VANILLA. OUR CHOCOLATE IS FREE OF SOY, DAIRY, EGGS, AND GLUTEN, AND IT IS MADE IN A FACTORY THAT DOES NOT PROCESS NUTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566956589130,"sku":"230","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-vale-potumuju-brazil-70-2019-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-17125870174348.png?v=1604106311"},{"product_id":"camino-verde-ecuador-100-2019-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-1","title":"Camino Verde, Ecuador 100% 2019 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar Batch 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eTasting Notes: \u003cem style=\"color: #8d7934;\"\u003ecrème fraîche, black coffee, and roasted peanuts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beans come from Camino Verde Cacao, located in central Ecuador in Duran (near Guayaquil). Vicente Norero, the owner and general manager, is one of the most innovative cocoa producers we know. He buys freshly harvested, unfermented beans from over 100 farms and associations around Ecuador and aims to achieve optimal fermentation and drying, imbuing the beans with nutty notes we love. To create this rich, completely unsweetened bar, Eric roasted the beans at a relatively high temperature, bringing out a smooth, chocolatey finish. After an initial hint of bitterness, this bar reminds us of a creamy mocha sprinkled with roasted peanuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dandelionchocolate.com\/pages\/origins\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/store.dandelionchocolate.com\/pages\/origins\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLearn more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e about our cocoa beans and sugar – the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo ounces (56 grams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIngredients: 100% cocoa beans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-size: 8px; color: #aaa;\" data-mce-style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-size: 8px; color: #aaa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS SINGLE-ORIGIN CHOCOLATE BAR IS MADE WITH JUST COCOA BEANS; NO SUGAR, ADDED COCOA BUTTER, LECITHIN, OR VANILLA. OUR CHOCOLATE IS FREE OF SOY, DAIRY, EGGS, AND GLUTEN, AND IT IS MADE IN A FACTORY THAT DOES NOT PROCESS NUTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566956785738,"sku":"105","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-camino-verde-ecuador-100-2019-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-batch-3-17074596872332.png?v=1604106327"},{"product_id":"camino-verde-ecuador-85-2019-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar","title":"Camino Verde, Ecuador 85% 2019 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eTasting Notes: \u003cem style=\"color: #8d7934;\"\u003echocolate-covered espresso bean, roasted nut, and candied lemon peel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese beans come from Camino Verde Cacao located in central Ecuador in Duran (near Guayaquil). Vicente Norero, the owner and general manager, is one of the most innovative cacao producers we know. He buys freshly harvested, unfermented beans from over 100 farms and associations around Ecuador. He aims to achieve optimal fermentation and drying, which imbue the beans with nutty notes we love. Senior chocolate maker Eric’s mother says she especially enjoys this roasty bar, and appreciates that it isn’t too sweet!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dandelionchocolate.com\/pages\/origins\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLearn more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTwo ounces (56 grams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-size: 8px; color: #aaa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL OF OUR SINGLE-ORIGIN CHOCOLATE IS MADE WITH JUST COCOA BEANS AND SUGAR; NO ADDED COCOA BUTTER, LECITHIN, OR VANILLA. OUR CHOCOLATE IS FREE OF SOY, DAIRY, EGGS, AND GLUTEN, AND IT IS MADE IN A FACTORY THAT DOES NOT PROCESS NUTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566956884042,"sku":"222","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-camino-verde-ecuador-85-2019-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-17062342295692.png?v=1604106337"},{"product_id":"dcj-zorzal-communitario-2017-70-bar","title":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan Zorzal Communitario, Dominican Republic 2017 70% Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eTasting Notes: \u003cem style=\"color: #8d7934;\"\u003egreen banana, almond, and creamy custard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beans in this bar come from a collection of farms surrounding the bird sanctuary, Reserva Zorzal. Kabu enjoyed working with the tropical fruit flavors he tasted in many iterations of the beans. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, we launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi. He frequented our Valencia Street café, and we developed an immediate rapport over our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail, endless energy, and we loved our conversations together. He proposed taking Dandelion Chocolate international by building a new factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo -- an area known for tucked-away artisan workshops and a craft culture. We couldn’t pass up the offer to share our love of chocolate with more of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur partners in Japan make chocolate that can be strikingly different from our American bars, although we work with the same beans. We’ve found that the Japanese team enjoys highlighting fermented, roasted, bitter, and herbaceous flavors, whereas in San Francisco, we often lean toward fruity, creamy, and caramel notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dandelionchocolate.com\/pages\/origins\"\u003eLearn more\u003c\/a\u003e about our cocoa beans and sugar – the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56 grams)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-size: 8px; color: #aaa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL OF OUR SINGLE-ORIGIN CHOCOLATE IS MADE WITH JUST COCOA BEANS AND SUGAR; NO ADDED COCOA BUTTER, LECITHIN, OR VANILLA. OUR CHOCOLATE IS FREE OF SOY, DAIRY, EGGS, AND GLUTEN, AND IT IS MADE IN A FACTORY THAT DOES NOT PROCESS NUTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566957015114,"sku":"437","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-dcj-zorzal-communitario-dominican-republic-2017-70-single-origin-chocolate-bar-17061500420236.jpg?v=1604106360"},{"product_id":"cahabon-70-2019-harvest","title":"Cahabon, Guatemala 70% 2019 Harvest Single Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eTasting notes: \u003cem style=\"color: #8d7934;\"\u003echocolate pudding, Amarena cherry, and espresso\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few things make this region especially important to us. We were one of the first craft chocolate makers to start using beans from Guatemala, and we are excited that this region is now on the map for specialty cocoa. Elman is proud to develop a bar from his home country and from a region very near the birthplace of his father. For him and for us, this bar is a chapter in chocolate history unfolding across the globe and across a generation. We are honored and humbled to be a small part of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dandelionchocolate.com\/pages\/origins#guatemala\" title=\"Guatemala Single-Origin Chocolate Information\"\u003eLearn more\u003c\/a\u003e about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56 grams)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-size: 8px; color: #aaa;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL OF OUR SINGLE-ORIGIN CHOCOLATE IS MADE WITH JUST COCOA BEANS AND SUGAR; NO ADDED COCOA BUTTER, LECITHIN, OR VANILLA. OUR CHOCOLATE IS FREE OF SOY, DAIRY, EGGS, AND GLUTEN, AND IT IS MADE IN A FACTORY THAT DOES NOT PROCESS NUTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566958719050,"sku":"224","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-cahabon-guatemala-70-2019-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-16874635362444.png?v=1604106466"},{"product_id":"dandelion-chocolate-japan-hacienda-azul-costa-rica-85-2018-harvest","title":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan - Hacienda Azul, Costa Rica 85% 2018 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe always wondered how much a culture influences the palate. We found our answer the first time we did a side-by-side tasting with our Dandelion Chocolate Japan team. With the same beans, same machines, same process, same company, and same philosophy, we’ve found that the chocolate our partners make in Japan can be wildly different from our American bars. We like to calibrate our roast profiles to the palates of local chocolate makers, and we’ve found that the Japanese team tends to like more fermented, roasted, and certain bitter flavors more often than we do in San Francisco. We encourage you to taste these bars side by side to see the differences for yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi in 2016. Seiji Horibuchi frequented our San Francisco café and we developed an immediate rapport over our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail, endless energy, and we loved our conversations together. He proposed taking Dandelion Chocolate international by building a new factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo--an area known for tucked-away artisan workshops and a craft culture. We couldn’t pass up the offer to share our love of chocolate with more of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beans come from Hacienda Azul, a single estate near Turrialba, Costa Rica. Ozaki sought to bring out the aromatic red wine-like flavors present in the beans. In the bar we taste notes of roasted coffee, sour cream, and a grapefruit pith finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566960324682,"sku":"435","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-dandelion-chocolate-japan-hacienda-azul-costa-rica-85-2017-harvest-6-2020-release-16503494738060.png?v=1604106681"},{"product_id":"dandelion-chocolate-japan-cahabon-guatemala-70-2018-harvest","title":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan - Cahabon, Guatemala 70% 2018 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe always wondered how much a culture influences the palate. We found our answer the first time we did a side-by-side tasting with our Dandelion Chocolate Japan team. With the same beans, same machines, same process, same company, and same philosophy, we’ve found that the chocolate our partners make in Japan can be wildly different from our American bars. We like to calibrate our roast profiles to the palates of local chocolate makers, and we’ve found that the Japanese team tends to like more fermented, roasted, and certain bitter flavors more often than we do in San Francisco. We encourage you to taste these bars side by side to see the differences for yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi in 2016. Seiji Horibuchi frequented our San Francisco café and we developed an immediate rapport over our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail, endless energy, and we loved our conversations together. He proposed taking Dandelion Chocolate international by building a new factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo--an area known for tucked-away artisan workshops and a craft culture. We couldn’t pass up the offer to share our love of chocolate with more of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe beans in this bar come from Cahabon in the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala and are nearly double the size of a typical cacao bean. Yuto wanted to highlight the subtle wine aromas he noticed while working with the raw beans. We taste fresh fruit, white wine, and yogurt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin bars are made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566960390218,"sku":"436","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-dandelion-chocolate-japan-cahabon-guatemala-70-2018-harvest-6-2020-release-16503431233676.png?v=1604106684"},{"product_id":"anamalai-india-70-2018-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar","title":"Anamalai, India 70% 2018 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are excited to present one of our Asian origin chocolate bars. From Regal Plantations in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, producers Karthikeyan Palanisamy and Harish Kumar grow the cacao that we use in this bar intercropped with coconut and nutmeg trees. The plantation is visited by tigers from the preserve next door and elephants who pull a snack from the coconut trees at the expense of the cacao plants underfoot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it’s available, try tasting this bar side by side next to our Anamalai, India chocolate bar made in Kuramae, Japan by pastry chef, Mai. The Japanese bar is more tangy with flavors of dried and tropical fruit. By contrast, Janelle, our chocolate maker in San Francisco, has coaxed out flavors of mimosa and pot de crème. This bar is Janelle’s third flavor profile and her second origin to work with, and she really loved experimenting with the intensely fruity flavors in these beans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"July 21, 2017 at 10:46:29 AM UTC-7\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566964387914,"sku":"115","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-anamalai-india-70-2018-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-15440351559820.png?v=1604106890"},{"product_id":"costa-esmeraldas-ecuador-85-2016-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-1","title":"Costa Esmeraldas, Ecuador 85% 2017 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 2016, Freddy Salazar’s family hosted Eric (along with Mufu, Bret, Ryan, and Greg), who is the maker of this bar and the Costas Esmeraldas 70% bar. Not only did they get to visit the farm and fermentary and help with cacao production tasks such as pruning trees and turning beans, but they also had the rare opportunity to learn more about Freddy’s experimental and ever-evolving approach to growing, fermenting, and drying his beans. Freddy has a reputation for producing high-quality speciality cacao, and it is well-deserved: we are never disappointed by what we see, smell, and taste from the hands of his skilled team.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEric goes light on the roast, and credits Freddy’s quality beans for their exceptional flavor. We don’t make that many higher-percentage bars because most cocoa beans require sugar to smooth out their complex flavors. But Eric had a vision here. He was convinced that the accessible, chocolatey notes in Freddy’s beans could stand out in a profound way. After many trial-and-error batches—and after encouraging everyone in the factory to repeatedly taste the results—he is delighted to see this 85% bar come to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe flavor notes we get in this bar include banana, raw peanut, and chocolate truffle. We are especially surprised by how sweet and smooth this bar is despite its lower sugar content.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"July 21, 2017 at 10:46:29 AM UTC-7\"\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"July 21, 2017 at 10:46:29 AM UTC-7\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"July 21, 2017 at 10:46:29 AM UTC-7\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"July 21, 2017 at 10:46:29 AM UTC-7\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566966288458,"sku":"114","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-costa-esmeraldas-ecuador-85-2017-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-15588816355468.png?v=1604106978"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/collections\/Bars-Collection-Menu.jpg?v=1699822958","url":"https:\/\/dandelion-dev.myshopify.com\/collections\/bars.oembed","provider":"dandelion-dev","version":"1.0","type":"link"}