Auro - Dark chocolate 70% Paquibato - PHILIPPINES - 60g
Bean-to-Bar
Auro’s Reserve Collection is passionately crafted from the finest beans of a single harvest to bring out the rare, distinctive characteristics of each community and their land. Located between tropical mountain forests, Paquibato is a community that grows many fruit trees, giving this Auro - Dark chocolate 70% Paquibato notes of forest flowers, dark honey and caramelized nuts.
Cacao mass (64% Philippines), Muscovado sugar, cacao butter
Cocoa farmer and chocolate maker
Paquibato is a special community where more farmers are focusing on cacao farming to help break the cycle of conflict. Some of Auro Chocolate's partner farmers in this area are part of the Ata-Uvu-Manobo indigenous group and they have been guardians of their land for generations. With coconut and other fruit trees in abundance, they are home to one of the best flavored cacao beans in the Philippines. In 2019, the late Mr. Jose Saguban brought honor to the country when his beans ranked among the 20 Best Cacao Beans in the World at the Cocoa of Excellence Awards during Salon du Chocolat in Paris. This is the first time the Philippines has received this award.
Auro Chocolate Auro Chocolate is an internationally-awarded premium tree-to-bar chocolate brand from the Philippines rooted in sustainability through direct-trade with Filipino farming communities. Auro finely crafts quality cacao beans, couverture ingredients and retail products using only the best ingredients to create bold and tropical flavors indicative of their origin. Kelly Go and Mark Ocampo are the Co-Founders and Managing Directors of Auro Chocolate. They both grew up in the Philippines and first met in Chicago over a decade ago. They are extremely passionate about all things chocolate and instantly bonded over their love of food and culture. Auro is committed to building fair and sustainable partnerships that empower farmers to continuously improve both yield and quality, while also striving to create a long-lasting social impact on their communities. They demonstrate this through the following steps:
- Purchasing the cacao beans with an additional 10-15% premium above the ICCO world market price that incentivizes quality and variety segregation while improving their income significantly.
- Auro’s cacao technicians conduct farm visits to provide better assistan... Read more ...
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