I had never heard of this chocolate brand before so it was interested to learn how their chocolate was made. The tour was 45 minutes long. We were given a private tour through the factory with a couple of tasting samples. We were also given stylish hair nets to wear in the factory :)
It was a small factory with a lovely shop where you could buy some of their delicious chocolate after the tour.
Photo courtesy of Helen CWe learnt how the cacao beans are farmed, roasted, winnowed, grinded, tempered and mixed. We watched how the workers hand packed the bars - the job must require a lot of willpower!
The process from bean to bar is 2 days! Their chocolate is organic, doesn't contain any dairy products (not even milk) and come in a variety of flavours (chilli, almond, cinnamon, etc.). They specialize in dark healthy chocolate. I do prefer sweeter chocolate (love white chocolate) but really enjoyed their chocolate, it has a gritty texture since it is stone ground, but is really nice. When they say 60% dark it means that the chocolate contains 60% cacao bean and 40% sugar hence the higher it is the less sweet it is but more healthier. They make chocholate bars in slabs and round shaped bars - these are used to make hot chocolate. They also sell chocolate nibs which are little pieces of the cacao bean covered in chocolate which can be eaten as a snack or sprinkled on desserts/cereals.
So a lovely trip to the chocolate factory.
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