The unique tones of sea salt at the front sensorial line, prepare UP-UP Dark Sea Salt to be a bar that magnifies the nutty flavours with a resemblance of roasted hazelnuts and well-defined chocolate-like tones, both characteristic of this dark chocolate Single Estate 50% cacao content made with fine flavour cocoa beans from a single farm called "El Rosario" located in the Necocli region on the north-eastern coast of Colombia. With a soft and rounded aftertaste, this sweet and savoury bar is an endless treat.
Grown on a single-estate, this chocolate from Up-Up is 100% traceable and the first "certified slave free chocolate" (see more below).
El Rosario farm is in Necoclí, a town in Antioquia, Colombia. It’s located on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Urabá. Before cacao, El Rosario was a cattle ranch on almost 500 acres. It managed 500 cows, and only needed four to six employees to function. Going from cattle to cocoa planting meant a considerable change. There were no longer a just few ranch hands, more and more hands were needed. The initial 400 hectares of cocoa ended up generating more than 250 jobs. The change brought better income and higher quality of life. El Rosario is an example of the impact chocolate can have on communities, and how chocolate crafted at origin can create value.
Product Details:
- 4.6oz / 130g
- Grown in Colombia. Made in the UK.
- Vegan
Ingredients:
About Up-Up Chocolate:
Made in the UK, Up-Up Chocolate is the first "certified slave free chocolate". There are other brilliant brands working towards a slave free chocolate industry, but they weren’t using cocoa that was truly certified as slave free. So they set out to find a certification that would hold themselves and others accountable. Together with slavefreetrade, they've established a rigorous program that vets their plantation, the processing site and the factory quarterly. So they know exactly who is growing, processing and making their chocolates. And that's how you do transparency and traceability 👏