FirstFlora produces organic cocoa (
certified by IBD: Brazilian Biodynamic Institute)
rainforest shadow grown and with local labour. The plantation is on the "
Cocoa Coast" sixty kilometres from the capital city Ilheus home town of the novelist Jorge Amado. Production area is approximately 30 hectares with the system "
Cabruca" (in the shadow of the rainforest as safeguarding the biodiversity). Also we have a subsidiary production of cloves, cashew, coconut, cinnamon and coffee.
The definite, strong flavour of the cocoa is born from the rich red soil of Bahia. It’s Forastero cocoa-type typically buttery and with a low yield per hectare. Fermentation scrupulously takes place in boxes of fine wood where cocoa will develop all its 500 aromatic precursors and the drying is only by the sun complying to the highest standards and using the best tools for quality-control technology. Only the best beans are selected and transported to Italy where they are hand roasted according to size, blended with ingredients that are not refined, without soy lecithin and without overheating which could affect the quality. Finally a long conching enhances the velvety feel and the aroma of FirstFlora chocolate, also giving it a mirror shine.
Sales of chocolate support the protection of the FirstFlora Reserve: hectares of dense Rain Forest west of Itacaré in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The Reserve is part of the catchment area of Rio de Contas, which has the world record for tree biodiversity by 454 different species of trees per hectare of which 53% endemic.
We are part of the
cooperative Cabruca of Ilheus, consisting of about sixty members including a Sem Terra Movement (Squatters). The production of the cooperative is approximately 200 tonnes of organic cocoa with the system "Cabruca".
For more information see "cocoa" in "Biodiversity".
DARK CHOCOLATE 85% (100g - 3,5 OZ)
85% Forastero cocoa single origin Brazil. Extra strong aroma and persistent fragrance of notes of fruit and floral cocoa. Shades of exotic wood. Unmistakable personality.
DARK CHOCOLATE 70% (100g)
70% Forastero cocoa single origin Brazil
Extra strong aroma and persistent fragrance of notes of fruit and floral cocoa. Shades of exotic wood. Unmistakable personality.
DARK CHOCOLATE 65% WITH CASHEWS (100g - 3,5 OZ)
65% Forastero cocoa single origin Brazil. Strong and aromatic aroma with toasted on wood cashews. Nuances of fruit. Unmistakable personality.
DARK CHOCOLATE 60% (100g)
60% Forastero cocoa single origin Brazil
Fragrant aroma with fruity and floral notes of cocoa flowers. Shades of exotic wood.
DARK CHOCOLATE 57% with COFFEE and GUARANÁ (100g)
57% Forastero cocoa single origin Brazil. Coffee and Guaraná single origin Brazil (6%)
An intense chocolate with tasty notes of coffee and the strength of Guaraná. Shades of exotic wood. Delicate and gentle persistence of coffee. Bitter aftertaste of Guaraná.
CHOCOLATE 45% with MILK and CARAMELIZED COCOA NIBS (100g - 3,5 OZ)
45% Forastero cocoa single origin Brazil. Sweet and delicate, with hints of flowers of polyfloral honey and crunchy caramelized cocoa nibs. Nuances of milk and a bitter second note.
CHOCOLATE 40% with MILK (100g)
40% Forastero cocoa single origin Brazil.
Sweet and delicate, with hints of flowers of polyfloral honey. Sfumature di latte e di legno esotico.
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