Vintage Plantations 100% Arriba Dark Chocolate

Dark, rich and delectable, this bar is perfect for use in cakes, brownies or other items requiring chocolate. Made with Vintage Plantation's 100% Arriba Cocoa, this bar is Rainforest Alliance Certified and part of the Sustainable Cocoa Program.

Grown only in Ecuador, Arriba is a fine flavored cocoa with a perfumed floral scent. Smooth and subtle, with a dominant floral note and nutty after notes. No sugar, vanilla, or aroma is added.

Plantation's mission is to safeguard heirloom cocoa varieties and encourage new sustainable cultivation methods that preserve the rain forest and guarantee a fair price for cacao planters. The trees' parentage has been identified by Cirad, a leading international cocoa research organization, to be 100% Arriba.

Vintage Plantations pioneered the Rainforest Alliance, a leading conservation agency dedicated to implementing better business practices for biodiversity conservation and sustainability. The Alliance's Ecuadorian partner, Conservacion y Desarrollo, is implementing the sustainable program. Vintage Chocolates guarantee heirloom variety traceability and conceived this project to protect the last remaining stands of native arriba cocoa plantations.

By buying the Arriba bar, you support the planters directly, help preserve the only native cocoa flavor varietal, and safeguard the Ecuadorian rain forest.