Castronovo Chocolate Arhuacos 80% Ancestral Cacao Dark Chocolate Bar

The Castronovo Arhuacos 80% Ancestral Cacao Dark Chocolate bar is both intense and elegant, full of rich chocolate flavor with notes of honey, white grape, orange blossom and a hint of nuts. It’s a truly scrumptious bar that I find hard to put down, and I’m usually one who is most satisfied with just a square or two. There’s absolutely no bitterness in this delectable 80% bar. The bar comes to us with an important message from El Mamo Camilo, the spiritual leader of the Arhuaco, one of the four indigenous tribes who protect the stunning wilderness of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Northern Colombia. El Mamo Camilo urges us as lovers of fine cacao and fellow inhabitants of the planet, “You need to listen to the elements: the wind, water, and the ancestral cacao from our forest. They ask you to protect Mother Earth and to be mindful of how you change nature. Those who listen will become part of the Sierra Nevada.” Denise Castronovo (chocolate maker extraordinaire) and a team of choc