Weight: 55 grams
Cocoa Bean Origin: San Juan Asochivite, Guatemala
Notes: the community of San Juan Asochivite is based entirely within a 180-hectare cocoa farm, abandoned by its owner during the terrible Guatemalan civil war in the 1980’s and handed over in 1985 to the 65 families who were former workers of the farm. In 2002, the families converted a portion of the farm that was formerly coffee over to cacao, and as the community has grown from 64 to 125 families today, cacao cultivation remains the source of over 90% of the community’s income.
The village and farms are accessible only by swinging bridge over the wide, rushing Cahabón river; to sell cocoa beans, association members carry 100-lb sacks over the bridge on their backs.
In 2016, chocolate maker Goodnow Farms invested a donation into Asochivite, enabling them to construct the village’s first centralized fermentery and drying decks, sparking catalytic growth and development in the region, including the installation of electricity for the village in late 2016.
Tasting Notes: creamy, lightly acidic, sharp, green banana, mango, sherbet, dark red fruit finish
Ingredients: cocoa beans, organic sugar, fresh-pressed single origin cocoa butter
(May contain trace amounts of peanuts and tree nuts)