
Tobacco (of the chewing variety) - another beguiling Dark-on-Milk starts life on vanilla caramel then tingle-tangles its way to a clever tarheel peppering the tongue (never fuming) like so many acupuncture pinpricks to, technically-speaking, kick-ass Lumi - Dark-on-Milk, the canvas of which never backs down to pervasively brilliant sun-dried Iranian limes possessing grassy verbena underside a tremendous mullah-f#*ker of a piece Venezuela Dark - despite the tart pop at mid-palate, cream runs a little too much interference here, obfuscating rather than softening the tannins thru an astringent clearing Madagascar Dark - rockets red glare (cran + raspberry) cut by white ganache flares against dark choc backdrop for a berries 'n cream fireworks honest & pronounced Tonka - very cardamom/wattleseed-like excepting an extra bitter highlight that burns thru the profile w/o singeing it feral-edged ending extra excellent

In their own words: work from the heart despotic about best ingredients fanatical production methods uncompromising quality.ĪdC takes no prisoners & never surrenders, breaking the current mode via time-honored craft & pride in a world consumed by hyper-volume at warp speed. This speaks for itself - in volumes (sometimes it's important just to STFU & listen to the pros). That's debatable but it indisputably sits near or on the top branch of the English cacáo tree. New Labor, new blood & the weightlessness of a lost empire liberates the kingdom of imagination. What difference does an ocean make? A world of difference.Ī decade or so ago, English cuisine was a horror flick of fish 'n chips, or bangers & sumthin-er-other that locals swore had some kind of mysterious alimentary value. For example, the pretentious frou-frou at Vosges. The chocolate is packed in recyclable, plastic-free board packaging.On the New World side of the Atlantic, whenever spotting the words 'couture' & 'chocolat' together (or any type of faux French), it's best to run the other way. It’s also now home to 139 (and counting) species of exotic birds. This dense, regenerated cacao forest is bringing hope to the local community with new jobs. Once a rundown and barren cattle farm, this 550-hectare estate was re-planted with 600,000 cacao trees. The growers and their families benefit from Artisan’s support, which strengthens their productivity and enhances the wealth, education and wellbeing of their communities.Īrtisan also produces a 78.5 per cent dark chocolate from the El Rosario estate in Necocli, Colombia.

Here, Artisan has partnered with Casa Luker, a supplier who respects and cares for cocoa farmers. These rich beans are cultivated from Criollo and Trinitario trees, from regions that produce only 12 per cent of the world’s cocoa supply. This belief has taken the brand deep into Amazonia to discover authentic cacao Fino de Aroma cocoa beans. This ensures the production of exceptionally high quality, beautifully crafted pieces with sensational flavours, many of which are hand finished and hand-decorated.Īrtisan du Chocolat passionately believes that the cocoa bean’s quality and provenance are paramount to the quality of the product. Artisan’s creative and varied range is made in small batches with a hands-on, artisanal approach to the manufacturing process.
