Our process begins up in the Ecuadorean Andes mountains,
in the center of the world, at latitude 00. There, the crystal
clear waters begin to flow to form the magical Caoni River
which is born in the untamed rainforest of Ecuador.
Its waters then flow into the rich subtropical and tropical
lowlands of Esmeraldas, Manabi and Los Rios, and irrigate
and feed the small, old traditional cocoa bean plantations
home of the unique Arriba cocoa trees where hundreds of
native families use their ancestral knowledge to grow these
beans. After the beans have been sun dried, our people
carefully select the very best of them. Our master craftsmen
create single-origin, dark chocolates that express the natural
flavors, aromas and textures that only Arriba cocoa beans can provide.
Ecuador (Quito)
bean-to-bar
bean-to-bar 