Blue Bandana Chocolate Maker is an award-winning line of single-origin chocolate bars created by Eric Lampman, head of R&D at Lake Champlain Chocolates and son of founder Jim Lampman.
Eric's work with Blue Bandana reflects a desire to go deeper into the chocolate-making process. To forge direct-trade partnerships with growers and co-ops. And to improve cocoa quality by reinvesting in training and education at origin. The result is bean-to-bar chocolate that captures the distinctive terroir -- or taste of place -- of the land where the cocoa was grown.
The History
It all began with a trip Eric took to the Dominican Republic in 2009. There he experienced firsthand how cocoa was cultivated, harvested, fermented, and dried. Fascinated, he brought some beans back to Vermont and started experimenting with small test roasts, learning how to winnow, refine, conche -- discovering how to make chocolate from scratch. The rest, you could say, is making history
USA (Burlington, Vermont)
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