Product Details:

Jembrana is the world's first chocolate made 100% from beans from Bali, Indonesia. Bali's cocoa has traditionally been shipped to Java and blended with Javanese beans before export to chocolate makers worldwide. This chocolate is wholly unique. It is beautifully rich and yet gentle. In the blistery cold of winter as the branches break of ice and the wind howls trying to get in; there are few things as comforting as being inside by the fire curled up in your favorite blanket. This chocolate captures this moment perfectly. Jembrana's rich chocolate flavor is as gentle as a loved one's whisper and is something that you will treasure.

The Chocolate Maker's Notes:

When I found these cocoa beans from Bali, I was blown away. The beans were beautifully fermented; their flavor rich and gentle. This was of course, not the first time I had tried beans from Bali. It was the culmination of a long hunt for cocoa from this region that meets our exacting standards. In fact, I almost turned down samples of these beans when I was kindly offered them. After all, I had already sampled so many and none had been of sufficient quality to pursue. These, I immediately recognized, were different.

There are not many places in the world where cocoa grows in proximity to rice patties. Bali is one of them. Vanilla can be found creeping up the trunks of the cocoa trees providing the farmers with multiple crops for their livelihood. These beans from Bali are truly as beautiful as the exotic island from which they originate. The chocolate that we make from them is beautifully smooth, rich, and comforting. I invite you to try it and you will immediately see why I fell in love with the cocoa from Bali and the chocolate we make from it.

Art Pollard
Founder, Head Chocolate Maker

Inscription on the Back of the Bar :

On the Southwest coast of the Indonesian island of Bali lies the regency of Jembrana. Known for its lush vegetation, fertile volcanic soil, and high humidity, it has ideal growing conditions for cacao. I have carefully selected fine-grade cocoa beans from around Jembrana to create this chocolate. Their deep chocolate flavor is accented with gentle nuttiness — indigenous flavors of these prized beans. These beans create a singular chocolate that is rich, flavorful and, I believe beautiful ...

Amano Artisan Chocolate is dedicated to reviving the art of making fine chocolate from the bean. We craft our chocolate in small batches only from the finest cocoa beans, pure cane sugar, and whole vanilla beans. I hope you enjoy our chocolate.

Presentation:

Each bar is individually foil wrapped and beautifully boxed. Each box is printed on high grade paper providing a luxurious feel in the hand. The "Mother Cacao" painting is an original piece of artwork by artist Martina Shapiro commissioned by Amano Artisan Chocolate specifically for the Jembrana 70% Dark chocolate. The borders and details have been gently highlighted with gold foil accenting creating a stunning presentation making it suitable for gifts as well as your own enjoyment.

Artist: Martina Shapiro

Artist Website: http://www.members.shaw.ca/martisart/

Ingredients:

Cocoa beans, Pure cane sugar, Cocoa butter, Whole vanilla beans.

Our Single Origin Guarantee:

All of our single origin chocolate is backed up with our "Single Origin Guarantee" so that you know that we have only used beans from in and around the Jembrana Regency, Bali Indonesia to create this incredible bar.