Barra de Chocolate de Origem Única DCJ - Floresta Semuliki, Uganda 85%

The eucalyptus fermentation boxes must be doing something right—this bar has a bright, almost berry-like fruitiness that cuts through the deep cocoa perfectly. I crushed half the bar in one sitting and already ordered another.

I've been eating 85% bars for years and this one actually tastes like something other than dark bitterness — there's a real dried-fruit tang from the 2024 harvest that lingers. Knowing the beans come from smallholder farmers around Kasese and get fermented in local eucalyptus boxes makes it feel lik

The fruity notes in this 2024 harvest really come through once it melts, way more than I expected from an 85% bar. Knowing the beans come from smallholder farmers around Kasese makes it feel a little more special too. Snapped clean and lasted me a week of slow after-dinner squares.