Product Details:

Once in a great while, a great chocolate is created. This is one. We have created this chocolate exclusively with beans from the Ocumare Valley in Venezuela. The beans from Ocumare create a chocolate that is rich and chocolately but is also complex in flavor with hints of red fruit such as plum. We have created this bar using our traditional machinery and our own touch of love. If you have been waiting to see what an American chocolate maker can do, this is the bar for you.

The Chocolate Maker's Notes:

When I buy cocoa beans, I have the opportunity to visit a wondrous array of communities that are far from the beaten path. Ocumare is one of them. Ox-cart width streets lined with colonial houses testify to Ocumare's long history. Ocumare's cocoa has been highly prized and exported since at least the 1600's. The people of Ocumare are gentle and humble; whose culture is a mix of Indigenous and Spanish with influences from the Caribbean. I greatly enjoy my time in Ocumare visiting with its people, telling stories, sharing our chocolate and enjoying their cocoa.

It is hard labor intensive work growing cocoa. Each time I make chocolate from these wondrous beans, I always think of the time that I spend in Ocumare and of the hard work that its humble farmers put into growing and preparing them for me. The least I can do is to try to honor their efforts with vision, care, and love.

Art Pollard
Founder, Head Chocolate Maker

Inscription on the Back of the Bar :

On the central coast of Venezuela is a remote valley known as Ocumare de la Coasta. Barely accessible for centuries, the Ocumare region is known for its superior Criollo cacao. I hand-selected the beans we use in this bar in Ocumare for their pronounced plum and delicate floral notes that underscore their fine chocolate profile. We carefully roast the beans in our antique cocoa roaster to deepen their inherent flavor. These are some of the finest beans I've discovered and from which we have crafted chocolate I believe you will appreciate.

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 "Food of the Gods " painting is an original piece of artwork by artist Carlos Serbia commissioned by Amano Artisan Chocolate specifically for the Ocumare 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: Carlos Serbia

About the Artwork: My creation “Food of the Gods” was inspired by the exceptional and delightful taste of Amano Chocolate. The spiral represents the maturity, of creating the finest handcrafted good. The red symbolizes the love and passion poured into the process. White, yellow and gold symbolizes the purity, delicacy and cleverness as well as the Ocumare region. The falls coming from the Heavens represents the most divine, refreshing and stimulating experience. 

Artist Bio: Carlos A. Serbia was born on August 19, 1965 in Gainesville, Florida. Carlos grew up in Puerto Rico until the age of 23 and now living in Connecticut. The Artist juxtaposes rich colors with flowing forms to produce vibrant paintings that entice the audience to journey into his inspiration. "My inspiration comes from music, the lush colors and fresh spirit breezes of the Caribbean, and complexity of the female form."

Artist Website: http://www.CarlosSerbia.com

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 Ocumare de la Coasta, Venezuela to create this incredible bar.