• Image of Kealakekua chocolate bar in brown, natural-looking packaging, with Hawaii island landscape in the background
  • Image of a chocolate bar standing among cacao seeds
  • Image indicating tasting notes of strawberry, macadamia nuts and vanilla
  • Image of chocolate bar with a triangle piece broken off
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Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi Island Bar 70%

$ 12.00
$ 12.00
vegan, gluten-free, non-gmo, soy free, single origin, direct trade, hawaiian grown

About the Bar: Located on the west side of Hawaiʻi Island (the Big Island), Kealakekua is hot and dry. Normally, cacao trees would be unable to survive the harsh lava field conditions, but with irrigation they thrive. The cacao of this chocolate bar is farmed, fermented and dried by the Hard Rock Gardens Estate in Kealakekua. 

tasting notes of strawberry, macademia nut and vanilla. pairs with gamay, islay scotch and brown ale

Details: 70% dark chocolate. Ingredients: cacao, organic cane sugar, and cocoa butter. 2.1oz (60g) bar. Dairy free. For maximum flavor, store and eat chocolate at 65-70° F.

nutrition

• Ingredients: cacao, organic cane sugar, cocoa butter

• Gluten Free and Dairy Free

• For maximum flavor, store and eat chocolate at a dry 70° F (21° C)

weight

2.1oz (60g)
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made in hawai'i

All of our chocolate is crafted from bean-to-bar at our chocolate factory in Kailua, O'ahu.

direct trade cacao

We grow our own cacao and source direct from farmers. This allows us to establish long lasting relationships based on trust and quality. By cutting out intermediaries we can also pay our farmers higher prices for their crop.

sustainably packaged

Each chocolate bar is wrapped in a biodegradable/compostable plant-based fiber.

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simple ingredients

70% single origin dark chocolate [60% cacao nibs, 10% cacao butter, 30% organic cane sugar].

"70%" represents the amount of cacao present in the recipe. Because cacao (aka cocoa) butter is technically cacao, its 10% is added to the 60% nibs, making this bar a 70% dark chocolate. Why 70% you say? This recipe has become the craft chocolate industry's standard for a single origin dark chocolate. The ratio of 70% cacao to 30% sugar has been identified as an ideal balance to taste the inherent flavor present in the cacao.

"Single Origin" signifies that all the cacao beans for a particular batch of chocolate were sourced from the same farm, region and or country.

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make HAWAI'I CHOCOLATE an experience

This chocolate treasure box allows you to taste our Hawai'i grown bars side-by-side. Like coffee or wine, these chocolate bars sing of the land where they were grown. These cacao farms have scaled and improved with us year after year and we can't wait for you to taste the unique flavors in each bar. Our company was founded upon an inspiration to develop a cacao industry here in Hawai'i. When you taste this locally grown chocolate you are tasting the fruition of our core mission.

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