Dick Taylor Black Fig 72%

*2018 Academy of Chocolate silver award*
*2017 New Zealand Chocolate Awards gold award*

Dark, rich California black mission figs paired with 72% Madagascar chocolate. The orange and raisin notes in the chocolate mix beautifully with the figs.

Dick Taylor's bestselling BLACK FIG dark chocolate is made using cocoa beans from 'Akesson Plantation'; a cacao farm in northern Madagascar in the Sambirano Valley. Dick Taylor handcraft their 72% Madagascar dark chocolate with these beans alongside organic cane sugar from Brazil to bring out the subtle fruity & floral notes in the cacao. They honour this incredible cacao by pairing it with beautifully rich and chewy, dried California black mission figs that have been generously sprinkled on the back of the chocolate."

Handcrafted from bean to bar in Eureka, California.

57g

Cacao Origin

Akesson's, Sambirano Valley, Madagascar.

Cacao from Madagascar is a bit of an anomaly in the chocolate world, and this special cacao from Bertil Akesson’s plantation in the Sambirano Valley typifies this like no other. Arguably no other cacao is so widely used by small craft chocolate makers around the world. There is good reason for this. Hands down, it’s just fantastic. The flavour profile is typically citrus, and red fruit dominated, yet contains layer upon layer of nuance that is always interesting and intriguing.

The Akesson family got their start in Madagascar in the 1970’s when Bertil’s father moved them there and purchased several plantations growing mainly sisal and other aromatic spices. One of the plantations in the north west has a significant amount of neglected cacao growing there that had been planted in the 1920’s. It was that 2,300 hectare farm that has now become the backbone of fine cacao in Madagascar.

The beans are fermented in a three tier cascade box setup, and sun dried on concrete patios or elevated drying beds.

Cacao Variety

Trinitario and Criollo.

The bulk of the production is Trinitario with a very small amount of Criollo also being produced.

Maker

Dick Taylor was founded in 2010 by Adam Dick and Dustin Taylor. They are small batch bean to bar craft chocolate makers specialising in single-origin two-ingredient chocolate.

By using some of the best cacao in the world, Dick Taylor are able to eliminate the use of fillers in their chocolate (like added cocoa butter, soy lecithin or vanilla), which lets the true flavours of the cacao shine through.

Using a modern take on traditional European technique, Dick Taylor are able to fully realise the potential of the beans they source. All of their chocolate is carefully crafted from the bean in their small factory in Northern California.

Ingredients

Organic cacao, organic cane sugar & black mission figs.

100% Organic. Single origin cacao.

Soy, gluten and dairy free.