Lore Cacao is a craft chocolate company based in Paonia, Colorado that uses ethically and transparently sourced cacao beans from trusted cooperatives, farmers, and fair-trade purveyors. Our dedication to quality and sustainability ensures that every bar and drinking chocolate we create tells a story.

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Ecuador – Hacienda El Castillo 70% Tasting notes- Bright, Honey, Marmalade – price/33 grams

In Ecuador’s dry coastal Cerecita Valley, Hacienda El Castillo cultivates Don Homero cacao. The meeting of marine air and tropical terrain, combined with biodiverse ecological farming and precise irrigation, produces cacao with a bright, expressive, and distinctive flavor dry coastal Cerecita Valley, Hacienda El Castillo cultivates Don Homero cacao. The meeting of marine air and tropical terrain, combined with biodiverse ecological farming and precise irrigation, produces cacao with a bright, expressive, and distinctive flavor.