DUTCH ORIGINAL DARK 71%

A new Dutch classic

 

The original Dutch chocolate tradition is famous for the art of blending premium cacao. We crafted a harmonious blend of organic certified cacao from latin America, the Caribbean and Indonesia. This makes for a bar with a generous, layered and lingering flavour.

Awarded Bronze at the Academy of Chocolate • 2023

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TASTING NOTES

Warm balanced mix of nuts, flowers and herbs. Pleasing bite, the melt is just right and a long chocolaty aftertaste with a hint of coffee.

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ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS

 

Heinde & Verre means “near and far”. The locally sourced Dutch beet sugar allows the cacao to be fully appreciated.

 

THREE FARMER COOPERATIVES

The organic certified cacao in this blend is grown in agro forestry systems amongst other crops. Three single origins from The Dominican Republic, Peru and Bali bring excitement to the Dutch Original Blend.

Öko Caribe comes from 165 farmers nestled in the heart of the Duarte province in the Dominican Republic. This award winning cacao is famous for its consistent quality. The farmers receives continuously agricultural training. Öko Caribe provides micro-finance loans for its members when needed. The cacao is characterised by earthiness, coffee and red fruit.

The Peruvian cacao is grown by Norandino farmers from the Amazonas region. The farmer cooperative’s mission is to improve livelihoods and social and environmental responsibility for all their members. The cacao adds a pleasant impression of red fruit, firm cacao and herbs.

The Balinese cacao is grown by the 230 Kerta Semaya Samaniya Farmers (KSS) in the Jembrana region of the Island, famous for its volcanic fertile soils. In 2011, KSS managed to grow the first organic cacao in South-East Asia. The cacao is known for floral, mild chocolate and herbal notes.

 

LOCAL DUTCH SUGAR

The locally grown sugar beet is an ideal sweetner for chocolate. Its neutral character allows cacao flavours to shine without adding flavours to the chocolate (other sweetners such as sugar cane adds for example a molasses flavour to chocolate) Because of the relative small scale of the sugar beet processing industry, organic and non-organic sugar beets are combined in the extraction proces. Research shows that the CO2 footprint of Dutch beet sugar is 4 times lower compared to the average sugar cane production. This is due to a higher yield, efficient farming, harvesting and processing and the fact that it does not need to be transported over long distances. Moreover, an additional benefit is that beet sugar has a lower water consumption than cane sugar.

Dutch Original Dark 71%
INGREDIENTS: • Cacao and cacao butter 71% • Dutch sugar	INFO: • Allergens: none • Organic Cacao • Vegan • Non GMO • Direct/ Transparent trade

 

EXCEPTIONAL CRAFT

Our goal is natural flavour excitement in every bar. What makes Heinde & Verre chocolate special:

• All natural, no artificial flavours, colourings and preservatives
• No alkalizing agents or other chemicals used. Result is a higher level of anti-oxidants remaining in the chocolate compared to standard industry chocolate
• Made from whole beans, not from semi-finished products
• Our signature in-house developped Split-Roast technique: a single origin cacao is divided into multiple batches that each receive a unique roast profile to increase and balance flavour complexity
• Slow food techniques, the art of slow grinding and aging

 

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ONE BAR FOR NOW, ONE BAR FOR LATER

Each Heinde & Verre box contains 2 bars, one bar for now, one for later. At Heinde & Verre we take chocolate and your enjoyment very serious. Quality chocolate needs to be protected so we have developed the perfect packaging to preserve all the natural flavours. A kraft pouch protects against light, humidity, dust and dirt. A double air tight seal protects against odours. We have extracted part of the air to reduce oxidisation and moisture.