Duffy’s Panama Tierra Oscura 72% has recently been launched and is already garnering good reviews. We managed to buy – direct from the farmers – the whole crop of cocoa from the small Bocas del Toro island. This sounds impressive – but the crop was only 350kg.
Whatever the size, these guys certainly know how to grow beans and ferment and dry them properly. The resulting chocolate is excellent – cherries and raisins, liquorice and leather.
We will make a small donation to the Bocas Educational Service Organisation for every kilo of beans that we buy – they are doing good work over there, helping to educate local people.
