Intense, intoxicating and vibrant like Cuba's culture, food and drink. Expect lively notes of licorice and pepper from this single origin dark chocolate bar made from trinitario beans. Francois Pralus says: “close your eyes and think of Cuba - coffee, cigars and rum.” There is now a ban on cacao bean imports from Cuba to Europe, so we don't know if they can keep making this chocolate much longer. 75% Dark Chocolate. A large bar at 100g (3.5oz). IMPORTED FROM FRANCE.

Ingredients: cocoa, sugar, pure cocoa butter, non-GMO soy lecithin. May contain traces of nuts or milk.



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+ Fair Trade. Fair trade with growers assures fair wages for small farmers. Pralus takes it further since some farms are owned directly and they can ensure fair and respectable labor conditions for farm workers.

PROFILE: Francois Pralus, Maitre Chocolatier

We bring you the extraordinary chocolate of Francois Pralus, one of only 3 artisan chocolate makers in all of France. Pralus makes incredible single-origin bars and the Bio line of organic chocolate in the town of Roannes in the Rhone-Alpes region of France. Ronnes is known for it's artisan food and wine including the famous Beaujolais wine.

Francois learned chocolate making from his father, Auguste, as well as a number of distinguished pastry schools. After managing a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro and working as a pastry chef in numerous restaurants throughout France, he has returned to run the family business: “Pâtisserie–Chocolaterie Pralus.” Eventually he got the idea to make his own bean to bar chocolate in France. He's travelled the world to find the best beans from the Caribbean, South America, Indonesia, and Africa and brought these beans back to create award-winning chocolate. Pralus has won numerous awards including the Gold Medal for best organic chocolate from the Academy of Chocolate, London.