Salted Almond Chocolate Mexicano - Stone ground and certified Organic. Taza starts with single-origin, Hispaniola cacao and whole, raw almonds from Big Tree Organic Farms in California. They roast the almonds just before blending with each batch to ensure the freshest, most intense almond flavor possible. Part of Taza's Chocolate Mexicano series, this is not one bar, but actually two 1.35oz disks made up of notched wedges. 2.7oz. 40% dark chocolate.
ingredients: Organic cane sugar, organic roasted cacao beans, organic whole roasted almonds, kosher salt.

 PLANET POSITIVES:
+ USDA Certified Organic
+ Direct trade with growers ensures fair wages on the farm
+ Direct trade means reduced carbon foot print since there are no intermediary brokers
+ NewLeaf Chocolates is only six miles from the Taza factory, so we can get our inventory by hybrid car or bike, reducing the carbon footprint of the supply chain.

PROFILE: Taza Chocolate

Taza Chocolate makes unique organic bean-to-bar chocolate in the USA. Their hand-made artisan chocolate is stone ground using traditional Mexican stone mills called molinos rather than extensive refining and conching. The result is a wonderful minimally processed chocolate that retains the vivid fruity character of the raw bean. You can expect a truly unique flavor experience – from the rustic texture to the bright berry notes present in all their bars.
Taza Chocolate follows a direct trade model where they cut out the intermediary cacao bean brokers and deal directly with the growers. By working directly with farmers, they can provide a premium above fair trade and closely monitor the quality of the beans. Even more, the carbon footprint of the supply chain is reduced when all the extra shipping and handling is cut out along with the middleman.