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More than a Meetup and more than just a tasting, ChocolateWonks are interactive chocolate experiences where chocolate…
Hi Samantha,
Thanks for your reply, I found your posts to be quite clear and very informative. i wasn't challenging your opinion i just found two contradictory posts and was trying to find more info. The cacao is being sundried in a marquesina. So I…
Hi Eric - if you don't accept what I wrote (which was referenced as clearly as I could manage), then I suppose nothing further I say will convince you.
Nevertheless, I do stand by what I wrote, and would point out that I did also explain (and refer…
I am working in Vinces, Ecuador and am having problems with high acidity in the licor samples I am making. While searching for info i have found in Clays post that:
Acetic acid is produced by bacteria belonging to the Acetobacteraceae family. These…
All though I was not in a rainforest, I really enjoyed my visit to a small cacao plantation in Kona, Hawaii. Seeing the pods on the tree was very exciting to me.
Hi Brady,
I was glad that you came to the store to visit and to be able to taste new chocolates. We all have our different talents in our passion for chocolates and it's always good being able to talk to you for you are a very nice person and down to earth!!!!!!!!!!!
Adrienne
Brady Hi, I would like to ask your permission to use one of your photos. I'm building a website about cacao and chocolate. It is going to be very visual, i.e. large photos and little text. Among your pictures are a few that are simply stunning! If you are not against it, please write to my email iiamimo@gmail.com Many thanks, Ivica
yes we can make a bar without coconut or mac nuts, we have made special orders before, its not cheap. If your serious call me and we can talk. www.gardenislandchocolate.com
Aloha, we are a small company, this year we are only making chocolate for Kauai, we have over 4000 tree starts that will hopefully get in the ground soon, when these trees mature in 3 to 4 years will have enough chocolate for export.
Thanks for your help. I have a client that owns several hotels and an airline in Hawaii and they wish to buy my product but only if I can make it with Hawaiian cacao.
Thanks and by the way, chocolate alchemy is a great source but they don't have half as many varieties as what I offer and John's prices are much higher. However, it is a great source of info.
Hello, you mentioned that you had been at a plantation in Kona, do you know if it is possible to purchase cacao from some plantations out there and have them sent here for making bean to bar?
Hi Brady.
I have 2 lines of bars. There are 9 bars in the Escazu line, which have various flavors, and are 3.5 oz. The Ocumare bar that you have is one that I make from the bean under the EZCA line. Currently I am only selling those bars online, in my shop, and at Fog City News in San Francisco. How did you come across the bar? I hope that you enjoyed it.
Hal
Thank you so very much for clarifying the matter. I certainly didn't want to be accused of "Pulp Fiction." I don't recall if I offered to send you my Excel sheet of bars I've collected. If you want it, then perhaps you can point out some that I've overlooked? Just need your email - jay @ diecast.org.