Airbrushed Haiku
Color in my mind Warm breeze, fine mist, clouded sight Color on palate. #chocolatier #arbrush #haiku
Category: A Day in the Life
A Chocolatier’s Blog, or A Series of semi-random events in an ongoing quest for happiness and chocolate.
Guatemalan Chocolate
I originally posted this as “THE WALL of Guatemalan chocolate. Think it’ll work?” which offended a few folks. Let’s be crystal clear: […]
Traveling home, with (a lot of) chocolate
FIRST BREAKFAST in business class. (They’ll provide second breakfast.) Business class because we’re carrying 4 suitcases of custom made Guatemalan chocolate in […]
2019 Guatemalan I’x Jaguar
Posting from Danta Chocolate in Gautemala. My staff will be thrilled to hear that the new I’X JAGUAR blend is loaded with […]
2019 Guatemalan Tikal Milk Chocolate 47%
Posting from Danta Chocolate in Gautemala. The TIKAL 47% milk is mind-boggling. The new Finca Las Acacias cocoa butter adds a caramelized […]
Carlos
Tasting our new batch of Guatemalan chocolates with chocolate maker Carlos at his shop in Guatemala City.. White Jade, Jaguar, and Tikal. […]
Reserva Natural Patrocinio
Posing in front of some pretty cacao trees at the Reserva Natural Patrocinio west of Guatemala City. That’s chocolate maker Carlos Eichenberger […]
Grafting cacao at Reserva Natural Patrocinio
Two differing varietals on one tree tells you the tree’s been grafted. These trunks are 25 years old (yellow pods) , the […]