Marou - 70% Dak Lak Chocolate Bar

As exhilarating as Dak Lak's peaks and dense woodlands, each chocolate bar captures the crisp scent of pine forests and the essence of rustic red soil, painting a vibrant tapestry of the Vietnam's majestic heartland. A wonderfully complex bar with a long spicy finish, made with a selection of the finest cacao from the highland districts of Dak Lak province.

Buttery and fresh tasting, this cacao is grown in central Vietnam amidst pepper vines and coffee plantations, lending bright earthiness to this dark chocolate. Dak Lak is also known as the 'pepper province'. With nearly 30,000 acres of pepper trees growing in just one province amidst others, Vietnam is currently the worlds largest pepper exporter.

BRONZE WINNER AT THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE AWARDS, ASIA PACIFIC COMPETITION

TASTING: mild, fresh tasting, cashews, peppery finish, earthy
PAIRING: barrel aged spirits e.g. rum or whiskey, coffee, IPA's
CACAO ORIGIN: Vietnam, Dak Lak, Vietnam

Dairy free, soy free, gluten free, egg free, peanut free, nut free. 

Marou Chocolat was started by two Frenchmen visiting Vietnam. After a camping trip that left them venturing onto a cacao farm, they were sold on their next adventure, chocolate. They only had minimal everyday kitchen appliances at the time and started testing how to make chocolate in their home kitchen and the rest is history. They work closely with farmers and slow roast the beans in small batches to get the natural flavors from its terroir and let it do all the work. Marou Chocolate is the first bean to bar Vietnamese chocolate maker. Their bars captivate flavours from each region they receive their cacao beans from.