CUNA DE PIEDRA SOCONUSCO, CHIAPAS 85%, 60GR

Made with Mexican heirloom cacao and ingredients like Slow Food Ark of Taste protected salt, a rare strain of hibiscus, and of course Mezcal, Cuna de Piedra is an homage to the land, traditions, and people of Mexico. Throughout most of history Mexico's indigenous civilizations have shaped cacao culture. Now it is only fitting to see one of the most inspiring products on the global market arising from this Cuna de Piedra, or “cradle of stone.”

Cuna de Piedra sources their Soconusco, Chiapas cacao from a cooperative in the Raymundo Enríquez ejido, composed of 28 members who own 50 hectares of orchards, where cacao is grown alongside other fruits such as lemons, coconuts, mangoes, mamey, and pineapples, as well as tropical flowers. Harvest after harvest, the co-op ensures consistency across all seasons by sourcing beans only from their own members, and compensating for the genetic diversity of their plants by knowing exactly which lots to ferment in the same batch.