100% Ceremonial Cacao
Guatemalan beans, roasted and ground at Lake Atitlán.
$40 One block
About 22–30 cups per block, or about 11 ceremonial servings (40 g)
Last 3 blocks of Batch 09/2026
What’s in the block
- Ingredients
- Cacao. Nothing added; the cacao butter stays in. Unsweetened.
- Beans
- Fermented, dried cacao beans from Guatemala
- Made at
- Our workshop at Lake Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala
- Weight
- 1 lb (453 g), wrapped in kraft paper with a red wax seal
- Cups
- About 22–30 cups at 15–20 g each
- Ceremony
- About 11 ceremonial servings at 40 g each
- Taste
- Naturally bitter and unsweetened, yet gentle, pleasant and slightly fruity, because it spends a long time in the melanger. The taste varies from batch to batch: each batch carries the flavour of the cacao from its region and harvest, and even beans from the same region differ between batches.
- Keeps
- Best within 12 months of the batch date. Keep wrapped, cool (below about 75 °F / 24 °C) and dry.
- Ships from
- Pāhoa, Hawaiʻi · USPS Priority Mail · US only
- Good to know
- Cacao naturally contains theobromine and a little caffeine. If you’re pregnant, nursing, sensitive to caffeine or take any medication, ask your doctor before drinking it. Keep cacao away from dogs and cats.
Your first cup
This is just a starting point. You will surely find your own best recipe: making cacao is a path of exploring.
- Take 15–20 g of cacao and chop or shave it.
- Heat 150–200 ml of water until it is hot but not boiling, about 160–175 °F / 70–80 °C, to keep its full flavour and aroma.
- Add spices and a pinch of salt, which makes the cup richer: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, orange peel, vanilla or chili. One, several or none.
- If you like, a little honey or another sweetener to balance the natural bitterness.
- Blend so everything comes together and the flavour opens up. A blender works best; a milk frother works too.
Reviews
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