Samaritan Xocolata

Company Description

Samaritan Xocolata Organic Artisan Chocolate from Costa Rica  Pure and SimpleOur artisan chocolate is handcrafted with the finest quality ecologically and socially conscious ingredients, sure to please the palate and heart of the chocolate connoisseur.  Our high cacao content, along with our distinctive flavors and exclusive formula and process, make our products the finest choice in Costa Rican chocolate.Our organic cacao beans are hand selected for their flavour and processed carefully in small batches. Producing chocolate directly from the cacao beans gives us a real advantage in creating the finest, most complex taste for our products.All of the cacao we use is organic, singleorigin, from small farms in the Southern Zone. Many of our other ingredients are organic and local as well; always the finest quality we can find. Our chocolate flavors and recipes are evolving all the time. The variety of herbs, spices, fruits, nuts and seeds is somewhat seasonal. No two batches are exactly the same. Most of our products are vegan, soy and gluten free, and free of GMO's. We peel, sort, roast, grind, conch, and temper small batches of beans and then mold and package each bar and bonbon by hand. By sourcing high quality beans and carefully crafting small batches, we are able bring out the individual flavors and nuances of each harvest.Samaritan Xocolata products are fresh and contain no lecithin, preservatives or artificial flavors, and should be stored in a cool, dry place. Please NEVER FREEZE the chocolates, though in warm climates, it is advisable to keep it refrigerated, and AVOID EXTREMES IN TEMPERATURES. Please allow the chocolate to "breathe" for up to 15 minutes before partaking. To fully appreciate the complex flavors of our product it is suggested that you eat these chocolates at room temperature. COSTA RICAN CACAO There are only a handful of chocolate makers in Costa Rica, though cacao has enjoyed a long and revered history in this region.Chocolate has been considered an aphrodisiac since the days of the ancient Aztecs, who called cacao "food of the gods." Cacao beans were originally used as currency in the preColumbian times by local Indians and continued to be a form of currency into the 1930's. It was one of the major industries in Costa Rica before the introduction of coffee in the late 1700's.Costa Rica and the rest of Latin American hold a very small share of the International market, but ranks quite high in quality and excels with its Criollo Flavour strain, treasured for its complex, fruity flavor with a balanced chocolate flavor. For this reason, Samaritan Xocolata Chocolates are perfect for connoisseurs of chocolate who are justly rewarded for seeking out this unique flavour opportunity.Samaritan Xocolata is committed to do our best to protect our natural tropical environment by being conscious on all levels.  We are also committed to facilitating people to reaching their fullest potential, thus we are committed to working with the local population to help provide a sustainable local economy, cultivating stewardship of the environment of our area, protecting rainforest and it's creatures, promoting and rewarding local organic agricultural practices, and assigning a percentage of the profits to nonprofit foundations for the purpose of rain forest preservation, education and empowerment of women in microindustries and fairtrade enterprises.