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The Journey |
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 Cocoa pods grow large + colourful whilst they ripen on the tree
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 The soft white cocoa fruit develop their flavour in fermentation boxes covered with banana leaves |
 Cocoa beans are dried under the sun on drying patios
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 The beans are shipped from around the world to our factory in West Sussex |
 We roast slowly in our drum roaster in small batches |
 Roasted cocoa beans are cracked to reveal the inner nib |
 Winnowing removes the shell leaving only the cocoa nib |
 Cocoa nibs are ground to a rough cocoa liquor |
 The cocoa is stone ground and refined into smooth silky liquid chocolate |
 Our chocolate is conched over several days removing bitterness and releasin the true flavours |
 The chocolate is tempered by warming and cooling to precise temperatures so it sets perfectly |
 Finally it's moulded, then packaged ready for you to enjoy
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