70% Reserva Zorzal Chocolate Bar
When taking the first bite of this chocolate bar, first, you experience dark red fruit notes of cherry or cranberry. Then, as those notes start to melt away, you are overwhelmed with rich chocolately notes. This is an experience of real chocolate. This one is different from the other single origin chocolate bars we carry because the fruit notes are deeper and of the red fruit variety. And the chocolate notes come near the end of the experience. It leaves you with the satisfying feeling of enjoying masterfully roasted cocoa beans, bringing out the most nuanced flavors.
Vegan, Organic and Fair-Trade certified
Zorzal Cacao is an agroforestry project of Reserva Zorzal -- a 1,019-acre private bird sanctuary and 130-acre organic cacao demonstration farm in the northern mountains of the Dominican Republic. Reserva Zorzal sets aside seventy percent of its land to be forever wild and is committed to reducing climate change through a collaborative approach to conservation and reforestation. They are part of a carbon-offset project with thirteen other landowners, employ wildlife monitors in the community, and serve as a model for the integration of conservation and sustainable agroforestry development. Zorzal is the Spanish word for “thrush” and refers to the Bicknell’s Thrush, a rare, migratory songbird that winters in the tropical forests of the preserve.
One of the sanctuary’s founders, Dr. Charles Kerchner, runs Zorzal Cacao in line with the overall vision of Reserva Zorzal. They also grow macadamia, banana and other foods suitable for sustainable production in a tropical agroforestry system. Zorzal Cacao selects and grafts it’s own cacao trees with cacao varietals specifically chosen for the fine flavor chocolate market. The trees are shade-grown to promote wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Zorzal Cacao will also source cocoa from neighboring farmers who are like minded and take part in the conservation project.
Availability
We re-stock our online store about once a week. If something is out of stock, please check back the following week.
Store pickup
Choose "local pickup" from the shipping options if you would like to pick up your order at our shop at 50 Vasquez Rd, Su.E. Winter Park, CO.
Shipping time and rates
We ship from a very small mountain town in Colorado. USPS picks up once a day when the weather is good. We sometimes get massive snow storms, which will delay USPS and us. USPS, which takes 3-5 days, depending on the region of the country. Shipping is a flat rate, $11.00 (not insulated) or $20.00 (insulated), regardless of how much chocolate you order.
Shipping days
To reduce the odds of a package getting stuck at USPS over the weekend, we ship early in the week, usually on Tuesdays.
Chocolate can melt
If you expect that temperatures will be above 80 degrees anywhere along the route that your shipment will travel, consider selecting the "Insulated USPS" option during checkout. Although we can't guarantee that it will prevent your chocolate from melting, the insulated shipping option includes a cold gel pack and insulation. But please understand that we don't have any control over how the package is handled by the shipper, so we do not accept returns for melted chocolate.
Questions?
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.