70% Single-Origin Bar

Maya Mountain

Belize

2024 HARVEST · BATCH no. 1 · By Trevor
tasting notes: strawberry ice cream, chocolate truffle

Social enterprise Maya Mountain Cacao, Ltd. ferments freshly harvested wet beans purchased from indigenous Mayan smallholder farmers. Trevor roasts and conches to highlight this harvest’s berry aroma, balancing creamy, chocolatey notes. We taste strawberry ice cream and chocolate truffle.

FLAVOR PROFILE
Tasting notes: strawberry ice cream, chocolate truffle
Roast level: 1/5
Sweetness level: 3/5
HARVEST PROFILE
Harvest Year: 2024, Batch 1
Elevation: 15 ft
Fermentation Style: Linear Boxes
Drying Style: Raised Wooden Beds & Cement Patios With Greenhouse
ABOUT THE ORIGIN

Maya Mountain, Belize

partners since 2013

Maya Mountain Cacao (MMC) is a social enterprise established to connect small-scale cacao growers in Belize with the international specialty-cocoa market. Located in Toledo, they were the first company in the country to buy wet beans from farmers, and to emphasize the importance of bean quality. MMC purchases from family farms in southern Belize — the majority of whom identify as indigenous Q’eqchi’ and Mopan Maya.

INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

All of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.

WEIGHT
2.0 oz (56 g)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Storage instructions:

  • Store in a cool and dark place; back of pantry is ideal
  • Best results somewhere between 40°F-68°F
  • Keep away from heat and direct sunlight
  • Keep away from strong odors
  • Do not freeze
  • Two-ingredient chocolate won’t go “bad” like milk chocolate or chocolate with additional ingredients (e.g. inclusions or nuts)
  • If your bar melts or blooms, the flavor notes will still be present though the bar will have lost its characteristic snap. Feel free to use bloomed chocolate for making hot chocolate or baking.

Shelf life:

2 years from factory production date

Vegan

Gluten free

Nut free

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Kosher

Soy free

Direct Sourced

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70% Single-Origin Bar
Maya Mountain, Belize
strawberry ice cream, chocolate truffle

Fruity & Floral

Notes of strawberry ice cream, chocolate truffle

Bold Sweet
Fruity Traditional
Light Roast Dark Roast
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notes from the maker

“Maya Mountain cacao has been very consistent through the years I've worked with it. I always enjoy roasting it on the lighter side to bring out the more delicately sweet and fruity notes. With this harvest, I was able to hone in on a dairy-like strawberry note with a chocolate finish - which is how the tasting notes of strawberry ice cream and chocolate truffle came to be.”

– Trevor, Senior Chocolate Maker

Maya Mountain Cacao (MMC) is a social enterprise established to connect small-scale cacao growers in Belize with the international specialty-cocoa market. Located in Toledo, they were the first company in the country to buy wet beans from farmers, and to emphasize the importance of bean quality. MMC purchases from family farms in southern Belize — the majority of whom identify as indigenous Q’eqchi’ and Mopan Maya.

Maya Mountain, Belize Harvest map

Harvest Profile

Maya Mountain, Belize
Harvest Year 2024
BATCH no. 1
FERMENTATION STYLE Linear Boxes
DRYING STYLE Raised Wooden Beds & Cement Patios With Greenhouse
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