We live close to River-Sea Chocolates, a small craft chocolate business making a positive global impact. I got my family mini-tasting kits for the holidays, which we indulged in today.
The kits included five mini chocolate bars, oyster crackers for palate cleansing, and a guidebook detailing each bar’s origin, flavor notes, and ingredients:
- Brazil 64%
- Organic Milk
- Raspberry Vanilla 64%
- Thailand 72%
- Salted Caramel
All three of us picked Rasberry Vanilla as our favorite bar. It has a dark chocolate base, raspberry chunks, and ground vanilla black tea from another local small business, Elden Street Tea Shop. All five varieties were delicious, and it was fun to taste chocolate mindfully and notice the subtle differences.
Here’s an uplifting quote from the description of the Thailand bar:
Made with cacao sourced from a Thai Collective with a mission to empower and improve the lives of farmers, and the well-being of their families and the community they live in.
If you’re local to Northern Virginia, check out River-Sea Chocolate’s tastings and tours. If you’re not local, check out the online store.
Note: This is NOT a sponsored post. I think River-Sea Chocolate’s chocolate and business philosophy are fantastic, and I want to spread the word.