Prominent deep cocoa flavour creates a rich hot chocolate with a jammy, dark fruit sweetness, creamy mouthfeel and gently acidic finish.
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Crafted with the finest natural Caribbean cocoa, homegrown British sugar, and a sprinkling of sea salt, this Islands 45% Hot Chocolate Powder creates an indulgent, complex hot chocolate, bountiful in natural cacao flavours.
The Origin
Cocoa is a delicate and highly sensitive plant, especially when young. Much like coffee, it requires a few perfect conditions to grow; high rainfall and specific temperatures, as well as trees to offer shade and protection from too much sun and wind - it’s a fine balance. Luckily the Caribbean terroir offers exactly what cocoa needs.
This 45% hot chocolate powder is sourced from their partner farm in the Dominican Republic, a Caribbean island recognised as the global leader in the export of Fairtrade and organic cocoa. With its ideal terroir, superior cocoa genetics, exceptional processing methods, and rich flavour profile, partnering with Dominican cocoa producers was a natural choice.
By collaborating with a local farming collective and cocoa bean processor, Islands has found like-minded partners who share their commitment to flavour, ethical practices, and sustainability. This close partnership ensures the production of cocoa beans that are perfectly suited for pressing into premium cocoa powder.
Why Islands?
When we began our search for a new, delicious hot chocolate range, Islands Chocolate immediately came to mind. With their own farms in St Vincent and partnerships in Dominican Republic, they belong to the elite 0.01% of the chocolate market that operates as both farmers and chocolate makers, making them truly unique.
At Extract, we value the traceability of our coffee, so to see Islands Chocolate also take this seriously played a huge part in our decision to partner with them. By managing every step of their chocolate's journey, they can guarantee that deforestation, child labour and slavery are completely absent from their supply chain.
Islands have crafted award-winning chocolate, packed with bold fruit flavours and savoured acidity - both of which make it perfect for hot chocolate.
We've been working closely with the Islands Team to handpick our new range of hot chocolate here at Extract Coffee Roasters. It's fair to say we've tasted a lot of hot chocolate along the way and we couldn't be more excited to share this new Islands range with you.
How to prepare one cup
You'll need 15g for 6oz, 20g for 8oz and 30g for a 12oz drink.
Start by adding a splash of boiling water to a cup
Add Hot Chocolate to the cup
Whisk, swirl or stir to melt to a smooth ganache
Steam milk and pour over to create latte art
It's that easy!
Ingredients & Nutritional Information
Sugar, organic cocoa powder (45%), sea salt.
Contains 45% cocoa solids minimum.Total organic content 45%.
Nutritional information per 100g
Energy (kJ): 1645
Energy (kcal): 389
Fat: 7.6g
of which saturates: 4.5g
Carbohydrates: 76g
of which sugars: 61g
Protein: 13g
Salt: 0.5g
