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Espresso Fudge Caramel Cream
51%
200 Calories
143 BOXES
Chocolate Summary
Colombia
Centrally Fermented in Wooden Boxes, Indirect Sun Drying on Mesh Tables
Abstract
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Mocha. A cafe classic. Cacao & coffee have so much in common. From their growing regions to processing steps, these distant genetic relatives are an obvious pairing. This chocolate is a bit of an inverse where the chocolate takes the stage with the complement of coffee. With Onyx's amazing Monarch Espresso involved, this combination is heavenly as you'd expect.
Mocha. A cafe classic. Cacao & coffee have so much in common. From their growing regions to processing steps, these distant genetic relatives are an obvious pairing. This chocolate is...
Origin
Nutrition
160 Calories
Process
Centrally Fermented in Wooden Boxes, Indirect Sun Drying on Mesh Tables
Components
Inventory
143 BOXES
Our year-round rigorous sourcing allows us to have an evergreen blend with a flavor profile of high quality while retaining our commitment to seasonal coffees. This amount of cupping and...
Cocoa Solids
51%
Cocoa solids, often shown as percent cocoa, speak to chocolate’s true character. Higher percentages mean more cacao mass, deeper bitterness, and layered complexity, less sugar, more origin. Like coffee, it’s about balance: letting terroir, process, and craft shine through every deliberate bite.
Abstract
Mocha. A cafe classic. Cacao & coffee have so much in common. From their growing regions to processing steps, these distant genetic relatives are an obvious pairing. This chocolate is a bit of an inverse where the chocolate takes the stage with the complement of coffee. With Onyx's amazing Monarch Espresso involved, this combination is heavenly as you'd expect.
Origin
Sachets
Launched in January 2020, NeoSoilon® is a 100% PLA mesh filter made from 100% non-GMO sugar cane.
NASA Corporation has supplied PLA-based teabag filters ― Soilon® for more than a decade. PLA (polylactic acid) is a polymer resin made by the lactic fermentation of glucose which is derived from corn starch. The demand for this biodegradable material has grown as the tea industry moves away from petroleum-based materials such as Nylon or PET to avoid environmental harm. Soilon® is woven fabric made from 100% PLA material. Tea bags made with Soilon® are see-through and have good extractability.
Meanwhile, there has been growing consumer demand for organic products in the world, and there has been a newer push for this plant-based material to also be free of GMOs. In response to this, NASA Corporation launched NeoSoilon® in January 2020, a mesh filter for teabags made from 100% non-GMO sugar cane, establishing the world’s largest stable supply system of non-GMO plant-based filters.
As NeoSoilon® is a PLA tea bag filter made from non-GMO plant based material, it is the best packing material for organic tea, allowing for completely certified organic tea products.
Brewing Temperatures
White Tea
Typical Range: 160–185°F (70–85°C)
White teas are minimally processed and contain delicate buds and leaves. Steeping at lower temperatures preserves their subtle floral and sweet notes.
Green Tea
Green Tea
Typical Range: 150–180°F (65–82°C)
Green teas can turn bitter if steeped at too high a temperature. The precise temperature can vary between, say, a Japanese green (often lower temp) and a Chinese green (sometimes slightly higher).
Oolong Tea
Oolong Tea
Typical Range: 180–200°F (82–93°C)
Oolongs vary widely in oxidation levels. Lighter (greener) oolongs do well with slightly lower temperatures (around 180–190°F), while darker (more oxidized) oolongs can handle up to around 200°F.
Black Tea
Black Tea
Typical Range: 200–212°F (93–100°C)
Black teas are fully oxidized and generally benefit from near-boiling to boiling water, which helps extract their robust, malty, or brisk flavors.
Pu’er (or Aged Teas)
Herbal Tea
Typical Range: 205–212°F (96–100°C)
Most herbal ingredients (e.g., chamomile, peppermint, rooibos) can handle fully boiling water to extract the most flavor and beneficial compounds.
Caffeine
This tea offers a gentler option for those seeking the comforting warmth and taste of tea without a pronounced caffeine boost. While naturally much lower in caffeine than traditional black or green teas, decaf varieties still preserve the soothing aromas and subtle flavors that tea is known for. Whether sipped in the early morning or enjoyed as a mellow evening indulgence, decaf tea provides an easygoing alternative that allows tea lovers to savor familiar comforts at any time of day. With each cup, you can relish the same beloved qualities of tea—aroma, ritual, and gentle satisfaction—while keeping caffeine intake to a minimum.
Process
Centrally Fermented in Wooden Boxes, Indirect Sun Drying on Mesh Tables
Components
Inventory
143 BOXES
Our year-round rigorous sourcing allows us to have an evergreen blend with a flavor profile of high quality while retaining our commitment to seasonal coffees. This amount of cupping and blending takes a considerable amount of time, but we think it makes the difference and is a system we use for all our blends.
Day after day, producers, roasters, and cuppers alike all spend countless hours of work to produce and roast small, traceable lots that we within specialty coffee call microlots. Ranging anywhere from a few pounds to full containers, this nebulous category refers to a traceable single-origin, producer or even a specific picking date. We work on the producer or exporter level to separate, label, and import coffees that will ultimately end up as single-variety, single-producer lots. This directly works against the grain in a culture of commodification, as the machines turn to build the monolith that is (capital C) Coffee. Long has specialty coffee beat their drum to the tune of traceability, from the first producer's name listed on label, to now where we list prices paid to the producer and countless other details. As an industry, we continually hone in on what to communicate to consumers in the name of traceability. We do so to honor the hard work of producers while adhering to our skills as roasters, knowing that the combination of those two can be transcendent – where we have the lucky role in playing a hand in shifting the consumer perspective from the hegemony of commodity, to realizing that coffee is more complex than they ever realized. Is all that hard work keeping things separate worth it? That is up for you to decide…
T h e S t o r y
CACAO DE COLOMBIA
On the southern pacific coast of Colombia, Tumaco is a region that has been hard hit by historic political conflict and plagued by narco trafficking. The predominantly Afro-Colombian population has faced a great deal of prejudice...
The Story
CACAO DE COLOMBIA
On the southern pacific coast of Colombia, Tumaco is a region that has been hard hit by historic political conflict and plagued by narco trafficking. The predominantly Afro-Colombian population has faced a great deal of prejudice and sustainable local development has been hijacked by extensive penetration of paramilitary and narco groups.
When Cacao de Colombia first explored the region back in 2011, they found cacao everywhere; drying on any flat surface farmers could find, including the road. The sheer volume of cacao was overwhelming, and the opportunity for quality and systemic improvement was obvious. Cacao de Colombia has worked with three community cooperatives to introduce centralized processing and drying.
Because of the introduction of centralized processing and Cacao de Colombia’s expertise in high-quality flavor development, farmers today earn 70% more income from cacao than they did when selling dried beans to the commodity market supply chain, and have a true sustainable alternative to coca production or involvement in the narco groups.
T r a n s p a r e n c y
We as a company believe that transparency is unbelievably important. The point of listing things below is not to justify what we charge or what we profit, but to give a realistic snapshot of the industry and how specialty coffee can be different than other commodity industries.
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Lot Size
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3rd-Party Testing
Lead-Free
We recently subjected our teas to rigorous third-party testing for heavy metals—including Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury to ensure that every cup meets stringent safety benchmarks. We employ AOAC Method 2015.01, a gold-standard analytical technique in food safety with a detection limit in the parts per billion.
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