Premium Quality Cocoa Naturally Grown
Cocoa is a rainforest tree and thrives amongst the larger trees in the forest we have created on Buvuma Island. We grow our cocoa in this perfect natural environment without the use of artificial chemicals or fertilisers.
When ripe the pods are carefully harvested by hand and the beans separated for fermenting and drying. The fermentation and drying processes are critical for the development of the complex flavours of the cocoa bean and must be managed very carefully.
Our beans are fermented in a traditional thatched fermenting hut before being gently dried in our solar dryer, this process develops a softer less bitter flavour than found in most other beans and makes a particularly delicious dark chocolate.
What is Cocoa?
The Cocoa tree is native to the Amazon rainforest and was first domesticated there over 5000 years ago, the tree will only grow in a limited geographical zone about 10% north and 10% south of the equator.
Straddling the equator and with a tropical climate Uganda is perfectly placed to grow excellent cocoa. Cocoa has been grown in Uganda since the plant was introduced to the country in the early 1900s. Our cocoa is an integral part of our forest and thrives amongst the hardwood trees surrounding and sheltering it.
Why Choose Our Cocoa?
There are many reasons to choose our cocoa:
Naturally grown without out the use of chemicals or fertilisers
Sustainably grown in our forest nursery
Carefully hand picked and cured by us
Supplied direct from the grower
Exceptional quality and flavour