Introducing Wilkie’s Chocolate. Ethically sourced, luxury single origin, organic dark chocolate. Hand crafted chocolate made from some of the world’s rarest cocoa.

Chocolate Trading Co. is pleased to introduce Wilkie’s Chocolate – a range of hand crafted dark chocolate bars and products of superior quality.

Winners of numerous Good Taste awards, their success can be attributed to their deep understanding of cocoa and the unique qualities each new cocoa harvest brings.

Wilkie’s Chocolate’ aim is to produce premium quality organic chocolate, naturally high in cocoa content, using only natural organic ingredients. All of their chocolate is dairy free, gluten free, soy free and nut free, making it suitable for chocolate lovers who may have otherwise restrictive dietary needs.

The result is superior quality dark chocolate products that retain as much of the natural flavours as possible. And because, Wilkie’s Chocolate only works with single origin cocoa in very small batches per cocoa harvest, each new harvest introduces a new flavour profile , which Wilkie’s Chocolate exploit to achieve the best possible flavour.

The cocoa they use to produce these luxury chocolate bars and chocolate gifts is one of the rarest cocoa’s in existence; the Criollo cocoa bean from Peru is considered a delicacy. Classified as “fine flavour” beans due to their distinct, complex flavour, this particular cocoa accounts for only 2% of the world’s chocolate production.

Wilkie’s passion for good chocolate extends to the way they ethically source the finest organic Criollo cocoa beans. They ensure that the farmers receive a fair price for their cocoa and that the cocoa is organically produced with no synthetic pesticides or fertilisers used in the growing of the cocoa. The biodiversity that results from this sympathetic farming is both encouraged and preserved.

Wilkie’s Chocolate are a true bean-to-bar chocolate artisan. From receiving the first shipments of the new harvest, to cleaning, sorting, roasting, grinding, tempering, moulding and packaging, their very hands-on approach to making the finest organic chocolate bars enables them to bring out the best possible flavours in the cocoa.

With this much attention to detail, it’s no surprise that Wilkie’s Chocolate, based in Cork, Ireland, have won accolades and awards for their fine flavour chocolate bars. Their Wilkie’s Organic Chocolate Tumbes 75% cocoa dark chocolate bar won a prestigious 3 stars in the 2013 Great Taste Awards. To put that achievement into perspective, out of nearly 10,000 products entered in 2013, only 125 were awarded 3 stars in a rigorous scheme involving over 400 judges and thousands of hours of blind tasting.

Chocolate Trading Co. brings you 7 new exciting chocolate products from Wilkie’s Chocolate’s impressive selection of superior chocolate bars and luxury chocolate gifts, available to order online.

Firstly, there are five outstanding dark chocolate bars; each with its own distinctive flavour profile:

Wilkie’s Organic Amazonas 89% dark chocolate bar – a high cocoa content dark chocolate bar at 89% cocoa content, providing a bitter flavour profile with reduced sugar, but due to the fine flavour cocoa used, still offers notes of fruit with an acidulous edge.

Wilkie’s Organic Tumbes 75% dark chocolate bar – Wilkie’s Tumbes dark chocolate bar is made with Criollo cocoa beans grown in the Tumbes region of northern Peru. A delicate flavour profile with floral and honey notes leading to a slight citrus finish. Subtle hints of violet.

Wilkie’s Organic Amazonas 75% dark chocolate bar with cocoa nibs – Exceptionally fruity and a surprisingly refreshing dark chocolate made from 100% Criollo cocoa. Containing cocoa nibs for a little bitter crunch. This award winning 75% cocoa content dark chocolate bar hits with fruits with a subtle liquorice finish.

Wilkie’s Organic Amazonas 75% dark chocolate bar – Exceptionally fruity and a surprisingly refreshing dark chocolate made from 100% Criollo cocoa. Certified organic and ethically sourced in the Amazon, this award winning 75% cocoa content dark chocolate bar hits with fruits with a subtle liquorice finish.

Wilkie’s Organic Amazonas 64% dark chocolate bar – This 64% dark chocolate bar provides much more sweetness and a fruitier flavour profile than Wilkie’s higher cocoa content chocolate bars. Notes of sweet red fruits linger with this velvety smooth, organic, single origin dark chocolate bar.

Completing the Wilkie’s luxury chocolate range are these two gourmet chocolate gifts:

Wilkie’s Organic hot chocolate – Made from mild 55% cocoa content dark chocolate and so popular for most tastes. Made from the finest of cocoas. A drinking chocolate of high quality and purity made with only organic cocoa, cocoa butter and cane sugar.

Wilkie’s organic raw cocoa nibs – Organic raw cocoa nibs are one of the best dietary sources of magnesium as well as a good source of calcium, iron, zinc, copper and potassium. With high levels of antioxidents, they are referred to as a ‘superfood’. They can be used as a snack on their own or dessert topping.

All of Wilkie’s Chocolate is organic, single origin, dairy free, gluten free, soy free and nut free and hand made by a true bean to bar chocolatier. Available to buy online now from Chocolate Trading Co.