Felchlin Organic Swiss Cru Couverture
Made from the Finest Organic Raw Ingredients
The care and treatment of the soil and the biodiversity on plantations are key to sustainable and ecological agriculture. Felchlin’s philosophy is based on these guiding principles manufacturing not only products with high quality raw materials but also with respect to social awareness and sustainability. Felchlin has always been paying a lot of attention to sourcing only the best raw material for our couvertures in order to offer to our clients a product that is of outstanding quality and covers also aspects like social fairness and sustainability. Due to the increasing consumer demand for pure organic products, Felchlin has created an entire range of certified organic couverture to fulfill this growing market sector.
Felchlin truly believes that our commitment to organic standards throughout the whole supply chain is ethically correct and essential for making the highest quality organic couverture.
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Elvesia Dominican Republic Organic 74% Dark Couverture Chocolate
Grand Cru Couverture made of Noble Cacao from the Hacienda Elvesia, Dominican Republic
Around 200 years ago, Swiss emigrants settled on the peninsula Samanà, in the Dominican Republic. They founded the plantation “Hacienda Elvesia” and began cultivating Criollo and Trinitario cacao. Soon the aromatic fruits became a much soughtafter raw material for well known European Chocolatiers. In order to facilitate the transport of the heavy bags, Swiss pioneers built a railway – from the plantation to the port of Cano Hondo. The plantation is based on the principle of sustainable agriculture in harmony with nature. The Hacienda is run by Jo Locandro and offers work for around 60 people..
Main harvest: October – March
The Elvesia Couvertures are certified organic.
Elvesia 74% – 72 h: Bio Knospe
The elegant, rich cacao flavour is entwined with tender tones of black tea and mild tobacco notes. The traditional, gentle processing method (72 hours conching) releases in this exceptional chocolate a fruity note, hich is complimented by a hint of refreshing orange flavour and a pleasant grapefruit sharpness, leading to a long-lasting and festive finish.
Suhum Ghana Organic 65% Dark Couverture Chocolate
An Economic Empowerment to Local Farmers
Cacao grows particularly well in dry sandy soil in Ghana. The climate change with its delayed rainfall and reduced water levels creates challenges during the planting phase. Ghanaian farmers only have a simple infrastructure available. Yayra Glover, Felchlin’s partner in Ghana, helps to expand the knowledge of farmers through diverse research projects. His vision has become reality: Cacao grown in the whole Suhum District complies with Organic and Fairtrade standards. In the Suhum region in Ghana Felchlin works with the Yayra Glover Project. Yayra Glover is a pioneer in Ghanaian organic agriculture and was the first person in Ghana to create a direct connection between the farmers in the Suhum area and our Swiss manufacture. He believes that organic cocoa farming and the implementation of climate resilient and sustainable agriculture is essential to fight the effects of climate change in Ghana and Africa. Organic farming cooperatives like the Yayra Glover project represent an economic empowerment for the local farmers, create sustainable jobs, income and access to the organic market with a high quality product. The prohibition of dangerous and unapproved agrochemicals protects both, the environment and the health of the farming communities.
Suhum Ambanja Organic 70% Dark Couverture Chocolate
A Mixed-Blend of Ghanaiain & Madagascan Cacao
This blend is a mix of the Suhum Ghana Cacao above, along with their Ambanja Madagascar blend. Madagascar, a tropical island off the African south coast, has an abundance of plants and animals found nowhere else on earth. The nutrient rich soil found in the north-west, in the region Ambanja on the Sambirano River, is fundamental for the growth of one of the world’s highest quality cacao, cultivated in accordance with organic certification standards. Max Felchlin has been working together with farmers in Madagascar since 2005. A trusting partnership and passionate engagement at all levels ensure the organic cacao is purchased directly from the farmers and is of the highest quality.
Elvesia Dominican Republic Organic 42% Milk Couverture Chocolate
Grand Cru Couverture made of Noble Cacao from the Hacienda Elvesia, Dominican Republic
A harmonious cream, caramel aroma compliments the lightly acidic Elvesia cacao note of this mild chocolate. The traditional, gentle processing method (30 hours conching) beautifully unfolds a hint of ripe banana. The finish is enhanced through spicy vanilla and malt notes.
Suhum Napo Organic 40% Milk Couverture Chocolate-min
A Mixed-Blend of Ghanaiain & Ecuadorian Cacao
This blends perfectly combines Ghanaiain & Ecuadorian cacao. Felchlin’s long-term, more than 15 years, direct partner in Ecuador works with around 550 farmer families in the Napo province of Ecuador. The cacao grows in socalled Chackras, where biodiversity is thriving. Next to cacao plants big trees like the Chuncho or Bàlsamo, home to the Amazonian jungle, grow and function like umbrellas to protect the cacao trees from heavy rains and provide much needed shade. Their strong roots prevent the soft Amazonian soil from Erosion. Chili plants and their scent work as a repellent for insects whilst other trees with sweet fruit lead them away from the valuable cacao. Edible plants like yucca, vanilla or ginger or medicinal plants like the Guayusa provide not only additional income for the farmer families but also food and healthy nutrition for them and protected animals who live in the Chackras. These extended standards of organic agriculture are not only providing the profitable certifications, but also permit the indisputable unison with Pachamama, mother earth.
Suhum Ghana Organic 36% Milk Couverture Chocolate
Organic Couverture from Ghana
Cacao grows particularly well in dry sandy soil in Ghana. The climate change with its delayed rainfall and reduced water levels creates challenges during the planting phase. Ghanaian farmers only have a simple infrastructure available. Yayra Glover, our partner in Ghana, helps to expand the knowledge of farmers through diverse research projects. His vision has become reality: Cacao grown in the whole Suhum District complies with Organic and Fairtrade standards. In the Suhum region in Ghana Felchlin works with the Yayra Glover Project. Yayra Glover is a pioneer in Ghanaian organic agriculture and was the first person in Ghana to create a direct connection between the farmers in the Suhum area and our Swiss manufacture. He believes that organic cocoa farming and the implementation of climate resilient and sustainable agriculture is essential to fight the effects of climate change in Ghana and Africa. Organic farming cooperatives like the Yayra Glover project represent an economic empowerment for the local farmers, create sustainable jobs, income and access to the organic market with a high quality product. The prohibition of dangerous and unapproved agrochemicals protects both, the environment and the health of the farming communities.
Dominicana Blanc Organic 36% White Couverture Chocolate-min
With Cacao from the Dominican Republic
“Hacienda Elvesia” was founded by Swiss settlers. Around 60 people there live from the cultivation of Criollo and Trinitario cacao on the Dominican peninsula Samaná. Elvesia Dominican Republic Couvertures adhere to the highest standards for organically grown produce. They are free of synthetic products, pesticides, herbicides and artificial fertilisers. Dominican Republic is also the origin of the organic cacao butter we use for our organic couvertures.
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