Solomon Islands Ceremonial Cacao
Ingredients: 100% Pure Whole-Bean Cacao Paste (solidified)
We are thrilled to announce the first of our two new origins: Solomon Islands Cacao!
This cacao is:
Highly Unique
Single Origin
Certified Organic
Certified Kosher
Antioxidant-Rich (eight times more antioxidants than spinach)
100% Traceable & Sustainably Grown
International Award-Winning
Unique Flavour
This cacao has a distinctly smoky, toasty, rich, dry-almond-like flavour and scent. Think: Russian Caravan Tea. Ideal for the refined palate, it's a favourite among coffee lovers. (If you're expecting a standard chocolate flavour, think again! Keep an open mind and let the sensory explosion settle in!)
Social Responsibility
We partner with a Cacao Social Enterprise that collaborates directly with Solomon Islands farmers, enhancing cacao quality and farmers' quality of life. Farmers receive technical advice, financial support, and are paid above Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance standards.
Pure Ecosystem
These beans are organically grown in one of the purest ecosystems on earth, in tropical paradise, using traditional methods passed down through generations of Solomon Islanders.
Premium Quality
This cacao recently won two stars at the Great Taste Awards in the UK, a recognition for products that are considered “outstanding” and “above-and-beyond delicious”. This is one of many of the awards it has won, in its chocolate form.
Like fine wine and coffee, the quality of cacao varies according to the soil, climate, genetics, and post-havest processes. Our commitment to single origin cacao ensures the unique flavour profile of each region remains intact.
Your cacao will come as solidified cacao paste, which we have shaved up so it is “ready-to-scoop” for your convenience. We then place it in our stand-up pouches, and send it to you using a biodegradable mailer or recyclable packaging box.
Ingredients: 100% Pure Whole-Bean Cacao Paste (solidified)
We are thrilled to announce the first of our two new origins: Solomon Islands Cacao!
This cacao is:
Highly Unique
Single Origin
Certified Organic
Certified Kosher
Antioxidant-Rich (eight times more antioxidants than spinach)
100% Traceable & Sustainably Grown
International Award-Winning
Unique Flavour
This cacao has a distinctly smoky, toasty, rich, dry-almond-like flavour and scent. Think: Russian Caravan Tea. Ideal for the refined palate, it's a favourite among coffee lovers. (If you're expecting a standard chocolate flavour, think again! Keep an open mind and let the sensory explosion settle in!)
Social Responsibility
We partner with a Cacao Social Enterprise that collaborates directly with Solomon Islands farmers, enhancing cacao quality and farmers' quality of life. Farmers receive technical advice, financial support, and are paid above Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance standards.
Pure Ecosystem
These beans are organically grown in one of the purest ecosystems on earth, in tropical paradise, using traditional methods passed down through generations of Solomon Islanders.
Premium Quality
This cacao recently won two stars at the Great Taste Awards in the UK, a recognition for products that are considered “outstanding” and “above-and-beyond delicious”. This is one of many of the awards it has won, in its chocolate form.
Like fine wine and coffee, the quality of cacao varies according to the soil, climate, genetics, and post-havest processes. Our commitment to single origin cacao ensures the unique flavour profile of each region remains intact.
Your cacao will come as solidified cacao paste, which we have shaved up so it is “ready-to-scoop” for your convenience. We then place it in our stand-up pouches, and send it to you using a biodegradable mailer or recyclable packaging box.
Ingredients: 100% Pure Whole-Bean Cacao Paste (solidified)
We are thrilled to announce the first of our two new origins: Solomon Islands Cacao!
This cacao is:
Highly Unique
Single Origin
Certified Organic
Certified Kosher
Antioxidant-Rich (eight times more antioxidants than spinach)
100% Traceable & Sustainably Grown
International Award-Winning
Unique Flavour
This cacao has a distinctly smoky, toasty, rich, dry-almond-like flavour and scent. Think: Russian Caravan Tea. Ideal for the refined palate, it's a favourite among coffee lovers. (If you're expecting a standard chocolate flavour, think again! Keep an open mind and let the sensory explosion settle in!)
Social Responsibility
We partner with a Cacao Social Enterprise that collaborates directly with Solomon Islands farmers, enhancing cacao quality and farmers' quality of life. Farmers receive technical advice, financial support, and are paid above Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance standards.
Pure Ecosystem
These beans are organically grown in one of the purest ecosystems on earth, in tropical paradise, using traditional methods passed down through generations of Solomon Islanders.
Premium Quality
This cacao recently won two stars at the Great Taste Awards in the UK, a recognition for products that are considered “outstanding” and “above-and-beyond delicious”. This is one of many of the awards it has won, in its chocolate form.
Like fine wine and coffee, the quality of cacao varies according to the soil, climate, genetics, and post-havest processes. Our commitment to single origin cacao ensures the unique flavour profile of each region remains intact.
Your cacao will come as solidified cacao paste, which we have shaved up so it is “ready-to-scoop” for your convenience. We then place it in our stand-up pouches, and send it to you using a biodegradable mailer or recyclable packaging box.
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The Mayans called cacao “the food of the gods”. Along with its rich history of ritualistic and medicinal use, cacao’s crown jewel is theobromine: a gentle, long lasting stimulant that energises us like caffeine, without punishing us with brain-fog and jittery hands later in the day. It’s also rich in essential minerals and produces mood-boosting bioactive compounds - dopamine, serotonin, anandamide (the 'bliss molecule') and P.E.A, an antidepressant also known as the 'love drug'.
For more health benefits including scientific sources, visit our cacao benefits page.
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Ingredients (serves one)
Soma Cacao: 1 tablespoon (10-15g) for a small daily dose or nightcap, 2 tablespoons (25-30g) for a boost of focus and creativity, or 3 tablespoons (45g+) for a ceremonial dose
150 ml very hot water (about 70 degrees celsius if you want to be really forensic!) +
40 ml of plant milk (we like using good quality oat milk) +
1-2 teaspoons of sweetener (honey, or coconut sugar are our favs) +
Optional spices. (e.g. cinnamon, cardamon, sea salt, cayenne pepper, ginger, nutmeg)
Method:
Add all ingredients to a heat-proof blender, nutribullet, or a beaker/vessel if using a hand-held stick blender like this one.
Blend thoroughly, and pour into your favourite mug.
Inhale, sip slowly, and savour!
For other methods and more tips and tricks visit our preparation page.
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Cacao powder is to cacao what instant coffee is to an espresso - a poor imitation.
To make our cacao paste the fruits of the theobroma cacao tree are hand-picked, fermented, sun-dried, roasted lightly and ground up into a paste. The paste sets, we chop it. Then we share it with you.
Cacao powder (or cocoa powder) has undergone intensive processing to extract cacao butter from the paste. This leaves the cacao chalkier and more insipid, and also reduces the fat content, which is vital for the transmission of the neuro-active substances. Studies have proven the widely used method to produce cocoa powder (dutch-processing) significantly decreases the levels of compounds with positive physiological effects.
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As an energy source cacao feels more gentle, long-lasting and smooth, while coffee is intense, fast-acting and short-lived. This is because caffeine is a nervous system stimulant, and it produces cortisol, the stress hormone, which can lead to the jitters and anxiety. By contrast, cacao's active ingredient, theobromine, reduces cortisol. This helps us to relax. Cacao also stimulates the cardiovascular system, and opens our blood vessels. This helps blood flow more freely, sends more oxygen through the body, and lowers our blood pressure. We’ve elaborated on this in a recent blog post.
