FOR THE FLAVOUR SEEKERS 🍫
At Just by Meltdown Artisan, our stone-ground chocolate is made from bean to bar. We use transparently traded beans, supporting cocoa growers and being good to the environment by ensuring fair wages and sustainable farming practices. Can it possibly get any more delicious than that?
BEST SELLERS
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Rocky Road Tabaquite Village, Trinidad Dark Choc
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Pistachio Snack Bars, Tabaquite Village, Trinidad Dark Choc
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'Twicks Bites' Tabaquite Village, Trinidad Dark Choc
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Trinidad 'Tabaquite Village', 55% Milk Drinking Chocolate
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'Hazelnut Cacao Fruit' Pods Ecuador Vegan White
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'Tabaquite Village', Trinidad Milk Honeycomb Hazelnut Clusters
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A Note from the Maker
When I first started out as a chocolatier, I had very little idea about what actually went into the making of the chocolate couverture that would magically show up in my deliveries each week.
In running my own business, oftentimes, the bottomline took priority over most things. I thought it was a badge of honour to be using the ‘finest Belgian’ or ‘finest French’ chocolate, pouring kilo after kilo into an automatic tempering machine and paying no mind to what (and more importantly, who) these little chocolate callets were actually costing.
It was a curiosity of spirit that led me to delve a little deeper into how chocolate was made…and from there the choices became less about cost, and more about quality and accountability that the producers I was buying from could provide!
When I went a step further and actually dipped my toe into making chocolate from beans, I realised that there was an entire universe of untapped flavour potential. How could chocolate taste like ripe bananas or jasmine tea?
While that was of course a wonderful revelation, I more importantly understood that being able to buy cocoa beans transparently or even via direct trade, meant that I could help to play a small part in preserving fine cocoa flavour, and to shine a spotlight on some of the bigger issues in the industry.
There is a LOT of change that needs to happen to make cocoa a sustainable industry—for everyone. I hope that with 'Just', I am able to continue the dialogue around what small steps we can be taking to improve within our own daily choices, while providing you with tasty morsels of Theobroma Cacao, aka the food of the gods along the way.
As always, thanks for the support!
Jen
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Let customers speak for us
The crack of these koalas can clearly be heard from the moment your teeth bite into the deep, chocolaty shell! I love the buttery oozing caramel that erupts from their shells. I can never quite decide whether to bite from the head, torso or feet 😂 So much choice!
Don’t let the cacao percentage deter you! This creamy, smooth, and decadent chocolate bar erupts with vibrant, lively and harmoniously balanced flavour notes. Superb!
When I tell you that this bar of chocolate has forever changed the way I see chocolate - it is not hyperbole. I have never had chocolate as smooth, creamy, nutty and who knew chocolate could taste so flavourful? This was an incredible bar.
I think about these cats daily. The chocolate is so smooth and every bite is satisfying. These are what got me addicted to meltdown chocolate, the hazelnut is so perfect and if there's ever a chance for other nut pralines- I recommend you jump on it immediately because the taste is genuinely like no other. I love that there's no nasties as well and I know I'm having an absolutely 100% guilt free treatie. Love the take on lucky cats too, they're so cute and I love gifting them to friends!!
Taste the white - delicious!
Taste the dark - oh, the richness!
Put a piece of each together and allow it to melt on your tongue… Welcome to Heaven! Absolutely mind altering bliss!
Artistry
These may be my favourite chocolates in the whole world (big call I know). Utterly delicious.
This is such a good blend of flavours and the split is beautiful! I love the Dong Nai so much and the oolong somehow makes it even better. I was initially wondering how I'd keep flipping the bar to get a taste of both, but it ended up disappearing so quickly it didn't really matter. Highly recommend!