Mindful Drinking Chocolate | 70% PISA
What's drinking chocolate?
Well, think of hot cocoa. . . now instead of mixing sugar and water with gums or lecithins or alkalized ('dutch-processed’) cocoa powder, imagine each sip 70x more chocolatey, more nuanced — and mindfully crafted from some of the world's most sought-after organic cacao.
Starting with our first ingredient of house-roasted, single-origin Haitian cacao, our drinking chocolate is quite literally molten 70% dark chocolate in a mug. Simply add your favorite milk (we recommend oat) over the stovetop, mix till evenly combined, and sip slowly.
One of our most popular dark chocolates, served even slower.
As always, our packaging is 100% compostable, down to the label & adhesive. Each resealable bag contains the equivalent of close to four 70% PISA dark chocolate bars (nearly $40 value), freshly stone-ground and prepared into easily meltable shavings for 10-12 servings of drinking chocolate with a familiar hot chocolate consistency.
For the extra adventurous: double up the chocolate helpings (or halve the oatmilk), for 5-6 servings of thicker European-style, deeply soul-warming drinking chocolate. Mix with our 100% unprocessed cacao powder for yet one more stage of a chocolatey level-up, without diluting your beverage with any sugars, sweeteners, or other 'stuff'.
Organic Haitian cacao, organic cane sugar.
Made in a fully vegan, gluten-free facility powered by 100% renewable wind energy.
PISA, or Produits Des Iles SA, is at the forefront of transforming the cacao processing and export landscape in Haiti. Before PISA stepped in, the norm in Haiti was for large exporters to buy unfermented, dried, low-grade cocoa from smallholder farmers at prices that didn't meet even the commodity market standards. This all changed in 2013 when PISA introduced a centralized processing facility, the first of its kind in Haiti, marking a significant shift in the country's cacao production.
Their vision was inspired by Haiti's neighbor, the Dominican Republic, known for its high-quality organic cacao. Under the guidance of Aline Etlicher and Fenise Pierre Antoine, PISA set out to mirror this success in Haiti. Their approach is inclusive, working with over 1,000 organic-certified smallholder producers, including 495 female producers in 2022 – a standout figure among a traditionally male-dominated industry. They buy wet cacao directly from these farmers at premium prices, process it centrally to enhance its quality, and then sell it as a superior product in the specialty cacao market.
PISA also played a pivotal role in establishing APROCANO, a producer association that oversees technical assistance and certification programs. Despite the considerable political and social upheavals in Haiti, especially in 2022, PISA persists in its remarkable mission to deliver top-notch organic Haitian beans to the craft chocolate market. Their cacao continually stands out, with a flavor profile that spans notes of classic chocolate, to almond butter, blackberries, blueberries and vanilla cream. We also love to note, thanks to the wonderful annual transparency reports from our sourcing partner Uncommon Cacao, that 95% of the central fermentation facility’s power is sourced from renewable solar.
