Naive - Dark Chocolate - Black Sauna 70%
Story
The Lithuanian sauna is anything by spa procedure. It's an esoteric experience where bathers "die and resurrect". In pagan times people used the sauna for bathing, giving birth, preserving and worshipping. Pitch black walls, hot stones and steam enable bathers to build a spiritual bond with basic elements of fire and water while the heady aroma of Siberian fir whisks and wormwood leaf rustle opens up their consciousnesses. As a black sauna enthusiast and chocolate maker, Domantas from Naive was tempted to interpret his black sauna experience through chocolate. Would you like to taste how? To the old Gods!
FACTS. In the deciduous forests of Lithuania, tiny log cabins layered with moss dot the countryside. These are the smoke saunas - places for bathing bodies and cleansing spirits. The aroma of alder wood and stripped birch, burning below hot stones, waft through the air. Once the stones reach peak heat, the smoke is vented out. The ceremony begins with salt rubs, followed by tree twig whisking and finished with a cold plunge. The oldest written references to the practice date back to the 13th century, and Unesco includes the tradition as a part of "the intangible cultural heritage of humanity."
This chocolate is made in-house with organic speciality cacao, which is mixed in certain proportions to form a clean, rich and flavorful base.
ABOUT FORAGER COLLECTION. The Forager collection concept is madly experimental and multilayered. At first, they deconstruct all ingredients and then combine them back to hormone-of-a-kind chocolate bars with 'patented' flavours. With this collection, we have created a new way of introducing flavours into the chocolate by using locally sourced and intense ingredients refined into the chocolate bars from them to naturally extend the complex chemical flavour composition of cacao.
Features
MAKER: Naive, Lithuania.
COCOA ORIGIN: Blend.
COCOA CONTENT (%): 70%
WEIGHT: 57g (2.01 Oz)
Ingredients
smoked cacao*, cane sugar*, pure cacao butter*, Siberian fir (2%), activated birch charcoal*, wormwood (1%), sea salt*
Keep in a cool, dry place, away from direct light and strong odors. Store at maximum
18 ° C in its original packaging.
International Shipping Rates
We offer following shipping rates:
Australia
Standard (4-8 business days) - 35.99 AUD for orders below 280 AUD and FREE for those above.
Express (3-4 business days) -38.99 AUD
Brazil
Standard Canad Post (up to 25 business days) - 126 BRL for orders below 700 BRL and FREE for those above.
Standard UPS (up to 7 business days) - 231 BRL
Expedited UPS (up to 5 business days) - 246 BRL
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Express (2-3 business days) - $22.99 CAD
China
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Express (2-4 business days) - 249.99 CNY
Colombia
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For the most international destinations the exact shipping cost will be calculated at the checkout page. This comprehensive fee covers order preparation, summer packaging (where applicable), shipping charges, and excludes any relevant local customs duty fees.
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Our chocolate makers proudly refrain from using any artificial stabilizers or preservatives in their products, making their creations more temperature-sensitive compared to other premium chocolates.
To ensure the optimal taste experience, it's advisable to store our chocolates in a cool, dry place where the temperature hovers between 16°C and 18°C. Please refrain from refrigerating our chocolates, as this may cause sugar crystallization due to increased humidity, altering their texture and flavor.
On the contrary, if stored in excessively high temperatures, cocoa butter may separate and form a white film on the chocolate's surface. This loss of cocoa butter can lead to the chocolate drying out and, consequently, a potential alteration in flavor. Your mindful storage practices will help preserve the integrity of our delectable chocolates.