23/04/2026
Finally made it to Puentespina Farms in Davao — source of the cacao beans we’ve used ever since we started making chocolate. Visiting felt inevitable and like a homecoming: this is the origin of some of our most beloved bars.🍫
Got to learn about the science and craft behind every step of growing and processing cacao; it was fascinating and humbling. Nothing about chocolate is easy or predictable…it is hard work and a labour of love at every stage…whether in the hands of the farmer or the chocolate maker.
Huge thanks to the Puentespina Farm and Malagos Chocolate teams for their warm hospitality and for patiently answering all my questions. We had a blast geeking out on all things cacao.
And it was a joy to bring our Philippines 70% dark chocolate back to its origin and share it with the people who helped make it possible! ❤️