Speciality drinking chocolate

Chocolate with ancient origin.

Single-origin cacao, crafted for the art of mindful sipping.

Hand-packed in Kendal. Five thousand years of sacred tradition, perfectly poured into your daily routine.

A cup of Kakaw dusted with crushed raspberryEst. 2021
Kendal · Cumbria

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Rated 5.0 by our customers

From 4 reviews by real customers, each read by us first.

★★★★★Lovely to recieve a voucher for my favourite place in Kendal!

Lovely to recieve a voucher for my favourite place in Kendal! Sue x

Sue Nicholls · Digital Gift Card
★★★★★Lovely and chocately!
Anonymous · 40% Blencathra
★★★★★Love these can never have enough
Merly (Ember) bowyer · Aztec Rustico bowls 16oz
★★★★★My daughter LOVES this hot chocolate

My daughter LOVES this hot chocolate. It is her favourite hot chocolate ever. Quickly posted, packaging allows you to keep the chocolate fresh. Would recommend.

Debbie Callaghan · 34% Skiddaw Little Man

Our origins

Rooted in terroir

Fine flavour cacao, from a handful of named origins. We work with farmers to protect the varieties, and to pay properly for them.

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“Chocolate, when made properly, is not a sweet — it’s a ceremony. We’ve spent five years trying to remember how.”

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