Ceremonial Cacao - Oaxacan Spice 8oz
Ceremonial Cacao - Oaxacan Spice 8oz
On some days you just need a little extra celebration and motivation, and this enhanced ceremonial cacao elevates you quickly as our blend of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and cayenne get your circulation pulsing. The spices are warming and quicken the effect of the cacao, making it a cold weather favorite, but we'll happily drink this one even when it's warm out.
Ancient peoples of Central & South America loved drinking their chocolate hot and spicy rather than sugary. This is a modern interpretation of ancient Mayan drinking chocolate honoring our Zapotec elder Maria. She taught us the time-honored ways of chocolate making in Oaxaca by roasting cacao beans over on open fire on a clay comal, carefully hand peeling the cacao beans, and then grinding the cacao with spices on a metate (hand stone grinder). Through this special cacao, we give gratitude to the roots of cacao ceremony.
Ingredients: Cacao Beans from Uganda, Cinnamon from Sri Lanka, Cardamom from Guatemala, Ginger from China, Cayenne from India. That's all! No sweeteners.
Ceremonial Cacao refers to a premium grade, pure cacao that is ethically sourced from small family farms practicing regenerative agroforestry. Ceremonial cacao is made from a single ingredient, whole cacao beans, with nothing added or removed. You drinking cacao with intention and gratitude is part of it too!
1. Organic & Regenerative - all of our cacao is certified organic by Organic Certifiers. We only source from farms practicing regenerative agroforestry.
2. Heavy Metals - we lab test all of our cacao. You can see our test results here.
3. Caffeine & Theobromine - our pure cacaos contain 36mg of caffeine and 212mg of Theobromine. Though because of the fat from the cacao butter, the caffeine is released slowly and gently.