Dark Forest Chocolate Makers Artisan Chocolates

Our friends at Dark Forest Chocolate have been recognized as making some of the world's best chocolate all from right here in our local WNY area. So when we wanted to pair some of our most popular teas & blends with high-quality, artisan chocolates, no one else came to mind except Dark Forest Chocolate.

Here are our favorite selections & suggestions for exceptional Tea & Chocolate Tasting Experiences, no matter the mood you’re in!

• Dark Madagascar 65% (Vegan) - Made with the famed organic criollio cacao beans from the Akesson Plantation of the Sambirano Valley. This 65% Madagascar bar is bright & fruity with cherry, plum and raisin notes. This chocolate bar pairs perfectly with Cuppa Culture’s Exclusive Flagship black tea blend, Balmoral British Breakfast. 

• Dark Tanzanian 70% (Vegan) - Made with organic cacao from the Kokoa Kamili co-op in Tanzania, a 2017 Cocoa of Excellence award winner. This chocolate has a coffee/mocha flavor with notes of strawberry and pie cherry at the finish. An easy classic pairing (think chocolate covered strawberries!) with Cuppa Culture’s Exclusive fruity, house recipe, Berry Go Round.

• Coffee & Dark Chocolate 70% (Vegan) - Espresso marries with Dark Tanzanian 70% chocolate.  A touch of organic cane sugar provides a sweet crunch to this fragrant and fruity chocolate bar. Silver winner at the Academy of Chocolate 2018 and Silver at the International Chocolate Awards 2018, Americas Division. How could we not pair this chocolate blend with anything other than Cuppa Culture’s coffee & tea blend, Brewed and Confused.

• Dark Milk 52% - This blended bar has notes of rich caramel and sweet blackberry.  It is made with a mild, organic trinitario cacao from Hacienda Azul in Costa Rica. Winner of a Silver Award in the 2017 International Chocolate Awards and a Silver Award at the Academy of Chocolate 2017 Awards.  This chocolate blend pairs deliciously with Cuppa Culture’s sweetly spiced, organic, black tea blend, Organic Coconut Chai. 

• Goat Milk Chocolate 55% - Creamy goat milk mixes well with organic Costa Rican Hacienda Azul trinitario cacao to create a chocolate with flavors of caramel and apricot. A winner of the Silver Award at the 2017 International Chocolate Awards, and a Bronze at the Academy of Chocolate 2017 Awards. This award-winning chocolate blend makes a popular pairing with Cuppa Culture’s #1 top-selling, organic black tea & fruit blend, Resting Peach Face.

• Cinnamon Pepper Milk 52% - This multiple award-winning 52% Milk Chocolate with a traditional Meso-American spice blend uses Ceylon cinnamon and a mildly warming touch of cayenne. For this exceptionally flavorful chocolate bar, we chose an equally fun & flirty pairing with Cuppa Culture’s sweetly spiced, organic black tea & fruit blend, Sassy Apple.

• Vanilla Rose White Chocolate - This is a buttery white chocolate square with soft vanilla notes and a delicate rose scent. These 1 oz. bars make a nice single serving. This white chocolate has been very popular when paired with Cuppa Culture’s organic rose petal and white tea blend, TEA.L.C..