GALERÍA CACAO doesn’t source anything but clean, fresh, monilia free, cacao NACIONAL directly from small farmers.

We ferment for between five and nine days to achieve a well developed and less bitter flavor for our cacao.

We dry under a transparent, UV proof roof for up to two weeks in a clean, sun filled room.

With cacao Nacional from our area of the Napo River we find notes of cherry, dried fruit, red wine, nuts and caramel.

Higher than market Rates, high quality

By paying higher than market rates we can be demanding with quality control when we source our fresh cacao and incentivize our providers to improve their practices.

The market here is dysfunctional with no premium being paid for superior quality in most places, we reject the old model of quantity over quality and seek to promote Ecuadorian industry by processing most of our product here in Ecuador and providing our products at preferential rates for local processing.