Mellow & Wild Papua

Heinde & Verre is an artisan chocolate producer based in the Netherlands. The name reflects their approach, with Heinde representing the origin and Verre denoting the destination, emphasizing a bean-to-bar philosophy that manages every stage of production in-house. This specific 70-gram bar highlights their commitment to showcasing the diverse profiles of Indonesian cacao.

This 55% milk chocolate utilizes cacao beans from West Papua, Indonesia. The beans undergo a precise 6-day fermentation process across three 48-hour stages, followed by 5 to 7 days of open-air drying in indirect sunlight. The resulting bar offers a complex sensory profile characterized by hazelnuts, cream, and caramel, balanced by the tropical influence of banana and deeper tones of liquorice, black tea, and spices.

The formulation highlights a transparent use of ingredients, including cacao and cacao butter, locally sourced Dutch cow milk, Dutch sugar, and sunflower lecithin. The quality of this production method was recognized with a silver medal from the Academy of Chocolate in 2025.