{"title":"Lucid Chocolatier","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade in Nelson, New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lucid-chocolatier-48-tonka","title":"Lucid Chocolatier 48% Tonka 50g","description":"\u003cp\u003eAwards:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver - NZ Chocolate Awards 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBar Info:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e46% Milk Chocolate Caramelised with Tonka. Cajamarca, Marañon Peru.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting Notes: Caramel, Tonka, Brownie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourageous milk chocolate with a pronounced Tonka bean flavour. We add delicately caramelised milk powder during conching to Impart a roasted, milky richness that, paired with the illusive Tonka, creates individuality. An extraordinary milk chocolate experience and our most popular bar to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cacao Mass*, Cane Sugar*, Whole \u003cstrong\u003eMilk \u003c\/strong\u003ePowder*(\u003cstrong\u003eMilk\u003c\/strong\u003e), Cacao Butter*, Sunflower Lecithin, Tonka. 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Constructed with a smooth melt, unexpected flavours, and a complex finish. Bread chocolate, where have you been?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE STORY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe use locally baked sourdough from our friend Neville who also supplies us the Yuzu for our other chocolate-making ventures. It is baked with a blend of organic stoneground flours from New Zealand and contains 100% certified organic ingredients. After gently drying and lightly toasting the bread, we blend it with our own browned butter, and finish the bar with sea salt. The flavours enhance each other and create a symphony of unique tastes thanks to the Marañon cacao base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINGREDIENTS: \u003c\/strong\u003eCacao Mass*, Cane Sugar*, Cacao Butter*, Whole \u003cstrong\u003eMilk \u003c\/strong\u003ePowder (\u003cstrong\u003eMilk\u003c\/strong\u003e), Bread Crumbs (\u003cstrong\u003eWheat\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGluten\u003c\/strong\u003e), Butter (\u003cstrong\u003eMilk\u003c\/strong\u003e), Sea Salt *Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten May Contain: Tree Nuts (Almonds, Hazelnuts, Pecan, Macadamia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProudly produced in the Wairarapa region, Aotearoa New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pot and Pineapple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57537244430718,"sku":null,"price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0906\/3573\/1326\/files\/SOURDOUGH_54_1_550x_f2a1decb-eb03-425c-bdfb-c4550451ffd7.webp?v=1781192173"},{"product_id":"lucid-chocolatier-54-shep-milk-50g","title":"Lucid Chocolatier 54% Sheep Milk 50g","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CHOCOLATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFernglen Farm is a sheep milk farming family neighbouring Lucid’s production site. They have been producing premium sheep milk for years, and we have been testing chocolate with it since our inception. Cameron, who pioneered their move to sheep milking from conventional farming, has been friends with Johnty since youth. This bar is a tribute to locality and friendship, through the medium of soft and creamy sheep milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFernglen Farm are a passionate farming family from  the Wairarapa, situated just a few kilometres from the Lucid Chocolatier kitchen. In 2015, they began their mission to convert from a conventional sheep and beef farm to one with a focus on producing world class sheep milk. It is a true family run operation, with each of the parents and children working hard day in day out to keep the wheels turning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir milk was the first in New Zealand to be awarded the SPCA animal welfare certification, and the quality of it has become well known across the country, earning a plethora of awards since they began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the year, the flavour of the milk changes with the diet of the sheep, and we generally find the flavour to be incredibly soft and creamy with a subtle sweetness. It has always been a product we’ve desired to work with, it just took a long time for us to figure out how to go from fresh milk to a shelf stable powder suitable for chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bar is also the story of friendship, with Cameron from Fernglen and Johnty from Lucid being friends since birth, growing up together out in the country and still being great friends to this day, perfectly complementing the flavour profile of the milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINGREDIENTS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cacao mass*, sheep \u003cstrong\u003emilk \u003c\/strong\u003edulce de leche (sheep \u003cstrong\u003emilk\u003c\/strong\u003e, sugar), cacao butter*. *Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay Contain: Wheat, Gluten, Almond, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProudly produced in the Wairarapa region, Aotearoa New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pot and Pineapple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57537439793534,"sku":null,"price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0906\/3573\/1326\/files\/54_SHEEP_1_550x_a1cd2699-56ea-4bfc-9cad-b03f3ca96e18.webp?v=1781192599"},{"product_id":"lucid-chocolatier-68-port-50g","title":"Lucid Chocolatier 68% Port 50g","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CHOCOLATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtilising infusion, we have created a potent chocolate bar which carries the flavours of Port. We submerge nibs from our Marañon beans in a quality 10-year-old Tawny Port featuring developed and charismatic flavours. Produced in Portugal by Taylor's, one of the first historic wine houses, then matched in rural New Zealand with quality beans from the Marañon valley in Peru, this is an extraordinarily unique offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE STORY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur now legendary Port bar. The chocolate bar that cemented us as one of the top makers in the country, and the bar that first broke through into international award success. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we first started making chocolate in 2019, infusing chocolate with whisky or rum was becoming a signature technique for many makers around the world. Johnty, not being taken by either of those, decided to give something different a go. The idea first came to mind when he was working as a chocolatier for Honest Chocolat in Matakana, where chocolate and wine tastings were often held. One of the regular customers came to the store one day and suggested a tasting of Port and chocolate instead. As a frequent traveller to Portugal, he said it was a match made in heaven, and there was no better drink to pair cacao with. This planted the seed for what would many years later become our breakthrough bar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur initial tests surveyed 7 different styles and brands of Port, and it took 3 months before the results were deemed conclusive. A quality tawny was the preferred style, and Taylor's was the maker. Whilst we tested the Ports, we also tested the origins. Our short ferment Marañon was the pick. The natural flavours of the cacao integrated perfectly with the port, and there really was no other suitable option. We knew this bar was something very special. We couldn't find anyone else doing it around the world, yet it just seemed so obvious, we had to release it. Thankfully, we did. 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In 2019, at the end of one of the best meals of his life at Jano Bistro in Wellington, dessert was served, and with it a curious glass of soft golden-orange coloured wine. The sommelier explained it was a sweet wine from France, with notes of stone fruits, citrus and honey. Perplexed at the concept, Johnty drank. He then smiled in amazement. With a definitive taste of apricot and honey, a new interest had been discovered, and in retrospect, this bar was born. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the success of our Port bar, we decided to begin developing other chocolate bars following the same line of thought. Wine had proven difficult to work with due to its tendency to oxidise before the infusion process was complete, so the idea was shelved. That all changed when we began working with our VRAE 99 Cacao from Juan Laura in Pichari Alta, Cusco. The flavours of the cacao reminded us of Sauternes, and on whim; a moment of inspiration, 6 bottles of Sauternes were purchased and the testing began. We made it once, sent some of the bars to be judged at ICA Asia-Pacifc, and sold the rest at our debut appearance at the Australian Chocolate Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur first-ever test was recognised as the 4th highest-scoring flavoured dark chocolate bar in Asia-Pacific, and we knew we were onto something very special. The results continued later into 2025 where the bar also scored a silver medal at the AOC awards in London, and won a bronze at the ICA world final, taking home the special prize for alcohol amongst some fierce competition from some of our chocolate-making idols. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohnty is often asked what his favourite bar is. While his lips remain sealed around the topic, it's safe to say that this bar, which rapidly became a breakthrough bar for us last year, would be highly considered. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CHOCOLATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtilising infusion, we have created a truly unique chocolate bar celebrating one of the most famous dessert wines in the world. Sauternes from Bordeaux are renowned as the gold standard for sweet wines, often with flavourers of stone fruit and honey. These notes match perfectly with our floral and fruity VRAE 99 for an unforgettable tasting journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuan Laura, a farmer from Pichari Alta (High Pichari) in northern Cusco, produces a variety of single-harvest genetics, with our favourite being VRAE-99. Known for its floral and fruity characteristics, it really is the perfect match for Sauternes. Juan Laura is one of the last remaining producers we are yet to visit, but we have met multiple times at the Salon del Cacao in Lima. They are a full family operation, with the wife and two daughters all actively involved in the business. Their cacao is hard to secure and fetches a high price, but we feel it's absolutely worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a production history dating back to the 16th Century, and heavily influenced by the Dutch merchants’ desire for sweeter wines to sell to Scandinavian customers, Sauternes wine from Bordeaux has been perfected over centuries, solidifying its place in the world as one of the most sought-after dessert wines. 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