The milk is added in the exact amount to awaken the palate, creating a sweet but intense chocolate-in-cocoa flavor. Cacaoteca is a tree-to-bar chocolate maker from Miches, Dominican Republic. Back in 2015, owner Coral was surprised by the exceptional taste of Dominican cacao. She realized that Dominican cacao is considered some of the best in the world, there weren’t any chocolate makers in the Dominican Republic taking advantage of its amazing crop! Using locally sourced cacao beans that are only a short few hours away from Cacaoteca’s location, has a positive impact on the Dominican economy since cacao is mostly exported. Cacaoteca works directly with its farmers and trains them farmers how to dry the beans ensuring top quality. Cacaoteca also provides fair pay for high-quality cacao and showcases the flavors of Dominican cacao.