28/05/2026
NEW ORIGIN: Yakaw Criollo Blanco 🇲🇽
A different expression..
Back in 2022, we were already searching for a true Mexican Criollo Blanco.
Not simply a pale cacao, but a rare origin revealing another expression of 100% cacao... softer, luminous and deeply delicate.
That search eventually brought us to Soconusco, Chiapas 🤎
There, Yakaw is linked to Finca Don Jorge, a project dedicated to preserving ancestral Criollo Blanco genetics through regenerative agroforestry and careful transmission work shared with neighbouring farmers.
Here, cacao grows between coastal mountains, rich soils and native trees.
Slow fermentation in wooden boxes.
Slowly sun-dried on wooden drying beds
Patient work at every step.
As cacao prices and demand intensified over the years, origins like these became increasingly difficult to secure — especially in Mexico, where true white criollo lots remain extremely limited.
Today, Yakaw finally arrives in its pure ceremonial form. No sugar. No milk. No additives.
Slowly stone-ground in our atelier, Yakaw opens delicate notes of dried apricot, almond shortbread, honey and soft caramel 😋
A paler cacao.
A softer expression.
Fully 100% 🤎
