How Does Taza Determine The Quality Of Cacao Beans?
A good deal of work is put in at the farm level to train staff and implement systems to obtain the level of quality we require for our beans. Harvesting, fermenting, and drying procedures must be logged by the processing foreman at the fermentation center or farm; and these procedures must conform to specific predetermined metrics. A written record of this log comes with every single sack of beans for traceability purposes. Once the beans arrive in our facility, they are inspected for quality with cut-tests of random samples and taste tests by our Master Chocolate Maker to determine if the quality delivered meets or exceeds our requirements.