Handmade Bean to Bar Fine Chocolates

Fatcat fine chocolate is run by Martin Harrison and is focused on creating chocolates that showcase the flavours of the world’s finest cocoa beans.

Having selected a raw cocoa bean to work with it is processed in small batches to create a dark or milk chocolate that best suits its flavour profile. That chocolate is then further paired with other flavours and textures to make hand crafted divine, indulgent chocolate or just moulded into bars leaving the quality of the bean to do all the work.

This isn't the sugary, sweet commercial chocolate, this isn't bitter dark chocolate, this is full bodied complex flavour Fine chocolate!

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Our Products

We don’t have a fixed range of products, as everything is made in small batches from limited stocks of the finest cocoa beans. We will however aim to keep producing favourites on a regular basis. Here is a selection of what we produce.

Bars - Pure unadulterated bars of high quality chocolate.

Flavoured Bars - Love it or hate it, these bars will have one or more complementing ingredients - watch out for our chilli bars!.

Filled Chocolate - Different shapes and flavours, salted caramel, strawberry cream, orange and many more - if we can find a way of getting it in a chocolate we will!

Truffles - Pure melt in the mouth indulgence!

Fudge - Proper crumbly melt in the mouth fudge full of fine quality chocolate!

Where to find Fatcat Fine Chocolate

Fatcat Fine Chocolates are produced in Cinderford, in the heart of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

We don’t have a dedicated shop or outlet, but instead sell directly including through thr forest food hub at events.

We also produce Chocolate under the Country Market brand and you will find Martin at the Coleford or Ross On Wye country markets on weekends when not busy making chocolate!

Keep a lookout for our instagram and facebook posts of other events and markets we will be attending and when new batches are available, as some will be available through the facebook market place

Finally if your craving a specific chocolate fix you can message us on facebook or email and we will try our best to make it for you, but capacity is limited.

Where does the chocolate come from?

The three main varieties of cocoa plant are Forastero, Criollo, and Trinitario. Forastero the most widely used, comprising 80–90% of the world production of cocoa. Cocoa beans of the Criollo variety are rarer and considered a delicacy, making up only 5% of world production. Trinitario (from Trinidad) is a hybrid between Criollo and Forastero varieties. It is considered to be of much higher quality than Forastero.

"Fine Chocolate" is a standard that is awarded to the very best and covers only around 2% of all cocoa produced.

All of our chocolate is of the Criollo, and Trinitario varieties with much of it having the "Fine Chocolate" classification.

You can read about some of the individual beans we use below:

Venezuela Carenero Superior

Exquisite cocoa from the Barlovento area, the central region of Venezuela. This cocoa is fermented intensively, which contributes to its excellent flavor and aroma.

It highlights a strong presence of chocolate to taste. Caramel, berry and honey flavors in the background with slight acidity. Also, flavors and aromas of cherry and tobacco are perceived in a complex way.

Venezuela Trincheras

String notes of cacao. The smell of wood and nuts with very subtle floral notes. Astringency and sweetness can be detected at the same time. The flavour of green beans is associates with green fruits at the time of the harvest.

Cleaned, dryed and carefully selected at source, complying with the strictest quality protocols. These fine Cocoa Beans are considered and recognized by the Great Chocolate Masters as some of the best Cocoa in the world, due to their great quality in flavor and aroma. This is achieved due to the most suitable agro-ecological conditions that occur in Venezuela and the more than 400 years of tradition and experience.

Ecuador Single Plantation

From an award winning plantation in Ecuador known for its very clean and high quality cacao. Being the 4th generation planting, harvesting, and drying cacao, this family of farmers has developed a unique technique to keep the beans clean and pesticide free.

The result is a cacao bean with an exquisite aroma, a distinguished nutty flavor, and a shell with a lighter color, due to the care of avoiding dirt and contaminants during the harvest and fermentation.

Our supplier works directly with the cacao farms in Ecuador to make sure the beans are fairly traded and promote sustainability and inclusive businesses with the farmers.

Ecuador Arriba Nacional

The highest graded, single source, Arriba (also known as Nacional) Ecuadorian Cocoa Beans are one of the few fine aromatic beans in the world. This high-quality cocoa bean has a superior and strong, unique aroma, and is prized for its rich and smooth flavor.

The beans are fermented under the equatorial sun, then dried with warm air. Our supplier strives to maintain its intrinsic flavor and highest antioxidant properties.

Our supplier works directly with the cacao farms in Ecuador to make sure the beans are fairly traded and promote sustainability and inclusive businesses with the farmers.

Guatemala Alta Verapaz

With an exquisite aroma, these single origin Guatemalan beans have espresso and blackberry flavor notes. This cocoa association works primarily with indigenous Maya farmers and small family farms. Well fermented, these beans are sun-dried, hand selected, and have a strong, bright, and rich flavor.

The beans are fairly traded and promote sustainability and inclusive business with the farmers.

Note: These beans are organic certified but due to repacking in the supply chain loose the certification.