Located in France, Émile and Emmanuel founded Barre Clandestine in 2022. They wanted to produce chocolate that was off the beaten track and outside the dominant industrial mode. Barre Clandestine’s approach is demanding. They select rare beans with a single criterion: taste. They blindly test different terroirs and look for complex flavors of fruits, spices or flowers. Like a mixologist, they assemble carefully selected beans and ingredients to create original recipes. Having joined the world of chocolate out of passion, it seemed essential to Émile and Emmanuel to manufacture chocolate in an eco-responsible way. They only work with certified organic producers and they are attentive to the working conditions on the plantations. As believers in ethical treatment, they pay six times the standard trade price for cocoa beans.