Guittard Dark Chocolate Pistoles with 99% cacao are wonderful for the professional pastry chef. As part of the Collection Etienne, chocolates are made in small batches using traditional french methods. Oban chocolate has a strong bitter taste without sugar, perfect for savory sauces, and rich flavorful desserts.
Guittard chocolates are made from a special blend of beans sustainably sourced from fair trade farmers in South America, Central America, West Africa, and the South Pacific. Chocolatiers select from Forastero, Trinitario, and Criollo beans to craft high quality chocolates with strong flavor profiles, delicately processed to preserve their full spectrum of flavors.
Pistoles are small flat disks that are incredibly easy to use, measure, and blend. There is no need to cut and chip away at large blocks of chocolate like a wild mountaineer when pistoles can be measured out down to a single chip.
Since their start in San Francisco during the California Gold Rush, Guittard has grown to become a premier United States chocolatier. To this day they continue to put out high quality chocolates using vintage equipment, traditional French methods, and family recipes.
Working with family farms, Guittard insists on sourcing sustainable and fair trade cacao beans grown in the shade and dried in the sun. They are active members of the Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade USA, The World Cocoa Foundation, and others.
This Guittard chocolate is peanut-free, kosher, gluten-free, and preservative-free.
Unsweetened chocolate.
Processed on equipment also used to make milk chocolate.
Made in a peanut-free & gluten-free facility.
Usually ships within 1 business days.
Product is non-perishable and can ship via Ground service.