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Cacao Fermentation in the Dominican Republic - Episode 76 cacao dominican republic fermentation post-harvest Jan 19, 2026

For this episode we're in the Dominican Republic at Zorzal Cacao's fermentorium. Zorzal's owner and founder walks us through how they approach fermentation.

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