Coffee Crunch 71%

Ingredients: Organic cacao, organic cane sugar, water processed decaf instant coffee, coffee beans

WHAT WE’RE TASTING IN THIS BAR:
Roasty chocolate · Bright coffee · Caramel · Gentle crunch

Whether it’s summer trails or winter slopes, a great day in Bozeman starts with coffee, ends with chocolate, and always has mountains in the middle. This bar has the first and last parts covered... the rest of the day's adventure is up to you.

We begin with our Classic Dark 72% chocolate, and then we bring in coffee from our friends at Treeline Coffee Roasters. Treeline roasts their coffee right here in Bozeman with the same spirit that we roast cacao: light, lively, and origin-focused. That makes their coffee especially fun to pair with chocolate. 

On the palate, this chocolate starts with cacao’s richness before opening into coffee’s aromatic spark. You’ll taste berry and caramel rounded by chocolate’s roasty backbone. A dash of fresh-ground coffee adds a gentle crunch that melts away again into a smooth, layered finish. 

We built this bar around our dream version of coffee chocolate, something that felt generous in both directions. rich cacao, fragrant coffee, layered flavor, and a little bit of satisfying texture in every bite. No surprise, it’s been a fan favorite since the beginning. 

Back when Caldera was still a home-kitchen project, Natalie from Treeline rolled her old roaster, Fran, out of retirement on a bluebird spring day so we could learn how to adapt coffee equipment for cacao beans — including Googling “what temperature is cacao done at?” because our first roaster didn’t have a thermometer that could actually measure bean temps. We’ve learned a few things since then, but our nerdy excitement hasn’t worn off. Which is a big part of why we're so stoked to put Treeline coffee in this bar – they care deeply about quality and sourcing, know their craft inside and out, stay wildly curious, and collaborate with an openness and enthusiasm we've always admired.

Coffee and chocolate were always destined for each other. This bar is their happily ever after.

The cover photo on the package: Lauren exploring the Taylor Fork of the Gallatin River on a cold, wet, and muddy fall day in Montana. Photo by Logan.