Discover a rare Australian bean-to-bar chocolate. Cabosse & Feve are among the leading Australian craft chocolate makers, using Far North Queensland cacao beans to produce their signature Australia Bar.

What Makes Cabosse & Feve’s Australia Bar Special

If you’re into bean-to-bar chocolate, Cabosse & Feve’s Australia Bar is an absolute must-try. Made entirely from Australian-grown cocoa beans, it’s one of the few chocolates on the market that truly showcases what local, small-batch Australian chocolate makers can do. I recently made the trip out to their Castlemaine space to taste it firsthand—and let me tell you, it’s more than worth the drive.

Bean-to-Bar in Australia: Why It Matters – 70% Far North Queensland, Australia Chocolate Bar

• Chocolate Bar: 70% Dark Australian Origin – Bean To Bar
• Chocolate Maker: Cabosse & Feve Chocolates (see their website here: https://www.cabosseandfeve.com.au/)
• Chocolate Maker Country: Australia
• Cacao Bean Country of Origin: Australia
• Additional Details
• Cacao Beans Location: Queensland, Australia
• Co-operative: East Trinity Cocoa
• Typical Flavors for this origin: Fruity notes –  think red fruit, apples, plums, tropical fruits, topped off with brownie batter notes.
• Available at: @themillcastlemaine and @cabosseandfevechocolates

Beanstalkr’s Chocolate Review

(This is one person’s experience – we all taste differently!)

From the first bite, the bar leans into warmth: cozy, comforting, and with a subtle booziness that feels like a winter dessert. Think sticky date pudding, warm banana bread with a rum caramel drizzle — or a fireside nightcap after a long day.

The melt is immediate and soft. And the flavor? Deep caramel, rum, raisin, hints of walnut and banana — all from just cocoa beans and sugar.

This bar manages to feel both rich and welcoming. It could suit a beachy afternoon in Queensland just as well as a cold winter night under a blanket.

• How I ate this bar: Pretty standard – snapped a piece off, chewed it a little to maximise melting potential and then let it melt away.
• Occasion: First thing in the morning – feels a little cheeky but it’s such a nice way to wake up the senses.

• The Beans: Australian-grown cacao is still a rarity, so this bar offers a unique window into what local terroir and the farmers can express (note that we’re learning that the farming and harvesting technique seems to have a larger impact on the overall cacao’s flavor.
• While Australia’s cacao-growing industry is young, Far North Queensland cacao tends to showcase soft fruit notes, a mellow richness, and a creamy, smooth mouthfeel — and this bar plays right into that.
• It’s surprisingly sweet for a 70%, but in a way that enhances rather than overwhelms. The balance is deliberate. It’s a really well made bar.

Visiting Cabosse & Feve in Castlemaine.

Cabosse & Feve is something seriously special—real bean-to-bar chocolate, including their limited edition made from Australian-grown cocoa by Aussie makers who know their stuff. The trip out to Castlemaine to check out their space, and it was so worth it. Between the incredible flavours and the passion behind every bar, it’s one of the most memorable food experiences I’ve had in a while.

Cabosse & Feve was founded in 2019 by Freya Schellhorn and Thomas Vandaele in Castlemaine, Victoria. They work with traceable beans from Ghana, Solomon Islands, and Peru, stone‑grinding everything in-house—and aim to pay farmers above Fairtrade prices while reducing waste with compostable packaging (so you’re supporting sustainability from the bar back to the bean).

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• 70% Dark Australian Origin – Bean To Bar

Every now and then, a bar reminds you why you fell in love with craft chocolate in the first place. Cabosse & Feve’s 70% Far North Queensland, made in Castlemaine, Victoria, is the first bar I’ve tried that’s fully Australian — and it absolutely delivered.

This is a bar that invites you to slow down. It’s comforting, complex, and impossible to stop sharing. I only wish I’d opened it sooner — and I absolutely wish I had another one.

If you’ve tried this bar (or any other Aussie-made origin bar), I’d love to hear your thoughts!.

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