Did you know.....

Did you know….

i am a retired organic analytical chemist?

Did you know.....it was 20 years ago this month that a Champion Juicer was used for chocolate for the very first time?

Did you know.....that means it was 20 years ago, upon seeing unsweetened chocolate drip from a Champion juicer in a dear friend’s shop that I decided to create and launch Chocolate Alchemy?

Did You Know.....

i’ll be celebrating it by offering a spiced chocolate for this month’s chocolate kit of the month (you can get it without subscribing if you want) that I’m doing because it makes me happy?  I would LOVE to share it with you.

DYK in a little over 3 months, it will be the Chocolate Alchemy’s 20th Anniversary?

....i’ll be celebrating it by launching, in a little over 3 months, The Alchemist’s Academy of Unconventional Chocolates?

And because maybe you didn’t, did you know......

we offer Free shipping under certain conditions?

it is 2 weeks until I give an all day Profile Roasting Seminar in Seattle Washington?

Did you know.....if you have at least 10 people, the Alchemist will come to you for a Drum Roasting Seminar?

i’m designing and building a new cocoa roaster because I can’t help myself?

we are working with Cacao Latitudes to bring you even more great cocoa (details to follow)?

Did you know.....we offer the largest variety of mixed pallets of cocoa anywhere?

you can get samples for evaluation before buying a full bag of cocoa?

DYK we can become part of your supply chain for regular shipment of whole raw cocoa all the way to roasted nibs?  It can be from 25 lb/month to metric tons a quarter or anywhere in between.  

DYK for all of these, it is as easy as reaching out?

Furthermore, not that you need to, did you know

i used to raise Jacob Sheep and milk dairy goats (that is Sid Vicious - I didn’t milk him) ?

DYK i am a father?

DYK my daughter will turn 23 on the 23rd of ‘23?

DYK it took 16 double espressos for me to get slightly buzzed on caffeine?

DYK my best friend creates images that stir my soul and words that make me cry (I own a print of the shot in the banner image).

...dogs have 2 types of photo-receptors (green and blue)?

...humans have 3 types of photo-receptors (red, green and blue)?

...many birds also have UV photo-receptors?

...mantis shrimp have a mind boggling 16 photo-receptors including those for polarized light

DYK mantis shrimp  can also punch so fast it results in ‘cavitation’ bubbles which are are super heated and give off a flash of light because they are over 4,400  C?

DYK never have I seen any video footage of 9/11?

DYK blue, because ice cream has no bones?

DYK you can’t define what a fish is?

DKK you can’t lick your elbow?

Did you know.....i’m rambling?

Last but not least, did you know?