Will people pay $260 for a fair-trade, organic dark chocolate bar? Jerry Toth hopes so. Mr. Toth, 36, a former Wall Street analyst who was born in Winnetka, moved to Ecuador in 2002, following a ...

To’ak chocolate is firmer than other bars I’ve tasted, very intense, with notes of cherries, earth, flowers. As it melts, you find sandalwood, caramel, hazelnuts, orange blossom — and more.

However, that bar has been topped this year, according to the makers, with a new one set to hit the market at a thumping $685 a bar. Jerry Toth, co-founder of To’ak, an Ecuadorian chocolate ...

To’ak chocolate is considered one of the most expensive chocolates in the world. Made from 81 percent pure cacao powder and 19 percent organic cane sugar, To’ak is organic, certified fair ...

Within five years, “dark chocolate tasting will be something that people in the US do,” he predicts. Fewer than 200 of the 574 Ecuador-sourced bars produced in his first batch have sold so far, ...

Home to some of the most expensive chocolate in the world, Ecuador-based To'ak is unveiling a new edition of snackable chocolate bars featuring rare ingredients from the region, including ...

Forget wine and cheese pairings, To’ak Chocolate’s bar is best with Pappy Van Winkle. A former i-banker goes into the chocolate industry. ... This Chocolate Bar Costs $260.

The partners decided to establish To’ak in 2013 and produce limited-edition bars for chocoholics around the world. Since its launch, the company has completely sold out each edition of the bars ...

Based in Ecuador, To’ak revived a rare cacao varietal it is now using to make some of the world's best chocolate with unmatched complexity.

To'ak chocolate retails at $260 (£169) a bar weighing just 1.5 ounces. It is eaten using wooden tongs, or tasting utensils, so that it is easier to perceive the chocolate's aroma on the nose.