01/17/2026
We’re deeply honored to receive a Silver Award from the Academy of Chocolate for our Mermaid: Sesame + Seaweed Milk Chocolate 🏆🍫
A global judging body and, in our eyes, the highest level of discernment in fine chocolate—where makers from around the world enter and are evaluated purely on craft, flavor, and integrity.
This bar has a story we’ve never shared—until now.
One day a few years ago, while swimming, our founder met a woman who introduced herself simply as “the mermaid.” In conversation, she asked a playful but sincere question: “Could you make a chocolate for me?”
The answer was immediate—yes.
Later, still in the water, the idea formed. If a bar were to be called Mermaid, it couldn’t be sweet or literal. It needed to feel oceanic, grounded, and quietly powerful. Seaweed felt natural—mineral-rich and evocative of the sea. Toasted black sesame followed, bringing warmth, depth, and balance.
Set in our just-sweet-enough milk chocolate, the result is subtle and surprising: gently savory, softly nutty, and deeply comforting. An unconventional milk chocolate—now Silver-awarded—and still our founder’s favorite comfort bar.