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Sleep Walk
34 g
Fine Dark Chocolate
Sleep Walk - Barra De La Casa, 70%
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
The house bar — a blend of Southern Mexican cacaos. Classic, fudgy, comforting.
Above-the-fold callout
Every great chocolate maker has a house bar, and this is Sleep Walk's. "Barra de la Casa" is their permanent, always-available flagship — a blend of cacaos from Southern Mexico built to taste like the dark chocolate most people picture in their heads: smooth, balanced, low in acidity, and full of fudgy, nutty comfort. Just two ingredients, hand-tempered in Chicago. The bar to start with, and the one you'll keep coming back to.
Origin & Craftsmanship
Rather than chase a single dramatic origin, Sleep Walk built this one as a considered blend of Southern Mexican cacaos — including beans from growers like Don Tito Jiménez and family — chosen to complement each other into something classic and welcoming. The maker likens it to Love Supreme, the house espresso blend from their parent company, Dark Matter Coffee: familiar, dependable, quietly excellent. It's made the same painstaking way as the rest of the range — cacao and sugar in a 70/30 ratio, no stabilisers or preservatives, hand-tempered bowl by bowl on granite and wrapped in original artist-designed sleeves. Approachable in flavour, uncompromising in method.
Flavor Profile
Fudgy, nutty and easy to love. The low-acidity Southern Mexican cacao gives a rounded, comforting base, layered with the tasting notes reviewers keep returning to: vanilla bean, banana bread and pecan. Nothing sharp, nothing challenging — just deep, satisfying, classic dark chocolate flavour done properly. The definition of a crowd-pleaser, and a genuine gateway into craft chocolate.
Tasting & Pairing Guide
Because it's so balanced, this one goes with almost anything — and fittingly, it's at its best beside a good cup of coffee, given the maker's roots. The banana-bread and pecan notes make it lovely with a glass of milk, a nutty brown ale, or an aged rum, and it's the ideal bar for baking or melting if you want craft-quality chocolate in a dessert. Let a square melt slowly and the vanilla comes forward on the finish. Keep it cool — around 15–21°C — as it carries no stabilisers.
Summary
The Barra de la Casa 70% is Sleep Walk's calling card: a thoughtfully blended, two-ingredient Southern Mexican dark that tastes exactly the way great classic chocolate should — fudgy, nutty, comforting, and made by hand in Chicago with real care. Vanilla, banana bread and pecan, and not a rough edge in sight. The easiest recommendation in the range, and a perfect first bar.
We ship award-winning craft chocolate from our warehouse in Saint John, New Brunswick to more than fifty countries. Rates, transit times and free-shipping thresholds for every destination are below.
How We Protect Chocolate in Transit
Fine chocolate is temperature-sensitive by nature. We pack according to the forecast along the actual route, not the season on the calendar.
25–30°C (77–86°F) — insulated packaging
30–35°C (86–95°F) — double insulation with an ice pack
35–40°C (95–104°F) — double insulation with ice packs
Above 40°C (104°F) — the shipment may be held until conditions improve
We ship Monday to Thursday so nothing sits in a weekend warehouse, and a business delivery address gives chocolate a better chance than a doorstep in August. These measures reduce risk substantially. They do not eliminate it — in sustained heat, softening can still occur in transit.
Estimated Delivery Times
Every timeframe shown in the table, at checkout, or in a shipping confirmation is an estimate. Actual transit varies with destination, customs clearance and carrier operations, and peak periods and public holidays in either country affect it further. We dispatch promptly, but once a parcel is with the carrier we have little control over its progress, and we can't guarantee a delivery date.
Customs and Duties
Duties, import taxes and local handling fees are set by the destination country and are the responsibility of the recipient. They are not included in our shipping charge. Where a destination has a specific requirement, it's noted alongside that destination's rate.
If a carrier asks you for information to complete clearance, respond promptly. Parcels held for unanswered customs queries are usually returned or destroyed, and we can't recover them.
Orders With Pre-Order Items
An order that mixes in-stock and pre-order items ships complete, once every item has arrived. This avoids a second shipping charge. The expected date for a pre-order item appears on its product page and in your order confirmation, and you'll be emailed when the full order ships.
If you want the in-stock items sooner, place two separate orders. Pre-order items can't be expedited.
Damage, Melting and Delays
We don't refund or replace orders for melting, carrier delays, or customs-related outcomes. Our pricing reflects the protective packaging included in every order rather than a margin held back to cover weather.
If something arrives genuinely damaged, write to us within seven days with photographs of the parcel and its contents and we'll look at it.
Delivery to Specific Countries
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Vegan, Dairy-free
Our chocolate makers proudly refrain from using any artificial stabilizers or preservatives in their products, making their creations more temperature-sensitive compared to other premium chocolates.
To ensure the optimal taste experience, it's advisable to store our chocolates in a cool, dry place where the temperature hovers between 16°C and 18°C. Please refrain from refrigerating our chocolates, as this may cause sugar crystallization due to increased humidity, altering their texture and flavor.
On the contrary, if stored in excessively high temperatures, cocoa butter may separate and form a white film on the chocolate's surface. This loss of cocoa butter can lead to the chocolate drying out and, consequently, a potential alteration in flavor. Your mindful storage practices will help preserve the integrity of our delectable chocolates.