Australia · Far North Queensland (Mossman / Daintree / Mission Beach)
reviewed
admixture
A small tropical-north Australian origin around Mossman, the Daintree and Mission Beach, near the southern climatic limit for commercial cacao. Daintree Estates marketed the first Australian-grown chocolate from 2011, and a Mission Beach grower won a 2017 International Cocoa Award.
Country
Australia
Region
Far North Queensland (Mossman / Daintree / Mission Beach)
Growing region
Asia & Pacific
Coordinates
-16.46°, 145.37° (approx.)
Elevation
0-100 m
Producer
multiple
Genetic groups
admixture
Traditional class
Trinitario
Also known as
Daintree, Mossman
Bean notes
Introduced hybrid material. The first commercial Australian cacao plantings were established near Mossman and Port Douglas from around 1999, with the first pods harvested in Mossman in 2002.
Harvest season
harvest mainly across the warmer months
Fermentation
Small-scale farm box fermentation.
Drying
Sun-dried or solar-dried.
Flavour
fruity · nutty · caramel · mild
Updated
2026-05-22
Sources
Daintree Estates — Our Story (daintreeestates.com/our-story)
Confectionery News, 'Australian Cocoa: Daintree Estates and Cadbury growing' (2013)
Cocoa of Excellence Programme 2017 — International Cocoa Awards