MI RAÍZ 505
Nicaragua tastes like cacao. My aunt makes it from scratch at home — and sells out almost every day. This is where MI RAÍZ 505 begins.
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Refresco de Cacao
My aunt's recipe. She makes this cold cacao drink from scratch at home in Nicaragua, sells it almost every day, and nearly sells out right away — her customers keep coming back for it. MI RAÍZ 505 exists to keep her story and her recipe alive.
$29 / 1 lb bag
- Whole roasted cacao, ground with cinnamon and clove
- Just add cold milk or water — serve over ice
- She earns a royalty on every bag of her recipe
Desde su casa, con amor.
MI RAÍZ means "my roots" — and the first root of this house is cacao.
My aunt makes refresco de cacao from scratch at home in Nicaragua — almost every day, and she nearly sells out right away, because her customers keep coming back for it. She is getting older, and MI RAÍZ 505 exists to keep her story and her recipe alive: her refresco is our first product, our pure cacao stands beside it, and our highland coffee is the companion we add to the table.
And this is bigger than a drink. I'm passionate about my country and my people — so we're building the MI RAÍZ 505 Foundation: 10% of every sale goes back to help our people in Nicaragua, and my aunt earns a royalty on every bag of her recipe.
When you taste her cacao, you're not just tasting my roots. You're helping them grow.
Her recipe, note by note.
Cacao
Whole roasted Nicaraguan cacao, ground the traditional way — deep, rich, and real, never dutched cocoa powder.
Cinnamon
The warm spice her refresco is known for — cozy and aromatic, ground right in with the cacao.
Clove
Just a whisper — the little spark in the finish that makes people ask what is in it.
Served Cold
Poured over ice, thick and refreshing. That is how she serves it at home, and how her customers keep coming back for it.
Make it cold. Make it hers.
Mix
Add 2–3 tablespoons of Refresco de Cacao to a glass of cold milk or water and stir well.
Pour over ice
Serve it over plenty of ice, the way she serves it at home in Nicaragua.
Sip
Thick, rich, a little texture — that is the real drink. Cacao first, cinnamon and clove in the finish.
MI RAÍZ 505
Our highland Nicaraguan coffee — the companion to cacao. Add a bag to any cacao order and taste both sides of home.
$22.00 / 12 oz bag
- Coffee + Cacao + Cinnamon — blended, not just tasting notes
- Whole Bean or Ground, roasted in small batches
- Direct Trade, specialty grade, 100% Arabica
Start with the cacao.
Her refresco sells out at home in Nicaragua almost every day. Be first to taste it here.
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