TЁRT KAKAO is a chocolate factory producing bean-to-bar cocoa products, located in Tallinn, Estonia. TЁRT KAKAO produces luxury segment bean to bar cocoa products. The factory uses the highest-quality cocoa beans with bright and unique taste characteristics.Only pure notes of noble cocoa are heard at the TЁRT factory.

TЁRT – bean-to-bar chocolate factory based in Tallinn, Estonia, est on the 15th of June, 2023. TЁRT creates bean-to-bar kakao products of crème de la crème quality. All the kakao is made by gently grinding cocoa beans in the melangeur; as a result, you get the kakao tërt or, in short, TЁRT.

TЁRT KAKAO company uses only the highest quality cocoa beans with bright and unique flavour profiles. We are offering our kakao as a unique experience and the possibility to discover delicacy, shades of grace and tendency of taste palate. Because we are a small craft factory, we care for each step of production, and the taste of each bar becomes unique and distinctive. One can say that every TЁRT KAKAO is individual storytelling, a character of chocolate captured by the chocolate maker and lived by the consumer through senses.

Essence captured in kakao.
A kakao as unique as each person.

WHO WE ARE

Young, passionate, kakao crazy peeps!
Hi, we are Darja & Aleksei, a great team of chocolate makers and whose goal is to capture the essence of exclusive cocoa beans in each kakao product we create.

Kakao, lots of kakao runs through our veins.

We produce kakao products that include kakao tërt (kakaomass), kakao drinks, desserts based on bean-to-bar chocolate and chocolate bars from micro-lots & specialty cocoa beans.

DARJA TOLSTIKOVA

Co-Founder of TËRT & Master of Kakao

Darja – the Hunter of Cacao Bean Flavors


A true cacao bean expert, seeker, and tamer of the unique hidden aroma and taste of cacao beans. Each cacao bean demands a personalized approach.

Like an Amazon warrior, the arrows of her bow hit the exact aromatic core of the bean, splitting it into countless tiny nibs.

She unveils the unique character and essence of every cacao bean. It is with skill and ingenuity that she triumphs in this battle of flavors, liberating the extraordinary aroma of the cacao bean.

ALEKSEI BEZZABORKIN

Master of Kakao Mixology


A true expert mixologist and cacao shaker – cool, tall, charismatic, and occasionally playful with the audience. He’ll wink at the camera after an impressive trick, mastering the art of a half-smile and smoldering looks.

Aleksei knows exactly what and how much of each ingredient to add to transform a drink into a true work of art. He’s ready to craft a drink tailored just for you, matching your mood and the rhythm of your heart.

Kakao masterpieces are created by the tattooed hands of the charismatic and tall Aleksei.