UNIQUE BEAN-TO-BAR U.S. CHOCOLATIER Askinosie Chocolate is probably one of our most unique and amazing chocolate maker. Founder Shawn Askinosie, a former criminal defense Lawyer, learned chocolate making in the Amazon Rain Forest near Peru in October 2005 and perfected it after working at a gourmet chocolate factory in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The final result of this rich chocolate experience is here with single origin dark chocolate bars, natural cocoa powder, roasted cocoa nibs, sipping chocolate.