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In recent years, Thailand’s bean-to-bar movement has surged onto the global stage, with both bean-to-bar and tree-to-bar makers earning well-deserved acclaim at the Academy of Chocolate and the International Chocolate Awards for their exceptional craftsmanship, bold innovation, and celebration of Thai-origin cacao and uniquely Thai inclusion flavours. But despite their success, these chocolate are still not so easy to find here in the UK.
This December, I’ll be travelling through Thailand and Singapore to meet the makers, farmers, and innovators shaping Southeast Asia’s rapidly evolving craft chocolate scene. I’ll be visiting cacao farms, and spending time with chocolate makers whose work rarely reaches our retailers here in the UK.
And I’ll be bringing their chocolate home for us to taste together.
During this two hour live online tasting, we’ll explore a hand-selected collection of dark and flavoured bars that reveal the distinct character of the farms and makers I’ll be visiting. Expect unique flavour profiles, regional varieties, and processing choices that highlight the terroir and creativity of Thailand and Singapore’s craft chocolate communities.
A tasting kit featuring samples of 8 dark and/or flavoured bars sourced directly from my trip - (N.B. there is an additional award-winning milk bar to be included and a few some extras)
Tasting notes and maker stories
Guided sensory exploration
Time for Q&A
This is a chance to taste the region through the makers who shape it — and to get an insider’s look at the cacao origins I’ll be exploring on the ground.
Tasting boxes will be posted out week commencing 19th January.
Don't forget to add the postage to a UK address. Parcels will be send Royal Mail either 48hr or 24 hr tracked.
Feel free to get in touch: Kathryn — cocoaencounters@gmail.com
Credit for Header Image: Photo by Ole Thronborg on Unsplash
Due to the cost of postage and unreliability of sending parcels outside the UK, I do not offer this as a standard option. However if you email me with your specific requirements I can give you the options, but cannot guarantee you will receive the box in time. Please email me: cocoaencounters@gmail.com

Kathryn Laverack is a Certified Chocolate Educator and International Chocolate Judge who founded Cocoa Encounters to share her passion for fine chocolate.