Fine Chocolate Discovery Experience (Private Session with Tasting Pack for 1-2 people)

Description

Learn the art of sensorial tasting and take a journey around the fine chocolate globe with a tasting of white, milk, dark and flavoured chocolate from different cacao growing regions. The session includes a Discovery Box including a choice of a with-dairy or vegan chocolate samples. Choose your dietary preference when you make your booking.

This is a private session for up-to two people sharing the same screen. If there are two people attending, ordering an additional tasting sample set is recommended. This session is suitable for complete beginners or for those who have already been introduced to craft chocolate but want to explore a particular aspect of either Taste, Transparency and Craftsmanship alongside their tasting. Please indicate any past experience or particular interests when you book. 

I host and deliver all the sessions myself. I use the chocolate to introduce you to some of my favourite makers, including bars from Barebones (Glasgow), Dormouse (Manchester), Duffy’s (Lincolnshire), Luisa's Vegan Chocolates (Nottingham), Pump Street (Suffolk) and Solkiki (Dorset). You will also meet other makers and retailers along the way. 

Your Cocoa Encounters Discovery Box contains 7 tasting samples of fine chocolate, an industrially made chocolate to compare, cocoa beans, sample information cards, a taste experience guide, tasting notes and a set of three postcards.

If you are attending online, the tasting pack can be posted out to a UK address .

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

1. Tell the fine from the fashionable – judge the quality of a chocolate bar using the quality criteria of Taste, Transparency & Craftsmanship.
2. Practice the art of sensorial tasting – use each of the five senses to appreciate the taste experience of fine chocolate.
3. Recognise the origins – identify the growing regions and taste profiles of fine cacao.
4. Impress your friends – show off your knowledge with some fine chocolate facts and figures.
5. Talk like a taster – have the confidence and vocabulary to participate in further tastings

Allergen information: The with-dairy tasting set includes chocolate containing milk. The vegan option contains no dairy ingredients but does contain nuts. Both the with-dairy and vegan sets contain bars that have been made in factories or kitchens that handle nuts, gluten and dairy. Full ingredient lists are provided along with each of the samples but if you would like any further information before ordering please contact cocoaencounters@gmail.com or please let me know of any allergies when you make a booking and I will contact you with further details.

Postage: Tasting boxes can be posted out to any UK address. You will have the option for adding postage during the booking process. All parcels are sent Royal Mail Tracked 48-hour delivery. You will receive a message from Royal Mail to let you know when your parcel will be delivered and how to make alternative delivery arrangements if you won't be in. The last booking date will be 4 working days before the event date to allow for delivery.