Group - Manufactory Explorers Taster Experience

duration: 1 hour min_age: 8max_age: 108group_size: For groups 8 to 60 participants!description: Learn how we make chocolate at York Cocoa Works with a tour of our chocolate making process, tutored Chocolate Tasting and hands on chocolate treat making activity.During your time with us, one of our expert chocolate makers will share the secrets of our cocoa and how we transform it into chocolate. You will discover our origins and learn the rich history of chocolate making in York before taking a peek into our manufactory and watching our chocolate being made. You'll enjoy a special tasting conducted by our cocoa connoisseur. You will sample the chocolate we make from cocoa beans all around the world, experiencing the different strengths and flavour notes in our range.This session concludes with hands on chocolate making, learning how to craft your own chocolate treat.Build your own chocolate experience with us by adding in our Chocolate Hospitality Packages.Following the journey, you are invited to join us in our Chocolate Cafe where you can use your ticket to enjoy further discounts across our whole product rangeitinerary: - Guided walk around our active roasting, winnowing, and conching machinery on the factory floor through our viewing windows.

• Structured sensory tasting flight of varying cocoa materials and chocolate percentages and geographical origins.
• Q&A with your chocolate guide.
• Learn how to temper chocolate
• Each participant will craft your own 30g chocolate treat with your perfectly tempered chocolate.

highlights: - See real bean-to-bar chocolate machinery operating right in the heart of York.

• Taste the raw cocoa materials, from the fruit, bean and cocoa nib that create the chocolate flavour
• Taste an exclusive flight of rare single-origin milk and dark chocolates.
• Learn how to identify distinct flavor notes like fruit, smoke, and nuttiness in cocoa.
• Craft your own chocolate souvenir of your York experience.

Curate your own chocolate experience with us by adding one of our Chocolate Hospitality Packages.check_in_details: Meet your tasting guide at the Chocolate Cafe counter inside York Cocoa Works at 10 Castlegate 5 - 10 minutes before departure.special_requirements: Please avoid eating really pungent foods prior to your tasting or wearing heavy perfumes or colognes, as this can severely disrupt your sensory tasting experience and that of other guests.extras: Organisers are welcome to add one of our chocolate refreshment packages following your tour. Attendees are welcome to use their exclusive 10% discount following the workshop to purchase chocolates and refreshments from our Chocolate Shop.disclaimers: Our production schedules vary; specific machinery may or may not be running dynamically during your exact tour window. Read more details