Bean to Bar Chocolate Making Experience - by Lunático Experience

5.0 (10 reviews) Cartagena, Colombia
Duration2h 30m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 12 travelers

Overview

Immerse yourself in the art of chocolate-making with a hands-on workshop that transforms cacao beans into delicious bars. Guided by passionate local chocolatiers, you'll learn the full bean-to-bar process in a relaxed atmosphere, starting from cracking and winnowing the beans to molding and decorating your creations. Taste various single-origin Colombian chocolates and enjoy a unique wine pairing session, showcasing the intricate flavors of your handcrafted chocolate. This engaging experience offers insight into cacao culture, allowing participants to explore and savor the richness of Colombian chocolate.

What's included

  • Wine pairing (red and white wine)
  • Chocolate tasting

What to expect

During this hands-on Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Making Experience, travelers will learn how real chocolate is made from start to finish using authentic Colombian cacao.

You’ll begin by discovering where cacao comes from, how it’s harvested, fermented, and dried at the farm, and why each step influences flavor. Then, guided by an expert chocolate maker, you will turn raw cacao beans into your very own chocolate bars.

You’ll roast, crack, and winnow the cacao beans, grind them into cacao paste, refine the mixture, and learn the art of tempering to achieve the perfect shine and snap. After that, you'll pour the chocolate into molds and decorate your bars with different toppings.

Throughout the workshop, you’ll also enjoy a guided tasting of single-origin Colombian chocolates with different cacao percentages, as well as a wine pairing session featuring both red and white wines to highlight flavor notes.

At the end of the experience, you’ll leave with your handcrafted chocolate bars—made entirely by you from bean to bar.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please meet at Lunático Experience, located on Avenida Pedregal in Getsemaní.
You will easily recognize the location — we are right next to the large mural of the three Afro-Colombian women.

End point

Please meet at Lunático Experience, located on Avenida Pedregal in Getsemaní.
You will easily recognize the location — we are right next to the large mural of the three Afro-Colombian women.

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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