Discover the story behind every bar
What if chocolate could taste completely different?
Not because it's expensive.
Not because it's dark.
But because you've learned how to slow down and really experience it.
Taste Chocolate Differently is a relaxed, immersive chocolate experience designed to help you reconnect with one of the world's most loved foods through flavour, curiosity and creativity.
Over two hours, we'll explore how chocolate is made, discover how cacao origin shapes flavour, and taste our way through a selection of craft chocolates using all of our senses.
Together we'll compare origins, explore aroma, texture and flavour, and uncover why two chocolates made with the same ingredients can taste completely different.
Then, inspired by what we've discovered, you'll create your own handcrafted chocolate to take home.
No experience is needed - just curiosity.
During the experience, you'll...
🍫 Discover what makes bean-to-bar chocolate different
🌍 Taste chocolates made from different cacao origins
👃 Learn how to taste chocolate using sight, smell, sound and flavour
🌱 Explore where chocolate comes from and how flavour develops from bean to bar
✨ Create your own handcrafted chocolate to take home
❓ Ask questions and discover the fascinating world behind every bar
This experience is for you if...
You've always wondered why some chocolate tastes so different from others.
You enjoy artisan food and discovering how things are made.
You're curious about flavour and love learning something new.
You're looking for a relaxed, creative experience to enjoy with friends or family.
You'd like to slow down for a couple of hours and experience chocolate in a completely different way.
More than just tasting...
Most of us eat chocolate without really noticing it.
During this experience, we'll slow down and explore it more intentionally.
You'll discover how flavour changes depending on where cacao is grown, how it's roasted and how it's made into chocolate - and why there are no right or wrong answers when it comes to taste.
My hope is that you'll leave not just with your own handmade chocolate, but with a completely new appreciation for the craft behind every bar.
You may never look at chocolate the same way again.
Details
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Location: Nicola's Chocolate, Exeter
Group size: Maximum 6 participants
Includes:
Guided sensory chocolate tasting
Hands-on chocolate making
Your handmade chocolate to take home
Plenty of time for questions
A note from Nicola
When I first started making bean-to-bar chocolate, I realised that the more I learned, the more fascinating chocolate became.
That's why I created this experience.
It isn't about becoming an expert.
It's about becoming more curious.
I'd love to welcome you into my chocolate factory and share that journey with you.
Book your place and discover why you'll never taste chocolate the same way again.