Chocolate Making and Tasting at a Local Factory in San Jos
5.0
26 Ratings
San José
Guided by professionals, you will enjoyably uncover the full journey of cocoa transforming into chocolate. Additionally, you will be provided with all the necessary materials to produce and take home your own customized chocolates.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tapir Chocolates - This is a confectionery studio offering a comprehensive sampling of all cocoa derivatives. Initially, a succinct overview of cocoa’s history in the Americas is presented, accompanied by a tasting of raw cocoa fruit. Subsequently, participants sample cocoa seeds at various stages of refinement, including nibs, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and chocolate beverages. Moving on to the contemporary realm of chocolate-making, guests will savor chocolates of varying cocoa intensities and then craft their unique chocolate blends, incorporating a variety of local ingredients and their personal touch of creativity. To conclude, eco-friendly packaging materials are provided, enabling attendees to wrap their handmade chocolates and take home a delightful souvenir of the experience.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Creative materials for eco-friendly packaging (boxes, wrapping paper, stickers, etc.)
- Inputs for personal use (caps, aprons, gloves)
- Equipment necessary to make chocolates (molds, spatulas, machines)
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
Meal Options
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Chocolate Tasting - Fresh cocoa fruit; dry and roasted cocoa beans; cocoa nibs;
chocolates in different concentrations; cocoa drink.
Location
Tapir Chocolates
Street 29, Av 7 & 9.
Costarican direction: From "Parque Francia" 150mts North, is a white house, the only one with yellow gates (in front of the Kinder Garden).
Barrio Escalante, San José, Costa Rica.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(26 Ratings)
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Elaf_s
Apr 16, 2024
Fun and informative - This experience was very informative. It was fun tasting chocolate at different stages as well as making our own chocolate bars. We made four chocolate bars (2 for me and 2 for my husband). There was a variety of toppings. We also toasted the end of the experience with a traditional Costa Rican chocolate drink. My only feedback is to have a clear sign outside labeling the address. When we arrived it just looked like a regular house until Mauricio came outside signaled for us to come in.
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Nicolette_k
Apr 4, 2024
Fantastic experience! - This was an excellent tour with delicious chocolate. I highly recommend it! The entrance is a little hard to find since there is no sign.
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Vfxsxm62xp
Mar 30, 2024
Lucia was the best!! - We had a wonderful time with Lucia learning about and making chocolate. This was a wonderful experience for the 4 of us. We would definitely recommend for anyone to do!!
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Deanne_n
Mar 24, 2024
Great experience for chocolate fans - It was a great experience to start at the beginning of the chocolate process by sampling the cacao and being able to create our own dark chocolate bars. Would recommend for those who are chocolate fans and want to leave with a custom creation.
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Jtcribbs
Mar 20, 2024
Do you think you couldn’t love chocolate any more than you do? Oh ho ho ho… try this! - Just awesome. Luci and Mauricio are passionate about chocolate: taste, history (local and global), culture (Luci is an anthropologist), process of creating and sharing it with those of us lucky enough to find our way into their cozy “lab” kitchen (non descript residential house with a yellow gate). We had kids 4 to 13 in our class, 6 adults. Everyone had a big time. Raise a glass of cool cacao to the wonders of chocolate!
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Casey_f
Mar 19, 2024
Very well thought out... - Very well thought out experience! Fun, educational and delicious. I felt it was worth the money and time
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Jenn_c
Mar 18, 2024
Best chocolate cooking class! - Mauricio and Lucia are deeply knowledgeable and passionate, and have a wonderful way of inviting people into the amazing history of chocolate and cacao. We went with our 10 and 13 year olds, learned a ton and all had an absolute blast making our own chocolate bars - AND they are delicious. Everything about this experience is so well done. Highly highly recommend. (The location looks like a residential neighborhood, but the yellow gate is easy to spot - Mauricio was also outside welcoming us even before we were out of the cab). Go to this - you’ll be so glad you did!
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L1112hgchrisv
Mar 16, 2024
Love chocolate! - Great class teaching about the cacao bean, how the bean is made into chocolate, then we made chocolate.
Fun and educational!
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Patsbaseball11
Feb 29, 2024
Fun Couples Activity - Such a rad experience. Lucia had a unique background in anthropology as well as chocolate making which made the class so educational.
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Cthurb
Mar 30, 2024
Tiber chocolat. - The instruction was very good. Small group good explanations, excellent chocolate. Very good presentation, pleasant personality. The meeting place instructions were not good my Uber driver could not find it and I wandered around the neighborhood for nearly an hour before I found it, particularly since there is no sign and the address did not make sense. Several people offered help but no one in area had heard of it.
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