Cocoa Encounters

What a beautiful shade of white...Betulia white.🙂

I tasted some of the criollo Colombian beans from Betulia last year and they were incredible - full of potential and so can't wait to taste the bars made with them.

More colourful cacao, this time from Colombia, look at the deliciously sweet wet cacao inside. When you snap your bar of fine Colombian, it is good to remember how it started off.

Beautiful fine criollo cacao.

Learn about the making of chocolate from the tree to the bar and what makes chocolate 'fine' with a guided tasting of craft chocolate from around the world. Next session in Humberston at the Studio of Duffy's Chocolate and Spire Chocolates 7pm on Thursday 28th February. Just a couple of spaces left.

Another chance to experience the sublime tastes of craft beers paired with artisan chocolate.
Five new and very different beers have been selected and carefully matched with single origin chocolate.
This is a fantastic way to discover how the unique characteristics of beer and chocolate can complement each other to enhance your taste experience.
... You’ll also have an opportunity to pick your favourite beers and chocolates to take home with you!
A strictly limited amount of tickets are available from message in a bottle cleethorpes- at £20 per person.
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I attended a very special book club today. Having paired chocolate to the book The Hub written by Joni Daniels Writer I met the author and presented the bars from Soma Chocolate, Zotter Chocolate UK, Duffy's Chocolate & Maraná. The themes being gods, trauma, love, dual realities and the struggle between good and evil. You have to read the book to get the links! But the quality and intensity of the chocolate were an equally good pairing to the book. Thank you Julie Limb and Samantha Coffee & Giftshop for the opportunity. #goodreads #booksandchocolate

Lovely surprise to bump into Ama from Lucocoa Chocolate at Duffy's Chocolate Studio today. More evidence that Cleethorpes is the place to be for fine chocolate lovers! Great to meet you Ama 😊🍫

Remember, Craft Chocolate is not just for Valentine's...you can share the love at any time.
All you need to know is how to taste it and what makes it fine. At a craft chocolate tasting evening, you will learn the art of sensorial tasting and discover some of the finest chocolate in the world.
I am still taking bookings for Thursday 28th February and Gift Vouchers are available for a gift that will last much longer than just 14th February.❤️🍫

Then of course, from the pod through to the final bar...with every step contributing to that final taste experience. #FelizViernes #eatbetterchocolate 😋🍫😊

Always good to remind ourselves how our fine chocolate starts out.

First printed magazine dedicated to craft chocolate. An exciting development. It’s on my shopping list. 😊🍫

Our fine vegan chocolate is certainly in fine company. Look who followed us in to the delightful Crackpot!

Crackpot was definitely a perfect venue for our Vegan chocolate tasting last night. Big thanks for hosting. Full house and some fabulous chocolate. All samples enjoyed but particular favourites turned out to be 70% Rio Dulce from Duffy Sheardown, Chocolate Hazelnut from Chocolate Tree, 55% Coconut milk from Forever Cacao & Hazelnut Cream, 70% Chililique from Solkiki. I wouldn't argue with any of those! Thank you all so much for coming and a big thank you to Carolyn Phillips for helping choose the bars and make the evening happen. Happy #veganuary2019

All set for vegan chocolate tasting tonight. Looking forward to seeing what will be their favourites 😊🍫

Just taken delivery of #vegan #chocolate from the lovely people at Solkiki ready for Wednesday night's tasting evening at Crackpot. We will be tasting these award winning bars along with others from Duffy's Chocolate and Chocolate Tree. Looking forward to finding out which will be your favourites. Just two places left. Don't miss out.

Just two spaces left. Looking forward to sharing some fabulous vegan craft chocolate with you 😊🍫

Looking forward to working with Spire Chocolates to deliver the next 6 months of tasting sessions The Brown Cow. It's our third year of the LOUTH Chocolate Tasters club and there is always something new to taste!

This is a Paul A Young recipe and I have used Chocolat Madagascar 70% dark Madagascar chocolate which delivers the fruity flavours of the chocolate in a delicious combination with gin and vermouth. A real winter evening indulgence. Although I suspect it will be equally as good outside in the summer! https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/…/the- ultimate-chocolate-m…