Chocolate Experience
Our chocolate experience is a unique opportunity to create your own chocolate working one-on-one with our chocolatier.
A wonderful experience for any chocolate lover, and great fun for hen or birthday parties (sorry NO children’s parties!).
In the two-hour private session you will:
- Learn a little about the history of chocolate (don’t worry we make it fun!)
- Learn how chocolate is made and the difference between moulded, dipped and rolled chocolates
- Discuss different chocolate brands and makes
- Enjoy a tutored tasting of around 15 different chocolates (with tasting notes for you to take away)
- Talk through with our chocolatier how a chocolate collection is put together and key things to consider when inventing a chocolate
You’ll then select your couverture and finally we’ll help you develop a flavoured ganache or fondant-based filling (lots more tasting!) for your chocolate. Then it’s a case of choosing how you want your chocolate to be decorated and finally what it’s going to be called.
We’ll then prepare an large 500g box of your chocolate (that’s around 30 chocolates) for you to collect later in the day (alternatively we can post to you).
The session is loads of fun, and we tend to adapt it according to your interests, tastes and how much you already know about chocolate. If you have any questions do let us know.
On buying the chocolate experience we will send you a voucher with details on how to book your session (basically give us a ring and if we can fit you in we will, though it may be helpful to have a reserve date or too in mind if you’re calling at short notice). We’ll also send you a little gift box of four chocolates to get you in the mood!
Prices as follows:
- For a single person creating a single chocolate - £100
- For a couple creating a single chocolate - £100
- For a couple creating two chocolates but using the same couverture - £150
- For a group of three or more people (eg. a hen night) creating one or two chocolates using the same couverture - £50 per person
Terms and conditions
- The voucher is valid for nine months from the date of issue.
- The voucher MUST be brought with you to the session and surrendered as payment at the end of the session.
- We’ll arrange a mutually convenient time for your chocolate experience. If you need a particular time (eg. to fit in with a hotel stay) please contact us BEFORE paying online.
- In the event of cancellation with more than 24 hours’ notice, we are happy to reschedule for you a maximum of two times. After that we reserve the right to cancel your voucher and refund the cost paid, less £25.
- In the event of cancellation at less than 24 hours notice you may choose either to cancel and receive a partial refund (this will be the price paid for your voucher less £25). OR you may choose to pay an additional £25 and reschedule your session.
- This is not a professional instruction course, nor will you make the finished chocolate.
- For hygiene reasons, you will not be working in our professional kitchen
- Depending on the time you choose for your session, our shop may be open to other customers for some or all of your session, though you will have the undivided attention of our chocolatier
- We will provide an enormous range of ingredients to experiment with. However if there’s a particular ingredient you’d like to use, we ask you to bring it with you.