Chocolate Tasting
Discover the World of Flavour
Welcome to what we hope will be the start of your chocolate tasting journey with us. From originally 2 varieties of cocoa discovered in South America we can now work with more than 33,000 variations that are today cultivated around the world.
Every stage of the process from farm to our manufactory contributes an essential layer of flavour and complexity before we even touch the cocoa. As chocolate makers we examine the quality of the cocoa before deciding how to roast, blend and balance the flavours to create the final chocolate to be able to share with you.
The journey doesn't stop there, chocolate ages, matures and develops new flavours once made, releasing volatiles and absorbing new characteristics and balance.
In this guide to tasting chocolate we share some of the ways we explore the flavour of our chocolate. We can examine how it's been made and, more importantly, what we like about it so we can keep making better chocolate for you to enjoy. We hope these will be useful tips to use to explore the world of flavour in the things you enjoy, but more importantly we hope you enjoy your chocolate.
Explore our flavour wheel
By using our senses we build a picture of how the foods we eat taste. We Store these experiences and allocate flavour to remember them. When we experience those sensations from a certain food time and again we come to expect how it makes us feel and we develop a preference for some tastes over others. Flavours help us recognise the experiences we anticipate and help us define and share what we experience with others.
What makes chocolate so unique is that it draws together sour, sweet and bitter taste sensations while also sharing a range of flavour experience.
Utilise all of your senses
When we taste food we do so with all of our senses, not just our tongue and our tastebuds, but with our eyes, nose and even our ears as well as the multitude of nerve endings that help us feel our way around.
Our 5 senses give us a powerful set of tools to explore the world, they tell us if something smells appetising and good to eat, or looks inviting and indulgent, or even warns us to stay away, and not to go near.
Join our Chocolate Manufactory Tasting Journey
To delve into the taste of chocolate further join us on our Chocolate Manufactory Tasting Journey.
You will discover the secrets of our cocoa and see how it's transformed into chocolate, then indulge in a tasting journey through its varying strengths and flavour notes.