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Go on a journey with Hotel Chocolat from bean to bar on these brilliant chocolate experiences! Spend a couple of hours at one of Hotel Chocolat's very own chocolate schools to learn how cocoa beans get transformed into the glossy bars of chocolate that Hotel Chocolat is renowned for. It's going to be a taste & smell sensation on these workshops. We all know chocolate tastes so good but what do cocoa beans actually smell like? You'll be immersed in the world of cocoa during these experiences so you'll be tasting & smelling all the way through the chocolate-making process. The chocolate laboratory is a special place. The vibe is very much one of a cocoa plantation with the mix of metal & wood with hurricane lamps & hessian sacks. In fact Hotel Chocolat owns it's own plantation in Saint Lucia so that's how they know they are getting the very best cocoa beans to create their renowned & much-loved chocolate range. & it's this process you'll be learning about. The Hotel Chocolat conching machines whirr away whilst your chocolatier host explains how their chocolate is made. But you're not just here to listen
- you're here to make your very own chocolate bar from roasted cocoa beans! Time to roll your sleeves up & get stuck in. As your expert chocolatier explains the purest chocolate is just cocoa beans some sugar & maybe a little milk. So you'll be given your own stash of freshly roasted Hotel Chocolat cocoa beans to grind by h&. The smell at this point is incredible
- earthy & intense. As the cocoa powder separates from the cocoa butter you start to get a paste & you're well on the way to making your bar! Time for some tempering to bring the paste up to temperature to get that perfect crystal structure giving it that smooth & glossy finish. Once poured into the moulds (with a little bash to get the air out) you're done. Time to reflect with a glass of bubbly on how you took cocoa beans & made them into an actual chocolate bar. Chocolate set & ready you'll leave this Hotel Chocolat bean to bar experience with your very own h&-made slab of chocolate. Yum!