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Chocolate Tasting
‘2 July 2026’
Live Virtual Deep Dive: Nicaragua Rediscovered by Cocoa Encounters July 2026 – Virtual Event
See here for tickets! Nicaragua is a beautiful country with fertile soils, remarkable genetic diversity, and a reputation for pioneering highly technical fermentation methods. Yet for UK craft chocolate taster […]
Chocolate Tasting
‘4 July 2026’
Discover the Art of Chocolate Tasting Workshop by Living Lotus Chocolate July 2026 – BC, Canada
Are you ready to experience chocolate like never before? See here for tickets and more details Join us for an immersive 1.5-hour chocolate tasting workshop in Junction Public Market (Downtown Vancouver) […]
Festival
‘7 July 2026’
A Bar Apart – Launch Week Pop-Up 2026 – Auckland, New Zealand
See Here to Buy Tickets A Bar Apart is a new shared emblem for New Zealand’s finest ethical bean-to-bar chocolate makers – a signature that tells you, before you’ve even taken […]
Chocolate Making, One of a Kind
‘7 July 2026’
Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Making Intensive by Nicola’s Chocolate July 2026 – Exeter, United Kingdom
See Here For Tickets A full-day immersive chocolate making experience Join Nicola – founder, chocolate maker, and author of The Self-Taught Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Maker – for an intimate hands-on exploration […]
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The Cacao Spirit
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70% Ecuador, Esmeraldas
70% CACAO
This bar is an entry into the Craft Chocolat Challenge 2026 Chocolate Bar Ingredients: Cacao beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter. Cacao Origin: Ecuador Retail Price: 6 USD Size: 50g New […]
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Milk, Chocolatey, Banana, Guava, Raisin, Oakey, Brandy, Panela, Papaya, Dark Sweet, Cinnamon, Wine, Coconut Sugar, Brownies, Floral, Cocoa Powder, Dark Sugars, Blueberry, Honey, Malt, Honeysuckle, Woody, Nut, Spinach, Walnut, Grassy, Earthy, Vanillin, Rum, Baked Chocolate, Vanilla, Tobacco
Dionisia Chocolate
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Pineapple & Basil White Chocolate
33% CACAO
This bar is an entry into the Craft Chocolat Challenge 2026 Chocolate Bar Ingredients: Cacao Butter, Toasted Whole Milk Powder, Cane Sugar, Pineapple, Basil Cacao Origin: Peru Retail Price: 10 […]
FLAVOURS
Dark Sweet, Milk, Butter, Pineapple, Vegatal, Tropical, Dulce de Leche, Earthy, Caramel, Herbal Spicy, Black Treacle, Walnut, Grassy, Oolong, Thyme, Cucumber, Dried Leaves
Dionisia Chocolate
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Golden White Chocolate with Lulo & Maracuya
33% CACAO
This bar is an entry into the Craft Chocolat Challenge 2026 Chocolate Bar Ingredients: Cacao Butter, Toasted Whole Milk Powder, Cane Sugar, Dehydrated Lulo Pulp, Freeze Dried Maracuya Cacao Origin: […]
FLAVOURS
Chocolatey, Pineapple, Tropical, Passionfruit, Guava, Dark Sweet, Papaya, Milk, Dulce de Leche, Citrus, Caramel, Lime, Spices, Fruity, Toffee, Butter, Panela, Kiwi, Tangerine, Floral
Indigenous Chocolate
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74% Vanuatu Malekula Island
74% CACAO
This bar is an entry into the Craft Chocolat Challenge 2026 Chocolate Bar Ingredients: Cacao Nibs, Cane Sugar Cacao Origin: Vanuatu Retail Price: 13 USD Size: 60g (2.2oz) New or […]
FLAVOURS
Brownies, Dried Leaves, Almond, Cocoa Powder, Macadamia, Tobacco, Chocolatey, Honey, Sour Cherry, Baked Chocolate, Mulberry, Malt, Butter, Shortbread, Dried Fruit, Banana, Vanilla, Stone Fruit, Papaya, Chocolatey, Toffee, Nut, Grapefruit, Walnut, Citrus
Flight Chocolate
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70% Madagascar, Bejofo Estate
70% CACAO
This bar is an entry into the Craft Chocolat Challenge 2026 Chocolate Bar Ingredients: Org Cocoa Beans, Org Cane Sugar, Org Cocoa Butter Cacao Origin: Madagascar Retail Price: 6.50 USD […]
FLAVOURS
Tobacco, Dark Sweet, Raspberry, Baked Chocolate, Pecan, Almond, Fruity, Dark Sugars, Sour Cherry, Mahogany, Woody, Raisin, Dried Fruit, Coffee, Nut, Chocolatey, Grassy, Golden Syrup, Cut grass, Vanillin, Stone Fruit, Demarera, Pepitas, Pistachio, Floral, Geranium, Brownies, Panela, Berry
Kava Roasters
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85% dark bar (Monte Plata)
85% CACAO
This bar is an entry into the Craft Chocolat Challenge 2026 Chocolate Bar Ingredients: Organic cacao, organic sugar, cacao butter Cacao Origin: Dominican Republic Retail Price: 8 USD Size: 42g […]
FLAVOURS
Malt, Walnut, Vanilla, Oolong, Stone Fruit, Cocoa Powder, Papaya, Dark Sweet, Earthy, Woody, Chocolatey, Grapefruit, Dried Fruit, Nut, Spices, Oakey, Tamarind, Wine, Prune, Black Tea, Capsicum, Dried Leaves, Olive, Blackberry, Citrus, Berry, Clove, Raspberry, Pink grapefruit, Loam
Kava Roasters
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70% Dominican Republic Bourbon Aged
70% CACAO
This bar is an entry into the Craft Chocolat Challenge 2026 Chocolate Bar Ingredients: Organic cacao, organic sugar, cacao butter Cacao Origin: Dominican Republic Retail Price: 8 USD Size: 42g […]
FLAVOURS
Bourbon, Kumquat, Citrus, Dried Fruit, Vegatal, Apple, Woody, Dark Sweet, Whiskey, Oakey, Vanilla, Grape, Brownies, Dark Sugars, Chocolatey, Rose, Honey, Hay, Nut, Honeydew, Banana, Dried currants, Pecan, Demarera, Floral, Chocolatey
Theobroma Cacao & Co
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46% Pink Peppercorn White
46% CACAO
This bar is an entry into the Craft Chocolat Challenge 2026 Chocolate Bar Ingredients: Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Granulated Sugar, Madagascar Vanilla, Sunflower Lecithin Cacao Origin: Ecuador Retail Price: […]
FLAVOURS
Woody, Black Pepper, Herbal Spicy, Capsicum, Tomato, Vanilla, Milk, Butter, Panela, Berry, Oakey, Grassy, Fruity, Floral, Toffee
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Craft Chocolate Businesses
The Chocolate Project
% CACAO
United States
Ruth Kennison, the founder of The Chocolate Project in Los Angeles is an internationally recognized chocolatier, educator, and chocolate authority who directs the chocolate education program at The Gourmandise School […]
