Ceremonial cacao in clay cups with dark chocolate and cacao beans on a wooden tasting table

Tasting room · Carlsbad, California

Chocolate & cacao experiences

Taste it, trace it, or make it. Hosted by the people who source the beans in Peru.

Find your experience Founder-led tastings · private classes · Carlsbad

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What are you here for?

1Choose your experience
2Book a date and time
3Join us in Carlsbad

Side by side

Experience01 · The barChocolate Tasting02 · The beanCacao Tasting03 · The farmPrivate Nib-to-Bar Chocolate Class04 · The workshopMake Your Own Bar · Team Experience
Best forChocolate loversCacao drinkers, origin seekersSmall private groupsTeams and group building
Experience8–10 single-origin bars3 native cacaos, brewedExplore harvest, genetics & post-harvest; make a 70% barMake your own bar as a team
Format4–8 guests · or private4–8 guests · or privatePrivate · quote for your groupTeam group · 2–16
Time60 min90 min2.5 hoursConfirm when requesting
Price$45 per person$50 per person$450 up to 3; +$150 for guest 4Quote on request
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Do both tastings and you follow the whole journey, bean to bar.

What's on the table

Three origins of Peru

760 ft

Tropical Desert

Piura Blanco, a white cacao

Passion fruit · mango · banana

1,000 ft

High-Amazon Basin

Wild native cacao, harvested with Awajún families

Floral · berries · deep chocolate

3,410 ft

Sacred Valley

Chuncho from old trees near Quillabamba

Nutty · cinnamon · herbs

José Visconti

Tastings host

José Visconti

Founder and cacao scout. For over a decade, he has worked with Peruvian farming families on native cacao, genetics and post-harvest craft.

Private class host

Fermentation expert

Learn how fermentation, drying and sorting shape cacao before it reaches the chocolate-making table.

Direct trade, Peruvian families
No refined sugar, dairy free bars

Give an experience

Gift a tasting or a class. They pick the date.

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Private groups & events

Birthdays, team events, celebrations. Just your group.

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Questions

Which experience should I pick?

Love chocolate bars: Chocolate Tasting. Drink cacao or care about origin: Cacao Tasting. Want to make it: the private class. Doing both tastings covers the journey from bean to bar.

Do I need any experience?

None. Built for curious first-timers and longtime cacao drinkers alike. You don't need to love dark chocolate (yet).

What if my session doesn't fill?

Tastings run with at least 4 guests. If yours hasn't reached 4 guests 24 hours before, we move you to another date or refund you in full.

Can I book a tasting just for my group?

Yes. Both tastings can be booked privately for your group. Send a request with your date and group size and we'll reply with a quote.

Can I reschedule or cancel?

Move your booking or cancel for store credit up to 24 hours before your session.

Is there an age limit?

The Cacao Tasting is for guests 16+, because ceremonial cacao contains caffeine and theobromine. The Chocolate Tasting is for ages 12+.

Is it dairy free?

Our bars are dairy free and sweetened only with coconut sugar. Tell us about allergies when you book.

Where do I park?

Free parking out front at 5674 El Camino Real, Ste H, Carlsbad. Come in through the store and arrive 10 minutes early.

Native genetics. Direct from the families who grow them.

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