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Chocolate Tasting for Two Class
Chocolate Tasting for Two Class
Chocolate Tasting for Two Class
Chocolate Tasting for Two Class
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Great Experience, Very unique

5 stars out of 5
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Great Experience, Very unique

5 stars out of 5
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Chocolate Tasting for Two Class

Created by Venecia Quezada

Invite your favorite chocophile to a guided tasting of rare heirloom chocolate exquisitely aged in mezcal, gin, and rum casks.

$125.00

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All classes will be held via Zoom and recorded. Please make sure you’re able to access Zoom prior to class time. The actual class link will be sent no later than 24 hours before class starts.

Please note that the product and class will appear separately in your cart. Both items must be in cart in order for the kit to be shipped.

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Made in USA

Your purchase includes

A 75-minute live virtual experience with an expert instructor

A Cask Aged Chocolate Tasting Kit for Two, mailed to you before the date of your experience

An email sent at least 24 hours before the experience with all the preparation details including experience log-in information

The Experience

Some chocolate is so exceptional it deserves to be savored, studied, and swooned over—preferably with a companion cacao connoisseur. Pair up with your favorite chocophile and join expert Venecia Quezada for this luscious live virtual experience. You’ll taste three flavors of heirloom chocolate, explore each one's ancient lineage, and discover the fascinating, tree-to-bar artistry that goes into their making.

  • Venecia will guide you through sampling luxurious chocolate handcrafted in Ecuador from a native variety of cacao bean that’s more than 5,000 years old—a descendant of the first cacao trees to be cultivated in human history.
  • The chocolate you’ll be tasting has been aged in the original wooden casks used to produce mezcal, gin, and rum, infusing the bars with the subtle essence of each spirit.
  • Identify the unique flavor profiles of these sumptuous sweets as you learn how the beans are sustainably grown in the mountainous Andean rain forest, then skillfully transformed into dark, silky decadence.
  • Feel free to bring a liquor, dessert wine, or soft cheese to enjoy with your chocolate—you’ll find pairing recommendations in the kit that comes with the class (see below).
Class length: 75 minutes.
Comes with the class: The Cask-Aged Chocolate Tasting Kit for Two includes 18 sampling-size bars of dark chocolate made from rare Ecuadorian Nacional cacao, a pair of tasting guides, and two sets of wooden tasting tools. An Uncommon Goods exclusive.

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Experiences make great gifts! To gift this class, simply purchase the class for the date/time you think will work for your recipient. If that doesn’t work for the recipient, no worries! Send an email that includes your order confirmation number to help@uncommongoods.com at least 48-hours prior and we’ll help get them moved into a scheduled class that works better for them. Please note: By default, order confirmations and event details are sent to the purchaser’s email. If you’d like the details sent directly to the recipient, email help@uncommongoods.com with the recipient’s email address and your order confirmation number.

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Venecia Quezada

About

In the cacao farms of Ecuador's Piedra de Plata valley, the farmers call Venecia Quezada "sobrina," Spanish for niece. "They always have roasted cacao beans to share with me during our walk around the farms," she says. Relationships like these, paired with a dedication to craftsmanship and conservation, have made Venecia's chocolate career, in her own words, "a rich journey, and a sweet one as well!" When she isn't visiting the farms, you'll find the native of Santo Domingo, Ecuador, eight hours away in the capital of Quito, where she leads customer experiences for one of the country's most celebrated producers of single-origin, heirloom chocolate. "Our ancient Nacional cacao is the ultimate star," she says. "I love the idea of chocolate being a path to educate others about a better way of living and taking care of nature."

For this class, you'll need the included To'ak tasting kit. You can add these items, but they are optional: a glass of water and your favorite liquor

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You'll receive an email at least 24 hours before your experience with all the preparation details.

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Ages

21+

Notes

Before class, please:
- Do not store chocolate in fridge or freezer, please look for a dark, dry area between 56-74°F
- Try not to eat food with a strong aroma or flavor for at least 2 hours before class (e.g garlic, hot sauce, etc.)

1-2 people per screen, please. (More than that affects the quality of everyone's experience)

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  • Elko Engineer
  • Elko, Nevada

Great Experience!

This was very informative! Loved learning about the chocolate, the history and conservation efforts. Venecia/Sabrina was incredible. She made the experience fun and informative.

  • 5 stars out of 5
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  • Colorado Springs, CO

Great Experience, Very unique

This was a lot of fun. It was neat taking bourbon and wine tasting tips to use with chocolate… especially when the chocolate is this good. Not a hint of bitterness in such dark varieties. So good!

  • 2 stars out of 5
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  • Michigan

Not Really an "Experience"

I was really excited to purchase this experience for my wife for Christmas as she really loves chocolate. Both my wife and I agree, the chocolate was absolutely was wonderful. But that was only positive aspect with this experience. - When purchasing the experience, there was a glitch and the chocolate did not come with the purchase. I did contact customer service they told me it did, followed up with an email saying it didn't. I had to purchase the chocolate separately. And even then, the chocolate that was received, did not match what was in the experience. 2 of the pieces (out of 6) were different. - The host of the experience that we had, was not the same in the experience description. - The experience was not interactive at all, unlike other Uncommon Goods experiences. - Although the beginning of the experience was very informative, it was extremely dry. - The chocolate itself was wonderful, however the tasting portion of the experience seemed rushed and took a backseat to the informative portion of the experience. I really don't like leaving negative reviews, but I would hate for others to spend good money on an experience that just isn't up to par.

Response from merchant

Thank you for providing your honest review of the class. We did have a substitute, a co-founder of the Chocolate brand used in class, step in to teach when the instructor was unavailable. As they are an aged chocolate creator, the type of chocolate they send can vary due to availability. We make every effort to update the list appropriately, but clearly we dropped the ball here! We would love to reschedule you for another date!

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  • Only One Jan
  • Houston, TX

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Overall, my husband and I enjoyed this experience even though we did not have the right chocolates in our kit. Also, we thought the presenter, Carl, was interesting, but the presentation was too long and the actual tasting felt rushed. The chocolate was delicious, however, and was unlike anything we'd ever tasted before. Since the kit came with 18 mini-bars, we still have one of each and are looking forward to trying them with wine and cheese soon.

  • 5 stars out of 5
  • Sweet & Salty
  • Ontario, Canada

Very informative and a Chocolate Lovers Must do Experience

We enjoyed the To'ak Tasting Experience very much! Vanecia took us through the process step by step and explained in detail about the chocolate, it was very informative. Great gift idea for the hard to buy for person on your list! Highly recommend.

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Cancelled class. Experience did not align with price.

The chocolate was delicious, however, we felt the experience was over priced. The host mentioned it being the most expensive chocolate in the world so that might explain the price for 1.9 ounces of chocolate. When we showed up for our class we were informed it was cancelled as there was no instructor available. Wow! Thought there might have been some notice before actual class time. They offered to reschedule, or watch a video. Very disappointed as time was taken off from work and baby sitting arranged for this class. The price did not align with the experience, and especially with NO notice of a cancelled class.

Response from merchant

Thank you for your feedback. Our hosts are very dependable but an unexpected issue did prevent them from making this class. We're so sorry for how it impacted your evening. Many of our customers have reported how much they enjoyed the Experience, we're here to help if there is more we can do to make this right.

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It was much more than a tasting! It truly was a great exper

Loved it, it was delicious chocolate with a history lesson, I hope I can some day afford a full bar of this amazing chocolate. I would do the experience again!

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So much better than expected!

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Are any of the chocolates vegan?

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Yes, it is! It’s vegan, gluten, certified Organic, Fair Trade, and GMO-free

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