Mindo Chocolate Makers Chocolate Making: From tree to Bar

Mindo Chocolate Makers

Chocolate Making: From tree to Bar

Location: Mindo, Ecuador

Dates: June 25-29

Cost: $750.00 per person (price does not include housing, meals, or transportation to and from Mindo)

You will get hands on experience in the following areas: 

Monday June 25

9:00 am-12:00 pm

Chocolate Making from the Bean: micro batches of pure chocolate, milk and white

Tuesday June 26

9:00 am -3:00 pm

Plantation tour to an organic, shade grown, family farm 

Wednesday June 27

9:00 am-12:00 pm

Processing Cocoa Beans: fermentation to nibs

Thursday June 28

9:00 am-12:00 pm

Rustic chocolate and creating fabulous chocolate bars

Friday June 29

1:00 pm-4:00 pm

Finishing bars and chocolates

Discussions: 

business aspect of chocolate making

fair trade, organic, shade grown

global state of chocolate

Direct trade with farmers 

**Tastings:

Each day, we will taste and and discuss the flavor and other characteristics of various brands and percentages of chocolate

Course participants will take home plenty of chocolate and other products that you make. 

For more information please email bwilson@mindochocolate.com