Big Island Hawaii: Craft Chocolate Tasting and Farm Tour

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Embark on a tour and craft chocolate tasting at a family-owned farm in Hawaii. Savor the flavors of 10 single origin Hawaiian craft chocolate bars and learn about the history of chocolate.

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Highlights

  • Savor the flavors of 10 different craft chocolate bars from Hawaii
  • Learn about the history of chocolate from ancient mesoamerica to today
  • Relax in an elegant tasting room with expansive vistas of the Hawaiian Landscape
  • Try fresh cacao juice, roasted cacao beans, cacao tea, and other treats
  • Dive deep into the agricultural complexity of growing and fermenting cacao

Description

Join us under the canopy at Honolii Orchards for a chocolate tasting experience and farm tour. Learn about how cacao is grown and processed and then savor the rich history of chocolate while tasting a minimum of 10 different single origin bars, all of which originate from different farms around the Hawaiian Archipelago. Guests will park at the bottom of Puia road, in the old plantation village of Paukaa just 5 minutes outside of Hilo. From there, our tour van will drive you up the hill to the beautiful estate at Honolii Orchards, a family-owned multigenerational farm. The drive up the hill is brief but scenic, through old macadamia nut groves and cattle pastures, and you'll learn some of the history of the area from your driver. Upon arrival, guests will learn about the intricacies of cacao agriculture while walking through lush orchards of colorful cacao trees. Then we'll dive deep into the secret ingredient of craft chocolate, the science of fermentation. After touring the farm we'll move into our luxurious tasting room, perched high above the canopy. While enjoying 10 different single origin Hawaiian chocolate samples, you'll be guided through a lesson on the rich cultural history of cacao which will bring us all the way from ancient Meso-America, to the exciting modern craft chocolate movement. Through this experience, we'll come to appreciate the incredible diversity of flavor in single origin Hawaiian craft chocolate. Similar to the flavor differences found in wine, craft chocolate is a new frontier in the exploration of terroir - or how genetics and location work together to dramatically influence flavor. In the cacao industry, Hawaii is known as the Napa Valley for chocolate, and by joining this tour, guests will become part of an exclusive group in a flourishing new industry. Each guest will gain the experience necessary to develop flavor preferences that are unique to their palette. We will also try fresh cacao juice, roasted cacao beans, cacao tea, and other delectable fruits and treats that are seasonally available around the farm. Afterward, everyone will have an opportunity to buy any of the chocolate from the tasting before being escorted back down the hill in our tour van.

Includes

Tour van transportation to the estate Guided tour of the Honolii Cacao Orchards Guided tour of the Honolii Orchards Fermentation Room Tasting of at least 10 different single origin craft chocolate bars Sampling of fresh cacao juice, roasted cacao beans, cacao tea, and seasonal fruits Opportunity to purchase tasted chocolates, chocolate tea and brewing chocolate

Important Information

  • If you have mobility issues, or problems standing for extending periods of time, please let us know.

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