From Bean to Bar: York Cocoa Works Factory Tour & Chocolate Bar Making Review: April 2019
Sophie, founder of York Cocoa Works is a skilled and dedicated chocolate enthusiast. Using her extensive knowledge, Sophie has created a bespoke, quality, yet relaxed chocolatey hub for chocolate lovers alike to learn, live and love all things Chocolate.
Get hands on and learn to temper chocolate and then excitingly experiment with different flavour combinations as you create your very own chocolate bar loveliness.
Super Sam, our chocolate master for the session, a fab chirpy chap created a relaxed fun vibe, providing an interesting, interactive and informative session.
Unleash your inner creative spirit and decorate your bar with a range of toppings such as marsh mellows, rose flowers, fig pieces, colourful rainbow sprinkles and perhaps infuse your bar with a flavour oil such as orange or peppermint. We created a personalised bar each, so that there would be no creative differences haha.
Continue your amazing adventure and experience an onsite tour which also includes a yummy chocolate tasting.
Group tours take place at various session times, but we were lucky enough to enjoy a personalised and private tour from Sarah, a lovely lady who provided and enjoyable and engaging experience.
Luckily, we were amongst the first to see their amazing charity egg being created. This year the team are raffling their 15kg giant Colombian Dark Chocolate Easter Egg with all proceeds going to the British Heart Foundation.
From bean to bar, Sarah explained how they created their super-duper chocolate and along with a taster session we enjoyed lip-smacking chocolate yumminess.
Learn, Live and Love all things Chocolatey with Sophie and her dedicated York team.
Thank you for reading 😊
Melanie xx
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what a wonderful adventure
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It was for sure, we had a fab time xx
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Oh wow what a delicious tour to go on! That Easter Egg looks seriously impressive 🙂
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I know it was pretty eggcellent haha xx
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As a chocolate lover, this is something I would love to do, being able to see the process from start to end is amazing.
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Yes, it was all very eggciting for sure lol xx
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Oh this looks like a great place to visit. I would be in heaven, I can only imagine the smell in the place. You looked like you had fun.
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We did have fun and I am sure you would love it just as much as we did xx
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Sounds like the best adventure I’ll embark on this year. Thank you for shairing this info.
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My pleasure! Sounds like a plan, have fun when you visit xx
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Ooh this looks a lovety grown up treat! It looks such a nice place to go, not to mention tasty!
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Very grown up and a tasty treat with so much chocolate xx
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Wow, this looks amazing – I’m a massive chocolate fan! Will definitely be adding this to my list of places to visit!
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That is fab, do have lots of fun when you visit xx
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I adore that charity egg!! So beautiful. I think I would enjoy doing something like this as I am a total chocoholic 🙂
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I know, how fab!! That sounds like a great idea, have fun when you visit xx
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I would love to do something like this. It’s really different but sounds like fun.
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Go for it, we had a fab time and plenty of chocolate too xx
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This looks like somewhere I need to visit! We wanted to visit York last week but couldn’t get anywhere to stay because we left it so last minute so planning on going in May half term – will definitely visit!
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Sounds like a plan for sure. Have fun when you visit York xx
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York is a favourite city of mine but I am yet to discover this place – I must visit!
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Same here and yes you got to check the place out xx
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I’m looking to visit York with the children over the summer, so will have to add this on to our visit list
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That is brilliant, but make sure you check out their website and book in advance xx
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Ah you got to visit a chocolate factory?! SO jealous! But it looks like a really fab place, and the charity egg is wonderful!
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It was brilliant and the charity egg was amazing xx
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This sounds amazing! I am a chocoholic, so would absolutely love something like this. Creating your own chocolate bar sounds like a great date night experience.
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I hear you on that one and yes an ideal date night activity xx
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I wish we lived nearer! It looks like the inside of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. We’d love to do this activity and visit York Cocoa Works!
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Nah, you travel about a bit so make a weekend break of it and visit York for a night or two xx
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This looks like so much fun! That chocolate egg looks amazing!
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yes and yes…fun and the egg was super huge xx
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Oh wow this looks like such a fun activity! Now I just really want some chocolate!
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Haha I get that as just writing this I want more chocolate too xx
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Ooh yum, I would love to do this. York has been on my radar for ages and I would love to visit so will definitely keep this in mind when I do, I love you got to make your own bar.
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I know the chocolate bar making class was fab. Sounds like a plan and have fun when you visit York xx
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I love these kinds of tours! What a blessing it is to hear about the process from the mind behind it all!
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I know exactly what you mean and it is well worth checking out xx
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What an amazing experience and thanks for sharing. I am dreaming of visiting York.
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Don’t dream make sure you do and have fun xx
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What a beautiful and fun filled adventures. I love chocolate too..
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It was and yes there was plenty of chocolate for sure xx
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I think I will have to take my teen here when we next go to York as it looks like a great experience x
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Aw sounds like a perfect family outing for you all – have fun xx
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Just the right treat for Easter.
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Yep, an ideal Easter treat for sure Anne xx
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From this post and the pictures, it seems that you had a great time there! I love this kind of interactive sessions where you get the chance to learn something new and here it’s chocolate, wow😍😋
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Thank you so much for the fab feedback and yes the whole experience was wow xx
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What an amazing tour! I want to go on this tour.
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It was and it is well worth checking out – fab tour xx
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What a fun place to visit. I love both chocolate and would love to take my kids on such a fun tour!
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Go for it, as York is a fab destination for a family fun filled adventure xx
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What a great experience! Perfect for any chocolate lover.
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Yes it was we had an amazing time xx
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As a huge chocolate lover, this ticks all my boxes… now to plan a trip to York
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Haha love that comment Sarah. Have fun and give me a shout if you need any hints and tips of what to see and do etc xx
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This is kind of my dream place to visit. I’ve been to a few chocolate factories and museums, but not the one in York. Will have to put it on my bucket list!
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Well worth popping on the list and doing when you visit York xx
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Oh how fun! I love taking local tours and getting behind the scenes at events and places that showcase their products! This looks so fun!
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Me too and this was super fun for sure xx
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The chocolate factory sounds like my kind of place!
Their little pralines and the gigantic Easter egg look incredible, I bet you had a blast x
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I can see why and I am right at your side haha. We did indeedy xx
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This sounds like the perfect place for me to visit. I love chocolate.
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Well make sure you get planning and have a wonderful time when you visit xx
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What a fun experience. I am sure you enjoyed it all.
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It was and yes we had a fab time thanks xx
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Sounds like my kind of place. We have an amazing chocolate shop here in Exeter x
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Well the next time you visit York with the family you know where to go xx
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Sounds like my kind of place. We have an amazing chocolate shop here in Exeter x
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Now this is my kind of day out!!
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I can see why! We had a fab time xx
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