LizzyKate Teas and Fortunato Chocolate are partnering for a fun and delicious chocolate and tea event. This time we’re meeting at Fortunato’s chocolate shop and kitchen in Issaquah where they make their chocolate treats.

First, you’ll taste some Fortunato chocolates with different percentages of cacao and others with inclusions. In addition to tasting the chocolates on their own, you’ll be served three teas and herbal blends to pair with the chocolates.

The teas and herbal blends will be either mild caffeine or caffeine free. You’ll discover how tea can enhance certain notes in chocolate. You’ll also learn about the origins of the teas and herbal blends.

Adam Pearson will talk about how his family discovered a rare variety of cacao called Pure Nacional in the remote jungle of Peru in 2009. In addition, you’ll learn about what makes their chocolate so special and the many steps it takes to craft the chocolate from cacao trees in Peru to the amazing treats in their shop.

Next, you’ll make your own mini chocolate bars, one milk chocolate and one dark chocolate (or two dark chocolates if you can’t have dairy) in the Fortunato kitchen. You can customize your bars with dried flowers and fruits.

The chocolate and tea tasting and mini bar creation is 90 minutes. After making your bars, there will be time to mingle and shop for chocolate and tea in the shop area.

Limited to 24 people. Note that Fortunato is not a nut free facility.

About Fortunato Chocolate:

Fortunato Chocolate specializes in single-origin chocolate made from the Pure Naçional cacao, a rare and previously thought-to-be-extinct variety they discovered in the Peruvian jungle in 2009. Today their family-run business handcrafts chocolate in Issaquah, WA, focusing on rich, floral, and fruity flavor profiles without bitterness. They sell directly to consumers online and in their retail stores, offering high-quality chocolate at affordable prices and paying fair trade premiums for their cacao.