Cacao Tasting & Workshop.
By Jessica Escarcega,
Xocolatl House owner.
Join us for a one-hour, hands-on cacao experience where you’ll roast, peel, and grind cacao using traditional tools such as the metate and molino de mano. Together, we’ll taste, connect, and explore cacao as a nourishing ceremonial drink—one that supports mental clarity, emotional balance, and heart health.
3 sessions:
10 am session & 2 pm Session in English
6 pm Session in Spanish.
Experience Description
Led by Jessica Escárcega, founder of Xocolatl House, these workshops celebrate cacao as an ancestral ingredient and a living part of Mexico’s cultural heritage. Xocolatl House creates Mexican cacao products with purpose, honoring tradition while supporting a community of 12 women cacao producers in Tabasco who cultivate cacao responsibly and protect local ecosystems.
Our mission is to preserve Mexican history, flavors, and techniques while showing how cacao connects wellness, community, and land. Each workshop guides participants through ancestral preparation methods, from roasting to grinding, and explores the health benefits, cultural importance, and environmental care required to protect the cacao tree for future generations.
These workshops offer a meaningful experience where tradition, wellbeing, and sustainability meet.
Key Takeaways
This immersive workshop invites you to slow down, engage your senses, and reconnect with the ancestral wisdom and wellbeing benefits of cacao in a meaningful, memorable way.
Each participant leaves with:
Cacao paste for one drink at home
Knowledge of ancestral preparation and cultural significance
A sensory experience of aroma, flavor, texture, and memory.
Choose your session:
English 10am and 2pm
Spanish 6pm.
Your workshop ticket includes full-day access to the Wellness For All experience. Stay, relax, explore, and reconnect.
Presenter
Jessica Escarcega
Xocolatl House was born from Jessica’s journey to find the finest cacao in Mexico. While traveling through southern Mexico, she encountered a collective of women farmers in Tabasco who continue to honor ancient cacao-growing and processing methods. Their commitment to preserving tradition and unparalleled craftsmanship inspired Xocolatl House’s foundation.
Today, we exist to share Mexican cacao’s authentic flavors and stories with the world. By bringing these traditions to the forefront, we hope to create a deeper appreciation for cacao’s cultural and historical significance while offering a product that is as nutritious as it is delicious.
