Corporate Sensory Training

Understanding cacao begins with tasting it.

Cacao of Excellence offers immersive sensory training for professionals and organisations across the cacao and chocolate sectors. These programmes build the ability to recognise, evaluate, and communicate cacao quality while deepening appreciation for the flavour diversity that defines fine cacao.

Our trainings combine hands-on tasting, scientific methods, and international best practices. Participants work with selected cacao samples which showcase unique flavour profiles. Guided by the Guide for the Evaluation of Cacao Quality and Flavour, the Flavour Wheel, and the Glossary of Terms, trainees learn to assess and describe cacao with precision using a shared global sensory language.