Cacao Ceremony with Forever Cacao

About the event

Forever Cacao founder Pablo Spaull will join Cocoa Runners Co-Founder and chocolate expert Spencer Hyman to guide us through a cacao ceremony. Learn how to prepare your own ceremonial cacao, understand how it’s different from other chocolate, and join us for a mindful, meditative journey.

As well as being Europe’s longest supplier of the finest Ceremonial Grade Criollo Cacao, Pablo has been part of dozens of cacao ceremonies and is a real expert on their benefits. He comments that “drinking Cacao in its purest form allows a deeper connection to ourselves, our own intuition, knowing and inner guidance.”

We will guide you through how to prepare ceremonial cacao, discuss the history of this sacred drink, share a meditative experience with simple mindfulness and breathing techniques, and discuss what we can learn from cacao ceremonies.

The tasting will run from 14:45-15:30 on Sunday 12th October, 2025 at the Fidelio Cafe, Farringdon and this ticket also includes free entry to the Craft Chocolate Fair BEFORE the event, from 14:00.

About Pablo Spaull

After being introduced to “raw” cacao at a friend’s birthday party, Pablo Spaull became fascinated with the differences in texture and flavour of a craft chocolate bar. Ceremonial Grade Cacao is made from cacao from a Criollo variety heirloom bean. The beans are sourced directly from a single origin or a country, where it is then harvested by indigenous communities.

Here’s what Pablo had to say about the importance of cacao:

“The joy of Cacao has recently been rediscovered in the western World, with people consuming it in a pure form and receiving support and messages from the Cacao spirit. Cacao is regaining its reputation as a powerful yet gentle earth medicine.”

Important info:

• Tickets are non-refundable. If you purchase tickets but cannot make the event, please contact us and we’ll see what we can do.
• Please arrive five minutes before the event is due to start.
• The tasting will run for approximately 45 minutes.
• If you have any dietary requirements or allergies, please let us know. We will do our best to provide alternatives where possible. Please note, we may not be able to cater for severe allergies, as many events will be taking place throughout the day in the space and we cannot guarantee there will be no cross-contamination. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us and we will do our very best to accommodate you.
• The tasting will take place downstairs in the main tasting room, as part of the Cocoa Runners Craft Chocolate Fair. To enter the tasting, please exit the building and join the second queue outside the building on the right hand side. Leave time before the event to explore the craft chocolate market upstairs and meet makers from across the UK and beyond – your ticket includes entry to the Fair from 2pm.
• For any questions, please email [email protected]

About the Cocoa Runners’ Craft Chocolate Fair 2025

For the third year running, Cocoa Runners are hosting their ever-popular Craft Chocolate Fair on the 11th and 12th October, 2025. Meet craft chocolate makers from across the UK and beyond at the indoor market, and join a series of talks, tastings and experiences in our beautiful tasting room. The events will take place at the Fidelio Cafe and Concert Venue in Farringdon, London from 10am-5pm.

Following the success of the past two Craft Chocolate Fairs and previous sold-out events at Canopy Market, this year’s Fair will see even more bean-to-bar chocolate makers bringing their chocolate to London, including Chocolarder, Friis Holm, Pump Street, Choco Del Sol, Bare Bones, Neary Nogs, Fjak and more.

Ticketed talks and tastings will take place across both days. Due to the popularity of previous years, we’ve now introduced free, pre-bookable tickets; they will guarantee you entry to the fair during your time slot without queuing.