Top Merida Classes & Workshops - page 2

Skip the guesswork of finding authentic tastings with this guided mezcal and chocolate experience in Mexico. Sample five artisanal mezcals and a cocktail, paired with Mexican chocolates and specialty snacks, while learning about the history and production of agave liquor in a small-group setting. With everything included, enjoy a seamless, immersive, and educational tasting experience showcasing Mexico’s culinary heritage.

This tasting is guided by a certified specialty coffee and fine cacao taster, bringing together years of sensory training and a deep passion for Mexico’s most exceptional flavors. Your host combines professional expertise with a warm, welcoming style, creating an experience that is both educational and deeply enjoyable. What makes this experience truly special is the rare quality of the products you’ll taste — Cup of Excellence–ranked coffee from Finca Las Nieves and award-winning fine aroma chocolates — paired with expert guidance that helps you notice details, aromas, and flavor notes you might otherwise miss. It’s an intimate, curated journey led by someone who lives and breathes these products, making each tasting not just delicious, but unforgettable.

From tostadas to tamales, the flavors of the Yucatan are made to enjoy. Learn to cook a variety of traditional Yucatecan delicacies with a home chef during this private cooking experience in Merida, which takes place in your host’s home. Learn about local culture that many travelers never see as you help prepare a traditional meal before sitting down to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor.

Experience the Mayan world as a living culture, living first-hand with artisans, who maintain their traditions for generations, such as the production of artisan honey from the Mayan bee Xunaan Kab, or the art of creating pieces or clothing with carved stone, even potter hands that through glyphs in paint, keep alive their culture embodied in pieces of clay.

This tasting stands apart bringing together the rarest and most exceptional expressions of Mexican cacao products that most travelers, and even locals, never have access to. Every chocolate you’ll taste is crafted by master chocolatiers who work exclusively with fine-aroma cacao. This experience features: • Award-winning, limited-edition chocolates created in micro-batches, often unavailable in stores and sourced directly from Mexico’s most celebrated chocolatiers. • True single-origin cacao from biodiverse regions. • A deep cultural and sensory journey where You’ll learn stories, legends, and origins of cacao in Mexico. • A curated selection built on expertise, Your host is a Certified Chocolate and Cacao Taster. • An intimate, elegant setting designed for slow enjoyment, cultural immersion, and meaningful connections. • A tasting you won’t find anywhere else in Mexico. No mass-produced chocolate, no tourist-level products—only the finest expressions of Mexican craftsmanship.