Pointe Baptiste Chocolate

Pointe Baptiste is a small operation at Calibishie making chocolate from cocoa grown on the island, roasting, winnowing and conching in a workshop on the estate rather than sending beans away, and the bars are flavoured with local ingredients including sea salt, ginger and coconut. Visitors can watch the process and taste. The estate around it is the same headland as the red rocks, and the family has been there since the 1930s.

What you actually see

• The workshop - roasting, winnowing and conching done on site.
• The island cocoa - beans grown locally rather than imported.
• The local flavours - bars made with sea salt, ginger and coconut.
• The estate - the Pointe Baptiste headland the operation sits on.

When to go

Year round; the workshop keeps daytime hours and closes some days. Mornings are the likeliest time to see production. Calling ahead is advisable.

Honest expectations

Production does not run every day and there may be nothing to watch. The operation is small and there is no formal tour. Hours are informal and change.

Nearby

Red Rocks of Calibishie are beside it, and Batibou Beach is west.