Black Mountain Chocolate Factory

Whoa! This place is pretty cool!
Ever wonder how chocolate is made? Ever want to taste a cocoa bean?
Black Mountain allows you to take a self-​guided tour from roasting to grinding to tempering to making chocolate bars. Each section has a window so you can watch what’s going on. Employees are very good about making sure you can see what they’re doing while they are working. My favorite part was watching them pour chocolate into molds for bars and vibrating the bubbles out.
One of the owners came out and told us about the equipment and the different countries from which they came.
There are trays of samples plus coffee, tea and ice cream for sale. Ooh and sweet stuff of course — their Blondies are where it’s at! The kids had their triple berry ice cream (more like sorbet or gelato) which was incredible — blueberries, raspberries and strawberries! The iced mint tea made me an herbal tea believer — so refreshing!
Right now they also do a Unilocal check in offer — spend $ 10 and get a free chocolate bar ($ 6 value) — that’s pretty easy to do in this store!

This tiny chocolate factory delivers in a BIG way. Black Mountain Chocolate Factory churns out chocolate from organic cocoa in several expertly crafted, mostly dark blends. I didn’t take the tour, but took advantage of the samples laid out for their 5 regular sized offerings: Dominican dark chocolate, dark chocolate with cocoa nibs, dark chocolate with ground espresso, dark chocolate with sea salt, and a milk chocolate with goat milk. Each of the bars had a unique and exciting flavour profile, with the deep cocoa flavour of the nibs creating an intensely chocolatey taste and the goat milk bringing a completely unexpected (but welcomed) tang. The bars don’t come cheap ($ 6 a piece), but they’re well worth the cost.
Black Mountain also offers drinking chocolate, coffee, and baked goods. All looked (and smelled) fanastaic.

I do think this is a cool place in Winston with a cool concept, and they offer small tours to show you exactly how they make their chocolate. I had some of their drinking chocolate as well as samples of their bars, but even as someone who considers herself a chocolate fanatic, I felt like their products were a little too strong for my liking. I did not like the drinking chocolate at all, but I know it’s just a preference thing (my husband seemed to enjoy it just fine and he doesn’t even really care for chocolate). It’s a cool place to check out if you’re in the area, but I didn’t go nuts over anything I tried here. Different strokes for different folks!

Gosh, this place is really incredible. The smells when you enter the door are intoxicating. They also offer such liberal sampling that it’s hard to not buy something, either out of chocolate lust or out of total guilt. I’ve sampled nearly everything in their store, and everything is at least good if not great. They also will walk you around and show you how the chocolate is made, granted, a short tour but still pretty cool. I left last time with a delicious chocolate chip cookie, but I can’t envision purchasing something that would be bad.

First time here and the employees were very friendly and informative. I had their Drinking Chocolate (think high class «hot chocolate»). It was very rich and smooth. They have their own recipes for sale along with bags of coffee. The tour was cool and informative. Cool place to bring friends from out of town and the Big Winston Warehouse is nice to hang out on a warm evening.

Good coffee and chocolate there. Need more staff when busy, but good otherwise. Also gelato!

Never really disappointed when I come here. Came here for a tour and got to see how everything was made and then came back several times to buy chocolates. The best chocolate chip cookies in town and I think the freshest chocolate you will find anywhere. Make sure to check in on Unilocal when you go!

What a neat little shop. My friend and I were having a Sunday outing and she had been wanting to stop in and check it out. When we first entered we felt overwhelmed from the delicious smells and all the awesome sweet options. The girl behind the counter was very sweet and told us how we should take a quick tour and sample their chocolates before making any decisions. It was very fun reading about and eating the tiny delicious bites. The walls are also glass so it’s interesting to get to see the chocolate being made in the back. After much consideration I ordered the mate latte and it was so fresh and natural tasting, I loved it. Next time I go in I’m getting the sticky toffee or the sweet potato tart. When you check in on the Unilocal app you get a coupon! Spend $ 10 get a free chocolate bar, that’s a good deal! Definitely stop in if you’re in the trade street Downtown arts district area :) you will NOT regret it!

Gluten free salted caramel brownie. DO IT!
Macaroons, truffles — it’s gf happiness all over.

They aren’t afraid of flavor. The french Macaroons are the best in town as the chocolate chip cookies. They are pricey but in my opinion unique enough to be worth it. I love a strong coffee flavor in my deserts and they don’t shy away from it. Plus you can see in the back how they make the chocolate.

Wow! How Impressive! Bean-​to-​Bar Chocolate! Dominican Cacao Beans (close to 20 Degrees North Parallel from the Equator Important to the Trees Growing Cacao) are sorted, Roasted, Sorted, Ground, everything…
You can do a Self Guided Tour of the Factory! Modern Equipment! Wait! Winston Salem has a Bean-​to-​Bar Factory!!! Charlotte has Zero last time I looked! Raleigh only has two and they are Rare Everywhere!
We sampled all the Bars, One Cookie, Two Brownies, Three Gelatos and Ordered Four Macarons and Four Truffles! Impressive and Fun! Staff seem to LOVE working here!

Local homemade chocolate and drinks. A must for any visit to Winston Salem. I would recommend this place to anyone. Very friendly staff. And you can take a tour to see how it’s made.

Take the tour. If you think you know and love chocolate there is much to learn. Very casual and very much fun. You get to taste the cocoa bean as well sample chocolates.

Really cool place on trade street. I’m not a huge chocolate fan but this place may change my mind. They have samples of some of their great chocolate. I liked the salted chocolate sample. The others were way too rich for my taste. I left with the smores tart and a green peace macaroon. The macaroon was out of this world. A little pricey but delicious nonetheless. It has the elements of the dark chocolate with a surprise of mint inside. The smores tart was equally as good. The texture of the fudge like chocolate inside goes perfect with the crust of the tart. One of the ladies in the back offered us a small tour which was really nice. You are able to see the workers in the back working on the different stages of the chocolate. It was pretty cool to watch. I would most likely go back again to try some more of their macaroons.

Review #100, and I’m glad it’s Black Mountain.
I love this new (ish), fair-​trade, organic chocolate factory in Winston-​Salem. There are no secrets here — you can see the entire factory from the hallway, through the viewing windows. You can watch as chocolate goes from «bean to bar».
I had the pleasure of receiving a mini-​tour from Dawn (one of the owners). There were also a couple of kids on the tour, and Dawn engaged them instantly. Her years as a teacher shine through her interactions and she is open and friendly.
I have been here several times. One of my in-​shop favorites is the Mocha made with BMC drinking chocolate. You can even order this with a homemade marshmallow! I also enjoy the macarons. I lived in France for several years, so I’m very picky about macarons, but these are perfection. I love the truffles and the cocoa nib granola. I don’t care for the milk chocolate, but Black Mountain has made me understand that there’s a chocolate for every palate (like coffee or wine). I think their chocolate has a truly unique flavor.
You can also purchase gift baskets here for friends and family — an easy way to support a local business and pass on a high-​quality product.
In short, don’t delay on visiting Black Mountain Chocolate. Special discounts for teachers (Mondays, I believe?), tours available, and extended hours on First Friday.
You might even find the Golden Ticket.

Seriously the best macarons in triad. The flavors are very good and unusual. Staff is always friendly– you can sample al the chocolate which is a plus. You can get a gelato sandwich made with macarons!!! Brownies are awesome, too. I love this place!

Wife and I stopped in for a cup of hot drinking chocolate on a cold day. This was an excellent decision. The drink is rich and will beat the pants off of any store bought crap. You can also add a freshly made marshmallow in for a bit more.
The other items here are delicious, I’ve tried most of them. Ranging from cookies to brownies to fresh chocolate bars, all of it fresh and hand made.
The staff here is exceptionally friendly and give an excellent tour detailing the craft of chocolate making. Do yourself a flavor and stop by this business.

When it comes to food, «artisanal» typically conjures one of two images: the impeccable efforts of a skilled craftsman or overpriced pretension peddled to status-​seeking rubes. Thankfully, Black Mountain represents the former tradition.
First and foremost, the chocolate here is outstanding (and this comes from someone who typically prefers milk or white chocolate to dark). Stop in, and you’ll get to sample different varieties (sea salt, cocoa nib, espresso, etc.), each with its own complex flavor. This diversity extends to liquid form as well: the drinking chocolate comes in three strains. I opted for ginger-​nutmeg with a marshmallow and was not disappointed: the chocolate was rich and smooth, and the ginger notes added a welcome kick.
This excellence isn’t limited to just chocolate, either. The baked goods are spot-​on as well. A banana cream macaroon had real banana flavor (as opposed to the overly sweet synthetic cousin), and a moonshine macaroon won high praise from my companion. The available offerings may rotate, but you’re bound to find something that catches your eye among the macaroons, pies, cookies, and pastries on any given day.
It also helps that everyone at Black Mountain is exceptionally friendly. They will answer questions, offer recommendations, and put up with your slack-​jawed gawking at all the delicious desserts. They even held a chocolate bar that I had purchased but left behind during a previous visit.
At $ 5 a bar, Black Mountain’s chocolate will seem exorbitant compared to store-​bought Hershey’s, but such is the difference between a bespoke suit and one grabbed off the rack at Wal-​Mart. Besides, the rest of the goods — drinks, pastries, etc. — are far more in line with the competition, and those products that aren’t made in-​house come from local businesses.
Whether you have a sweet tooth or not, as long as you can appreciate something tasty done right, Black Mountain Chocolate is worth your time.

When I got off from work tonight, the temperature outside dipped below 30 degrees and I knew I needed some hot drinking chocolate from Black Mountain Chocolate. This warm chocolate drink is like heaven in a cup. It is extremely rich and has a wonderful dark chocolate flavor. It honestly puts Swiss Miss to shame. I regretted not getting a housemade marshmallow for $.55 more.
I also bought a triple ginger cookie. This cookie is a very generous size and packs an awesome ginger punch. Ginger definitely has a little «zing» to it. The cookie was chewy around the edges and soft in the middle… that’s a perfect cookie in my book.
Take a tour and sample the chocolates. This place is awesome! I WILL be back for macaroons and chai tea latte… its only a matter of time.

What a neat place, I can’t wait to go on a chocolate making tour! I went in last Friday for their grand opening and purchased a few tasty treats. When you walk in you will see a few tables and then their dessert counter, gelato bar, and drink making station. Behind that is where the chocolate making magic happens.
As far as sweet treats they had quite the variety of baked goods along with chocolates. The peanut butter whoopie pie was calling my name, but I ended up going with their lemon berry cheesecake. Let me tell you, that did not disappoint. My fiancé would not stop mentioning all weekend how he wanted more of it! It was more like a cheesecake tart with a delicious graham cracker tart shell, filled with the lemon cheesecake, which was light and whipped, topped off with a few berries. I recommend it.
They have all your standard espresso drinks, Chad’s tea, as well as sipping chocolate. You can get their signature dark or it was like a spicy Mexican cinnamon hot chocolate. I opted for the signature and it was creamy and delicious. You can also add one of their homemade marshmallows for a small up-​charge.
The ladies manning the counter were all super friendly and helpful, the guy making the drinks was fast and on point. I recommend a visit!