A Taste of Cacao: The Mount Vernon Way - Historic Chocolate Making and Tasting

✨ Event Description A Taste of Cacao: The Mount Vernon Way is a food and drink event happening at Rockingham State Historic Site in Kingston, NJ on September 26, 2026. This event focuses on historic chocolate making as it was done during the 18th century at George Washington’s wartime headquarters. You’ll get to see cacao roasting and chocolate grinding on stone metates, plus taste an authentic historic chocolate beverage.

🔍 What to Expect

• 🍫 Historic chocolate crafting: Watch cacao roasting and grinding just like they did in the 1700s.
• ☕ Chocolate tasting: Sample a chocolate beverage prepared using traditional Mount Vernon methods.
• 🏛️ Venue: Held at Rockingham State Historic Site, a historic location tied to George Washington.
• 📅 Date and time: Runs from 11 AM to 4 PM on September 26, 2026.
• 🎟️ Free admission: You can attend without paying any entry fee.
• 🏺 Educational angle: Learn about chocolate’s role during the Revolutionary War era.
• 🤝 Sponsored by The Rockingham Association, supporting local history.

This event is a neat chance to see chocolate made the old-fashioned way and taste a piece of history right in Kingston, NJ.