Malagos Chocolate Museum

The Malagos Chocolate Museum opened its doors to the public last March 8, 2017. That is awesome chocolatey news for all Davaoenos, particularly to those chocolate lovers out there!

The museum is located at the Malagos Garden Resort in Malagos, Baguio District in Calinan, Davao City. It is said to be the first chocolate museum in the Philippines and is owned by the Puentespina known for their single origin Malagos Chocolate which was launched commercially in June 2013 and is known to be proudly Philippine made and has been garnering awards especially abroad in recent years.

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We were blessed to have been invited to the opening by Ms. Charisse Puentespina, Malagos Garden Resort managing director and the principal designer of the Malagos Chocolate Museum. She is an interior designer by profession who also designed the Subangan Museum in Mati, Davao Oriental; Mount Hamiguitan Heritage Park in San Isidro, Davao Oriental; and the Pusan Point Museum in Caraga, Davao Oriental.  She is the daughter of Mr. Roberto and Mrs. Charita Puentespina, the founders of the family-owned group of businesses.

My husband and I along with our little guy enjoyed being part of the invited guests who were the first to see, explore and learn more about Malagos chocolate and chocolates in general. It was fun to go through it as a family – the Malagos Chocolate “Tree-to-Bar” Experience.

The museum boasts interactive cacao and chocolate-related installation that is divided into four parts:

1. The Museum Section where you will learn about the wonders of the cacao and chocolate-making through infographics, AVP, audio lectures, and interactive displays.

2. The Interactive Zone where you can play games with Beanie, the Malagos Chocolate mascot.

3. The Chocolate Bar where you can enjoy all sorts of Malagos Chocolate food and drinks.

4. The Chocolate Laboratory where you can make your own chocolate.

Know more below about the famous Malagos Chocolate products and its origin …

Brochure images provided by Malagos Chocolate Museum

Chocolate lovers in Davao will surely enjoy the museum along with their families and friends. Everyone is welcome to visit and enjoy as well as educate themselves on cacao and chocolates.

 

A staff of the Malagos Chocolate Museum can guide and discuss this part of the museum to the guests. They were also able to answers relevant questions regarding the museum.

 

We toured the museum and made our own chocolates that we were able to take home!

Entrance fee is P200 per person and if you want to make your own chocolates at the Chocolate laboratory that is P400 for every 200 grams of chocolate which you can eat or take home with you.

Davaoenos, visitors – local and foreign tourists as well, can now have the Chocolate Museum and Cacao Farm tour packages being offered by Malagos Garden Resort. They also offer a three day hands-on live in good agricultural practices in cacao farming seminar for a fee. Just contact their office or the numbers given: 0916 435 08 32 | 0927 256 4890 | 082 301 1629  for all your inquiries they will be able to answer that for you. We won’t be able to answer your queries for them though so best to contact Puentespina Farms.

For more information about the Malagos Chocolate Museum, just please contact: (082) 221 1545 | 09176252467
or email them:  sales@malagoschocolate.com  or  malagossales@gmail.com.

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