Azores Essentials
Other Tastings
We love taste and experience and the archipelago has a lot to offer beyond teas to honey and waters. Please see below for our other tastings and experiences.
Honey tastings
Go on a voyage through the archipelago tasting both exquisite monofloral honeys that come from our rich heritage of native and introduced plants and the wide variety of distinct flavours offered by the multifloral honeys from different islands that represent the flora of the islands. This translates into different profiles and typify our small-scale producers, some of which produce just a few kg of honey per year that we are incredibly lucky to be able to offer. This includes honeys from certified beekeepers from the smallest islands of the archipelago and biological honeys. All served with a light snack including various bee products and Azorean white tea.
Duration (complete version): 2 - 3 hours
Cost: For 1-2 people, € 90 and € 40 per person above 2 people
We also offer this as a reduced version featuring six honeys and the snack, tea and a honey liqueur that lasts for 1 - 1.5 hours.
Cost: For 1-2 people, € 70 and € 30 per person above 2 people
Water tastings
Water comes out of the tap right? Well it does but that is only part of the story. We are blessed in the Furnas hydropolis with a plethora of drinkable waters that are all different in terms of carbonation, mineralisation and temperature. Enjoy a tour of our natural water sources learning about the chemistry and current and historical use of the mineral and thermal waters on the tour, finishing with teas made from some of the waters that will change your idea of tea and water! Open your mind to a different world of water!
Short version with 5 waters and a thermal tea
Duration: 1.5 hours
Cost: For 1-2 people, € 75 and € 30 per person above 2 people
Full version with 9 waters and a thermal tea and a snack
Duration: 2.5 - 3 hours
Cost: For 1-2 people, € 100 and € 40 per person above 2 people
(note: water tastings start at 9.30AM October - March and at 8.30AM, April - October)
Geo Time Capsule
Come on a journey through the Caldeiras with us to learn about the history of the traditional use of geothermal resources in Furnas. Taste the natural mineral waters with a qualified water taster, learn about their origin and cook your own food in the hot springs to be enjoyed with a thermal tea.
Contact us for more details and to arrange your experience. This is a fully immersive experience, ideal if you have kids who want to get involved with everything!
Duration: 3-4 hours
Cost: For 1-4 people € 200 and € 40 per person above 4 people
(note: Geo Time Capsules start at 9.30AM October - March and at 8.30AM, April - October)
