Monthly Archives: August 2010

Hotel Chocolat Purist 90% Dark Extreme Caramels

I first tried these caramels at the Hotel Chocolat event I attended and boy were they different. The 90% seemed an unlikely candidate for a sweet caramel filling although the Ecuadorian chocolate should have been a fruity counterpoint I ...

Saxon Chocolates Maple Chocolate

Yes, that’s right, white chocolate with real pure maple sugar! My goodness this is like sugar with flavoured with sugar. Wow. I think I’m never going to sleep again. In fact I think I’ll clean my house, garden and maybe ...

Gu Liquid Caramel Chocolates

Boasting no salt at all and with the illustrious name of Gu emblazoned across the front of the box with a delicious looking chocolate, its caramel oozing from the shell, this box and it’s small cargo held all the promises ...

Moroco Chocolat – The Unauthorised Review

This review is illicit. That’s right – it’s forbidden. Just by reading it you could be part of the conspiracy. It’s risky and so unless you’re ready to defy “her” you’d best change to a different review now. Why is this ...

Interview with Damian Allsop of Damian Allsop Chocolate

Interviewing Damian Allsop was a real pleasure.  You can tell he has a passion for chocolate and importantly MILK FREE CHOCOLATE.  Yep – all you lactose intolerant people can have some of the finest chocolates available from this lovely man.  ...

Manjari 64% Pur Madagascar from Valrhona

For some reason the Valrhona chocolate I have been exposed to has all been of questionable quality but this bar... dear goodness gracious me it is heaven. At 64% this is not a light bar but it isn’t a heavily dark ...

Ubuntu Chocolates

I have to admit that being the geek that I am I initially thought the people behind the OS decided to take the next logical step after building an operating system based on UNIX and gone into chocolate. Wandering over ...

Hotel Chocolat Salted Butter Caramel

I picked up some of these when I had some rare spare time to shop in a town centre and thought I’d give them a try. Sporting the new Union Jack-esque decoration with the HC logo seal in yellow ...

Macallan Whisky and Artsan du Chocolat Whisky and Chocolate Pairing Event

A little while ago I went to a whisky and chocolate pairing. I’m not a big whisky drinker as I always saw it as a very unfeminine, masculine drink. The few tastings I have been to including the ...

Soma Chocolates Single Origin Filled Chocolate Review

I love Soma chocolate.  They hold themselves up to be one of the world's best chocolate makers whether they realise it or not.  They design and create awesone chocolate and if you don't try it you're a fool.  I give ...