Category: Top Notch Chocolate

High quality chocolate

askinosie peppermint bark
December 5, 2011

Askinosie Peppermint Bark

I can’t find much information about peppermint bark.  As a Canadian, we don’t have as much of a history of peppermint bark as it seems Americans seem to have.  I don’t remember having it around much growing up but I ...

November 24, 2011

Abanico Sea Salt Caramels

I ate half the box before I started writing this review and I’m eating another now.  I think that these are some of the best chocolates I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing in recent times.  I have a bit of ...

November 23, 2011

Dick Taylor Dominican Republic Dark Chocolate Review

Dick Taylor calls themselves "small-batch chocolate maker".  They are using "fairly traded organic cacao".  They are then hand-roasting (as in they are not relying on an automated process – they aren’t holding pans over fires!) beans then cracking, winnowing, stone ...

November 23, 2011

Dick Taylor Fleur de Sel & Dominican Republic 74%

I am a fan of the Dick Taylor range. I have no idea who Dick Taylor is but I know they treat their beans with love and the kind of attention that only microbatch makers can. I have experienced their ...

November 23, 2011

Demarquette Festive Chocolate Collection

Christmas is a time for chocolate.  Presents be damned, it is a time for chocolate and Demarquette has created some amazing chocolates for the season.  They have the Royal Merina, the Festive Caramels and these ganaches.  I really enjoy Demarquette ...

November 22, 2011

Melt Sea Salt Caramel Bar Review

I've wanted to review this award-winning bar for awhile. Ever since I saw it on the Academy of chocolate list, I've wondered... I don't rememvber it on my table but there were 60 bars each of 3 teams were going ...

November 21, 2011

Demarquette Festive Caramel Review

With 38% milk chocolate covering a caramel it is hard to know what to expect from these Demarquette festive caramels.  I’m so used to dark chocolate that these threw me for a little bit of a loop expectation-wise but a ...

November 18, 2011

Dick Taylor Ecuador Dark Chocolate Bar Review

In Arcata California is a small "craft chocolate" maker using organic beans, organic cane sugar and some of the most beautiful bar moulds I have ever seen.  Dick Taylor is a name many of you might not be familiar with ...

November 9, 2011

Demarquette Royal Merina Award Winning Chocolates

I first tried this whipped confection at a VIP event for Demarquette and instantly enjoyed it.  I cannot say I’m surprised that it is a big award winner and the award -wais proudly displayed next to it.  I know that ...

November 2, 2011

Original Beans Ganache Chocolates from Geert Vercruysse

I bought myself a small box of the Original Beans chocolates that Geert Vercruysse created for Chocolate Week.  The transfers proudly announced that for each bar a tree was planted.  If everyone switched from Cadbury’s to Original Beans we’d be ...

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