This dark chocolate is a bit flat, without the complexities of other dark chocolates and is slightly bitter but the raspberries are sour making this an interesting bar. I think dark chocolate lovers of Green & Black’s or Divine will absolutely love this bar.  Now, I did end up with seeds stuck between my teeth [...]

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Oh my dear goodness gracious me this is one heck of a dark coffee chocolate bar.  The overwhelming scent on opening this bar was one of coffee with maybe a bit of chocolate tossed in and that is certainly the taste. The chocolate here is smooth and as it melts in the mouth there is [...]

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There is nothing wrong with liking the occasional bit of Dairy Milk.  It’s my not-so-secret indulgence. This bag had my name on it – literally – for only a few days before I had it opened and munching. I always find the oily and high sugar nature of Dairy Milk in general is too much [...]

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This bar is made with a very creamy Madagascar 32% cocoa filled with dried strawberries.   What a different idea as most strawberry chocolate is made with white chocolate. This sweet chocolate has a slightly different flavour than Thorntons other milk chocolate.  It is smooth and creamy with a stronger flavour of cream.  The chocolate has [...]

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This milk chocolate bar has 38% Venezuelan chocolate with cocoa butter infused with Tonka beans. This was a bit weird for me as I used to use tonka beans in incense making. The scent of the tonka bean hit me immediately upon opening the chocolate bar with its earthy perfume.  The scent of the tonka [...]

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This 38% Venezuelan cocoa blended into a chocolate bar from a chocolate producer more often associated with low quality chocolate is a shock – a pleasant one! The chocolate is brilliantly balanced with a slight creaminess coming out over the chocolate itself.  The chocolate has been made silky smooth with none of the graininess found [...]

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I must admit that pistachio in chocolate was never a flavour I considered.  In fact, I avoided baklava for years until a friend forced me to try some when I learned I loved it A 32% Madagascar cocoa chocolate covers pistachio nuts.  The chocolate itself is silky smooth but slightly over sugared making it less [...]

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Thorntons bronze award-winning chocolate with salted macadamia nuts doesn’t seem like it should work…

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Laura Secord is a Canadian heroine and the chocolates they sell are just as iconic. I’ve got some favourites, as everyone does I’m sure, but mine come with a health warning…

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