I had the good fortune of getting three of Paul Wayne Gregory’s chocolates.  One mint, one sea salted caramel and one raspberry.

The mint chocolate was a nice with a very green mint flavour mixed in to the chocolate ganache.  The flavour I prefer is that of a fresh green mint and this was slightly on the synthetic side for me for some reason.  I cannot say if there was real mint or mint oil used but regardless I did enjoy it but did not finish it.

The sea salted caramel was too salty for me.  I’m sure it is brilliant for some and probably developed to be the perfect balance but for me the salt was too much. It didn’t get finished. ***UPDATE*** Tried one at the Chocolate Festival and chatted to Paul about it and he said it was not representative and on trying both the lollipop and a truffle I can say it was not. They are LOVELY!

The raspberry was the one I love love loved. I am a huge sea salt caramel fan but this raspberry had it beat.  The chocolate was fab and the filling brilliant!  I’d eat a box of these – I wish I could!!

This lovely box of minty chocolate goodness has 4 different types of mint chocolate in it.  There are traditional mint fondant patties, a mint fondant ball topped with a crystallised mint leaf on it, a white chocolate mint chocolate with mint milk chocolate mousse filling and a solid mint chocolate with crispies in it.

This box is stuffed with chocolate and so is a good solid weight.  This also protects the chocolate in it, as does the thickness of the chocolate shell of each chocolate.  The chocolate is a moderate quality and the strong mint flavour really covers up much of the chocolate flavour.

The mint patty has a lovely creamy mint filling.  Perfect and quintessential this was the first chocolate I tried.  The next was the one with the crystallised mint leaf on top.  This also had a creamy fondant centre with a thick chocolate shell.  I then tried the white chocolate with the chocolate coffee bean on top.  I ate the bean first which had a strong coffee flavour and then munched the mint white chocolate with mint milk chocolate centre.  That was lovely.  Finally I had the solid mint chocolate with crisp mint pieces.

I loved the box and had to share it I enjoyed it so much.  I think I should have just kept it to myself but when you find something yummy, you have to share it!