Tag Archives: Seed & Bean

Seed and Bean Mint Dark Chocolate Bar Review

As a winner of a Good Taste Award, I expected a lot of this bar.  Assuming all bars I tried were entered and this alone won a gold, I was curious what kind of solid mint won gold.  As a ...

Seed and Bean Chilli and Lime Dark Chocolate Bar Review

Chilli is something of a fashion in chocolate of late.  There is a theme of going back to the way the Mayans had their chocolate around but frankly I like my chocolate roasted, well refined, conched & tempered.  Nonetheless there ...

Seed and Bean Mandarin and Ginger Dark Chocolate Bar Review

Mandarins are those bright orange balls of joy I always got in the toe of my stocking.  That was always *my* mandarin.  I didn’t have to share, I didn’t have to give any of it up – it was all ...

Seed and Bean Pumpkin Seeds and Hemp Oil Chocolate Bar Review

Pumpkin seeds are a super food.  I need to get healthy.  Therefore eating this chocolate is like getting healthy therefore this is a health bar.  EXCELLENT!  Just what I needed. I’m not sure about the hemp though – hemp is made ...

Seed and Bean Coconut and Raspberry Chocolate Bar Review

This was a bit of a scary bar for me.  I don’t know why but I’ve never liked coconut.  When friends were thrilled about the flavour of the nut, I avoided it.  I found the feel of it in my ...

Seed and Bean Cornish Sea Salt Extra Dark Chocolate Bar Review

Dark chocolate is loved by chocolate aficionados because the flavours come more distinctly through and compliment the flavour of the roasted bean which comes through.  It is like wine – chocolate lovers who are passionate about the flavours of chocolate ...

Seed and Bean Extra Dark Chocolate Bar Review

I think taste is immensely personal.  What I like you may hate and what I hate you may love.  I think that dark chocolate is also immensely personal. All too often the beans are over-roasted and there is a bitterness ...

Seed and Bean Cornish Cream Caramel Milk Chocolate Bar Review

Ah Cornwall and Cornish cream – or more specifically – Cornish clotted cream.  I cannot count the number of times clotted cream from Cornwall has been a proud incredient in fudge or chocolate or toffee or whatever.  It seems those ...

Seed and Bean Rich Milk Chocolate Bar Review

I am a milk chocolate fan.  I love the really high quality milk chocolate.  In fact, Hotel Chocolat has a delightful slightly darker milk chocolate.  Cocoa solids (37% here) don’t determine a good dark or milk chocolate but it is ...

Seed and Bean Lemon and Poppy Seeds White Chocolate Bar Review

Have you ever had one of those moments where you were either elated by the flavour of something you are or so reviled by it you thought you’d never put anything in there ever again and would just be fed ...

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