Category: Great Chocolate

Great chocolate – not as good as high quality, but better than most

Gorvett and Stone Chocolate Covered Cinder Toffee

I love cinder toffee only I call it honeycomb. I’ve loved it since I was a kid only my teeth certainly have not. After a crown and facing another you’d think I’d be unlikely to make the assay ...

Damian Allsop Muscovado Caramel Chocolate Balls Review

I don’t get enough of a chance to review Damian Allsop chocolates. He is a really nice guy and I wish there were more chocolate festivals so I could buy more of his chocolates. On this occasion, however, ...

Co Couture Champagne Truffle Review

Champagne is perhaps the ultimate indulgence and by extension so is a champagne truffle. These champagne truffles led me on an adventure. One part of the adventure was finding a box which I almost bought, which were well past their ...

Artisan du Chocolat Orchid & Orange Blossom

Flowers are something I’m allergic to. They are beautiful but unless bred for lack of pollen I get hayfever and become seriously unwell. So you can imagine that while I love flowers, I do tend to avoid them. ...

Artisan Chocolat Black Cardamom Dark Chocolate Bar

We find out why this black cardamom chocolate bar has the mask of Tutankhamen on it – apparently it was the favourite spice of Cleopatra who bathed in it and burnt it to welcome lovers. I’d argue that make ...

Artisan Chocolat Dark Chocolate Mole Chili Fusion Bar

According to the back of this Mole Chili Chocolate Bar, Mole isn’t just chilli. In fact, apparently it was invented in the 17th century by nuns in Mexico. They made it from dried chiles, ground nits, ground tortilla, ...

Artisan Chocolat Caffe e Latte Milk Chocolate Caffe Bar

This bar greets you with the distinctive coffee scent, tinged with fatty milk as soon as you open it up. The plastic covering of the bar which has sealed it unlocks the scent and flavour promise of this bar ...

Artisan du Chocolat Lumi Milk Chocolate Fusion Bar

With 40% cocoa and a promise of dark and deeply scented ripe limes, this bar in its decorated box reminiscent of Middle Eastern art, the first ingredient of “cane sugar” did worry me somewhat. As a person who likes ...

Scharffen Berger Nibbly Dark Chocolate and Roasted Nibs

While in San Francisco, I had the luck of going to the Scharffen Berger shop in the Ferry Building. It was a nice walk on a lovely day and so I spent some time investigating chocolate shops. The ...

Hotel Chocolat Your Eggsellency Easter Egg Review

I seem to be a bit of a sucker for Hotel Chocolat and trust them far too much with my palette. Not only am I picky with my “no squidgy raisins” and similar food restrictions, I tend to favour ...

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