Category: Great Chocolate

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

Thorntons Milk Chocolate Bar Review

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 ...

Thorntons Milk Chocolate with Pistachio

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 ...

Thorntons Dark Chocolate Bar with Macadamia Nuts Review

This bronze award-winning Dominican Republic 60% cocoa with macadamia nuts chocolate was one of five bars sent to me to trial.  I must admit that I’m not a huge fan of Thorntons chocolate but I’m always willing to have my ...

Simone Marie Belgian Chocolates in Toronto

I am passionate about chocolate, as is clear from this blog. I seek out everywhere I can to find the novel, unique, top quality and enjoyable chocolates.  Sometimes I win and sometimes I have to scrub my tongue in order ...

Super Novanta Amazzonia 90% Chocolate Bar

A friend brought this bar back from Italy for me.  She knows I love high quality chocolate and as a gift, she brought back a recommended bar. According to the packaging Super Novanta Amazzonia 90% cocoa minimum is a gourmet chocolate, ...

ChocoHolly Organic Rich Milk Chocolate Bar

At 46% cocoa, I would expect Chocoholly’s chocolate bar to have a strong chocolate flavour. Worryingly, however, the first listed ingredient is cane sugar.  So instead of putting the possibly sugary chocolate into my mouth, I did a bit of ...

Theobroma Cacao in London – A Review

Chocolate is my passion. I’ve learned a bit about it through going to lectures, reading up on it and attending educational seminars. So a trip to Theobroma Cacao who boldly claim that their shop is a place "where innovative ...

Auberge du Chocolat Filled Chocolates Review

Clearly passionate about chocolate, and glowing with pride over their sons creations, the Auberge du Chocolat folk were at the “Chocolate Unwrapped” event displaying their brand new range of boutique chocolates. I love seeing people get excited about chocolate ...

Galler Chocolate in Harrods London

I went to a Galler chocolate tasting event at the Galler concession deep inside Harrods where we tried a small number of their chocolates. Mostly, we were introduced to Galler’s wide range of solid chocolate bars. The bars vary in ...

Adam and Eve Chocolate in Toronto

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I walked in to Adam and Eve chocolates in Toronto. For sure I expected chocolate novelties of the type one finds in Ann Summers. What I didn’t expect was to find a serious ...

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