Archive for January, 2008

Add Chocablog on Facebook

Did you know you can now add Chocablog on Facebook? All you need to do is click here, and click ‘Become a fan’.

Our Facebook page is really just a new way of subscribing to Chocablog and keeping up to date with every post. But it also features chocolate galleries (yes, really!) and lets you connect [...]

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Posted by Dom on 27 Jan 2008 at 05:01 PM in Misc | Comments (1)

Montezuma’s Sweet Paprika & Strawberry Milk Chocolate

This bar arrived in the post earlier this week - not a sample from the manufacturer, but a gift from my sister with a note saying “I saw this and thought of you”. I do love this job sometimes.

At first glance, the packaging is quite eye catching, but doesn’t quite hit the mark on closer [...]

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Posted by Dom on 25 Jan 2008 at 10:01 AM in Reviews | Comments (2)

Chocster Awards: Readers Choice

If you’re a long term Chocablog reader, you may remember that last year we had our own little award ceremony - The Chocsters - to coincide with The Oscars.

This year, we’re planning on doing the same (barring some kind of weird international Chocolate makers strike), but we wanted to give you a chance to have [...]

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Posted by Dom on 24 Jan 2008 at 10:01 AM in Misc | Comments (0)

Amano Madagascar & Ocumare

These chocolates were sent to us by Art Pollard of Amano Chocolate.

I was going to review them separately, but they’re so similar I thought I’d review them together. They’re both 56g bars of solid, 70% dark chocolate. The only difference is the origin of the cacao beans used.

But make no mistake, this is proper chocolate. [...]

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Posted by Dom on 23 Jan 2008 at 12:01 PM in Reviews | Comments (4)

M&S Organic Fairtrade Milk Chocolate With Cinnamon, Coriander & Nutmeg

We’ve all seen the adverts on TV “This isn’t just any (insert name of food), this is Marks & Spencer (whatever)”. Well, this is Marks & Spencer 36% organic Fairtrade cocoa milk chocolate made from beans grown in Peru and Panama. If this chocolate were a dog it would be a pedigree pooch alright [...]

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Posted by Simon on 22 Jan 2008 at 12:01 PM in Reviews | Comments (0)