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Lush Whip Stick Lip Balm & Sonic Death Monkey Shower Gel

Guest Chocablogger Shimrit Elisar is back with a look at some rather unusual chocolate products…

I’ve been searching for non-edible chocolate products to write about and today I got a package from Lush, with some of their best selling chocolate products. Lush are known for producing handmade cosmetics with unusual names and natural ingredients (mostly) and [...]

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Posted by Dom on 03 Jul 2009 at 10:07 AM in Reviews | Comments (2)

Green & Black’s Espresso

With the temperature here in London hitting 32°C, it’s possibly not the best time to be reviewing chocolate. But I had this sat on my desk, and I wanted to try it, so I had no other choice but to review it too.

I’m a bit of a fan of a good quality coffee flavoured chocolate, [...]

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Posted by Dom on 02 Jul 2009 at 10:07 AM in Reviews | Comments (10)

Necco Chocolate Wafers

I was a little late in discovering the existence of Necco Wafers, but once I did, I found them quite the intriguing candy, with all their old-fashioned style. It turns out that Necco (New England Confectionery company) has been making candy wafers since 1847. The Necco Wafers brand came around in 1912. Necco is more [...]

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Posted by Deanna on 01 Jul 2009 at 11:07 AM in Reviews | Comments (1)

Rausch Plantagen Selection (Part 2)

Note: You can read Deanna’s take on Rausch’s El Cuador and Puerto Cabello bars here.

Having already tasted, enjoyed and reviewed the first four lighter blocks of the Rausch Plantagen variety (cocoa solids ranging from 35% Noumean to 47% Costa Rica), it is now time to try the darker four.

These beauties include the 60% ‘Amacado’ [...]

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Posted by Kath on 30 Jun 2009 at 11:06 AM in Reviews | Comments (0)

Haute Choklet Caramel Fortune Cookie

Laurie Moroco’s company, Haute Choklet, started in the home for eight years before it was made into an official company a year ago. “Haute” meaning “high” for “fashionably elegant or high-class”. And while it still has a homemade feel, the company does go for some casually classy standards.

Chocolate-covered pretzels are their biggest item, but [...]

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Posted by Deanna on 29 Jun 2009 at 10:06 AM in Reviews | Comments (0)