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Boehms Mocha Encores

This little box was picked up at the grocery store on sale from $8 to 4. It’s not the most unique looking, but still inviting enough, so I thought it was worth a try.

There are twenty chocolates, all individually wrapped. They have a pleasant mocha smell. Unfortunately, the outer Mocha layer reminded me [...]

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Posted by Deanna on 14 Aug 2008 at 11:08 AM in Reviews | Comments (2)

Cukrček Dark Chocolate with Teran

More chocolate from Slovenia, courtesy of Barica, our Slovenian chocolate exporting friend.

This is part of a range made by Benedict, a family run business which has been operating in Ljubljana for some fifteen years or so.

The chocolate is a 64% cocoa bar, and the label on the back of the box very kindly explains that [...]

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Posted by Simon on 13 Aug 2008 at 10:08 AM in Reviews | Comments (1)

Nestlé Heaven Dark Vanilla Truffle

We’ve reviewed a few of Nestlé’s Heaven range before and so far our reaction has been positive, so I had high hopes for this - despite the fact that it was obvious when I bought it that the picture on the packaging would have no real relation to the actual product.

So instead of the rather [...]

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Posted by Dom on 12 Aug 2008 at 11:08 AM in Reviews | Comments (4)

Lindt Hot Chocolate Flakes

Dear, sweet, darling Matthew Thorpe, he of the South Australian Lindt distribution (and generous sharing) and radio fame, gave me a couple of tins of Lindt’s new hot chocolate flakes to try. They’re available at a few selected supermarkets who recognise that not all of us want to mix up some dusty old cocoa [...]

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Posted by Kath on 11 Aug 2008 at 10:08 AM in Reviews | Comments (4)

Skelligs Mint Brittle

When the lovely people at Skelligs and Cocoa Bean sent me my box of goodies, I found this brown paper bag nestled among the more traditionally packaged treats. The tag told me that it contained a chocolate ‘bark’ (a term I have never come across before) which was a mint brittle. It also carried what [...]

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Posted by Simon on 10 Aug 2008 at 12:08 PM in Reviews | Comments (2)