Comments on: Cocopia Salted Caramel Truffles

By: Cocopia_Man

Cocopia_Man — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:26:00 +0000

Look out for the new lemon Torte flavour too. Replacing the Pistachio Mousse and Black Forest.

By: Lillian

Lillian — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:00:38 +0000

Hurray!!!
I hope they will be stocked in my Oxford Tesco store – I’m ready to purchase…

By: Cocopia_Man

Cocopia_Man — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:43:01 +0000

These will be coming out again after July.

By: Lillian

Lillian — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:20:22 +0000

I love these ones and bought them regularly from my local Tesco store in Oxford. To my great disappointment, Tesco in Oxford is no longer stocking these and I wonder if it is possible to order them online?

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:35:56 +0000

Having tried these, I have to agree. The raspberry and caramel ones are very good too.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:18:02 +0000

Mmmm, chocolate caramel bars, it doesn't get much better than that. Thankfully these sound better than those fairly awful Cadbury caramel eggs! - The Peanut Butter Boy

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:18:29 +0000

I’d say that for an ‘own brand’ Tesco have done pretty well here. The thickness of the shells is very Hotel Chocolat in style, and I found the quality of the chocolate itself to be pretty good, and provided yo udon’t chomp all of the chooclate at once, it’s entirely possible to enjoy the filling for what it is.
Of course they can never beat artisanal chocolate products, because they’re never going to be in the same league, but in a UK supermarket environment these would stand out as being a cut above the usual offerings.
As for the packaging, well I’ve seen much more expensive products packaged in similar ways – indeed, some of the more expensive European bars come in nothing more complex than a cardboard sleeve. Bear in mind that these are taster boxes – the ‘real’ selections come in much fancier packaging, which is reflected in the higher price one pays for the bigger boxes. I think simplifying the packaging to keep the price down (and show the customer what they’re getting) is a fairly shrewd move on Tesco’s part.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:30:56 +0000

Honestly, do you think these are a top brand? I consider the best kind of brand to be an artisanal confectioner, which every major city usually has several of (at least here in the US – perhaps you have even more!) As you mentioned, the shells on these caramel/truffles are so thick, they really overwhelm the caramel. And just based on your pictures (I couldn’t get much info from their website) the packaging really doesn’t impress me either: plastic candy tray inside a clear plastic lid just doesn’t say top shelf to me.

Thoughts?