Chocolate Reviews
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Review Archives
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Yarra Valley Chocolate Swirl
I was in the department store David Jones on a sweltering 39C day and, in air-conditioned comfort happened to ‘find’ myself in their gourmet food hall’s chocolate section. Admittedly what attracted me initially was the similarity to those Hotel Chocolat type … -
Venchi ‘Cuba’ Praline Cigar
Here’s something a little unusual, and certainly one up on the sweet cigarettes we used to have as kids. One hundred grams of dark and milk chocolate with a praline filling, made by Venchi (purveyors of inedible Absinthe chocolate). Certainly … -
Hotel Chocolat Pretty In Pink Goody Bag
Taking a step up from the Caramel Sweethearts, we have this Valentine’s offering from Hotel Chocolat. A pink “goody bag” packed with chocolatey delights. In no particular order, we have: “Selection of the Season” Chocolates This small tray contains six heart shaped, … -
Lindt Excellence 99% Noir Absolu
I went through the chocolate stash, and put a challenge to the family today: “Here’s your choice, now what will we pick to taste today?” Oldest son has been nagging for months to try the Lindt 99% that we found … -
Rococo Artisan Bar With Cinnamon
Here’s an interesting little bar from Waitrose. I bought it because it’s plain white wrapper stood out amongst all the brightly coloured bars on the shelf. The packaging itself is a bit weird – a rather strangely decorated sheet of white … -
The Chocolate Traveler International Collection
Here’s one of those curious things that you just have to try when you find it sitting on a shelf somewhere. Each of these three tins is supposed to imitate a dessert from a different country, in white, milk, and … -
Ferrero Rondnoir
Here at Chocablog, we don’t have many rules. One is that everything we review should be chocolatey, and the second is that we try not to repeat each other by reviewing the same thing twice. Usually that just means doing a … -
Menz Choccy Froggys
Today must be silly day. A day for leaping with delight at the thought of hopping into some frogs. But not quite as the French might. Menz have been making confectionary in Adelaide for a long time – roughly forever. They … -
Cadbury Allora
This may sound a little odd for someone in my position, but I can’t remember the last time I ate a Cadbury’s chocolate bar. Our Dom seems to be Mr. Dairy Milk and I sit contentedly at the other end … -
Emily’s Cherry Hazelnuts and Cranberry Almonds
Continuing with Emily’s Chocolates, we have these two red boxes. The first is half cherries and half hazelnuts; the second is half cranberries and half almonds. They’re all covered in a sweet dark chocolate with a vanilla flavor this time. … -
Hotel Chocolat Caramel Sweethearts
Well Valentine’s Day is coming up again and that can only mean more weird and wonderful creations from Hotel Chocolat! I’m starting with the simplest of the three sample products they’ve sent us this year. Caramel Sweethearts are “two-bite” pieces of … -
Camaya 60% Dark Chocolate Slab With Cashew & Sesame
Strange how we Chocabloggers seem to hit ‘runs’ of certain ingredients. Rather like the old cliché about buses, we wait ages for one and then several arrive all at once. Well here we are with another sesame – related chocolate … -
KitKat Dark
There is a god after all. I’ve pontificated on before about the wonders of dark chocolate and yet I’ve always been partial to the odd KitKat or seven. Classic or chunky, they’re both good but to see it now available … -
Nuggs Mango & Cardamom Milk Chocolate Slab
I came across this bar while browsing in a branch of Oil & Vinegar, wherein I was very pleased to discover a number of unusual chocolatey products. There were a number of Nuggs bars available, but I chose this one because … -
Newman’s Chilli Bites
Christmas was a pretty quiet affair this year, and I even asked that Santa not bother paying me a visit – I’m old enough now to have the things I need, and can afford the things I want when I … -
Emily’s Chocolate Pecans and Graham Crackers
When I received a package from Emily’s Chocolates with four (I’ll get to the other two next time) of their offerings, I naturally started to open one of them to see if I could get away with some tasting before … -
Cadbury Luxury Selection 72%
Here at Chocablog there’s been an awful lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth about Cadbury’s and their tendency to punt out the same old safe as houses CDM, but with some new ‘other’ ingredient thrown in to create something … -
Waitrose Belgian Chocolate Amaretto Cherry Dragées
According to the packaging: “The term dragée (from the french to dredge or sprinkle) describes the painstaking process of creating a coating layer by layer. Since only the very best will do, these dragées have been made for Waitrose by … -
Wedel Chałwa Królewska
A week or so before Christmas I went off to our local Vietnamese butcher. The Vietnamese butcher is an off-shoot of the local Vietnamese baker (logical, innit?), and along with really good choice and good customer service they have good … -
Gü Chocs Liquid Caramel
I picked these up in Waitrose just before Christmas as I was looking for something new to try. The simple black box managed to stand out amongst all the festive goodies on the chocolate shelf, so I thought I’d give … -
Delaviuda Chocolate Leche Truffles
You don’t come across much Spanish chocolate in the U.S., or maybe in any country, even if they are the ones credited with “discovering” chocolate. This company is named Delaviuda “Of the Widow” because after Manuel Lopez died in 1927, … -
Lir Hand Finished Luxury Chocolates
Christmas – a time for giving. Then, when the giving is over, it’s a time for retailers to offload all their unsold stock. Yes, even chocolate gets the sales treatment. What we have here are seven different chocolates – two white, … -
Tesco Wild & Whippy
Sometimes I start off with the best of intentions, but when it comes to the crunch (or the chew), my actions don’t quite live up to my own ideals. For instance, this lonely looking little bar of chocolate was once part … -
Republic of Tea Spicy Chocolate Mint
When I bought this, I actually thought it was hot chocolate. It wasn’t until I got home that I saw the teapot on the front. And I thought I had examined it fairly carefully. At least I was right about … -
Orion Margot
Meet Margot. Margot comes from Slovenia, and to look at her you’d think she was a chocolate bar, but Margot has a little secret. Margot is actually a soya bar with coconut ‘coated with dark compound’. Not so appetising now, … -
Cocoa Farm Shiraz Chocolate Wine Barrels
Now that we’ve had the recent Cocoa Farm query cleared up, let’s get on to more interesting and important matters, such as their new Shiraz chocolate wine barrels. Cocoa Farm is rapidly becoming known as THE chocolatier in Australia who … -
Stabucks Gingerbread Latte Truffles
Gingerbread cookies always seem to be a bit Christmassy to me than mint flavored candy canes. They are equally “holiday”, but mint itself is around all year. For me, gingerbread only comes in once a year. Quite naturally then, I found … -
Kinnerton Luxury Dark Chocolate
Back in December I brought the chaps home from cricket, and picked up a screw through a back tyre of the car. Of course we didn’t find this until Saturday afternoon when leaving out for a Christmas function: “What’s that … -
Fazer Vodka Cranberry Liqueur Fills
Fazer are (perhaps) the best known Finnish chocolate company. In my pre-Chocablog days I have bought Fazer chocolate while in Finland, but I have never seen these liqueurs before. I picked these up in a TK Maxx, of all places … -
Lindt Pralinés Noirs
There’s only one thing better I like seeing than chocolates on special and in large quantities, like this: …is when I see this, something entirely new from Lindt. In this case it is a gorgeous looking box of Pralinés Noirs … -
William Curley Toasted Sesame Chocolate
Earlier this year I was chatting to a chef about chocolate (as you do) and he mentioned William Curley’s name, saying that he had a bit of a reputation as a chocolatier. Jump forward in time a few months and … -
Lindt Lindor Ball Selection
Lindt is a regular feature here on Chocablog, but I’d never clapped eyes on such a large box of them before – 400g and just in time for Christmas. Surely this was the ideal time to shout myself a … -
Amano Jembrana
Back in January, Dom reviewed Amano’s Madagascar and Ocumare bars. They’ve just introduced this limited edition bar from southwestern Bali, so they sent me a couple to sample. Under the shiny sleek box and gold wrapper, the chocolate is a … -
Whittakers Toasted Coconut Slab
Take pity on my poor little sister. She’s living in Germany and pining, dreaming, of Cadbury Coconut Rough. Without thinking, I said “No problem, that’s available in EVERY supermarket in Australia, I’ll post some to you”. Foolish words. Searching high and … -
Ryelands Smooth Milk Chocolate
In case you hadn’t noticed, the world is currently freefalling into economic oblivion, and shops everywhere are desperate to get us to buy their stuff. Supermarkets in particular are packed with special offers and cheap, own-brand products. Tesco is no exception, … -
Chopin Chocoates, Doha: Part 2
Tasting Time! Having been dazzled by the displays at Chopin’s Al Saad branch, it was time to sit down and taste a few of their offerings. I was given three chocolates to try, all of which turned out to be milk not … -
Thorntons Dark Chocolate With Balsamic
In almost two years of reviewing chocolate, I don’t think I have ever tackled anything from Thorntons, but when I saw this bar, I just had to give it a go. Not only is it 75% cocoa, nor is it … -
Cadbury Eight Moments
It is always too easy to mock and dismiss Cadbury chocolate as it’s been around forever, is always affordable, predictable, safe and reliable and has about as much personality and flavour thrills as a bathroom tile. Therefore, I wasn’t too excited … -
Camille Bloch Torino
This is another from the stable of Camille Bloch and the European vacation. Just like the Camille Bloch Kirsch, this was bought at a small Swiss railway station, when we had a bit of time to kill. Unlike the Kirsch, this … -
The ChocolateSmith Petite Melange
This is a twelve-piece box from Santa Fe based chocolatier The ChocolateSmith. All of these are made with dark chocolate, with the Sierra Blanca having a white chocolate top. Rosemary Marcona Almond Round I was eager to try this after reading about …