Chocolate Reviews
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Review Archives
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Crymbles Fondant Creams
I always get excited when small chocolatiers contact us to tell us about what they’re doing. Last week, Kathleen Crymble from Crymble’s Confectionery did just that. She’d seen the discussion about the late, great Fry’s Five Centres on our Fry’s … -
Stainer Fjordo
This is another one of Stainer’s chocolate bars blended with herbs and spices (part of the same family as the White Chocolate with Madras Spice), and the ‘subtitle’ says it’s a speciality of Northern Europe. As you can see, it … -
Lindt Wafer
There I was, feet firmly planted in the Dark Side, feeling happy with my choice, secure with my tastes, minding my own business. Then all of a sudden my beady eyes fixated on the most sign most sought after … -
Starbucks Milk Chocolate
When I first saw this line of chocolate, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Was it just some average chocolate, parading under the Starbucks banner, for people to supplement their breakfast coffee with? I’m not a coffee drinker, so I … -
Lindt Excellence – A Touch Of Sea Salt
This bar is the usual 47% dark blend that Lindt use for the range, but it also contains tiny crystals of sea salt. 3% to be precise. Now you may not consider 3% to be a great deal of salt, but … -
Chocolates On Parade
I’m not sure if it’s just an Aussie thing or more global, but it seems like there are a lot of small-time chocolate makers who sell to other larger firms or specialty stores only for their products to be re-branded … -
Cadbury Dairy Milk Melts – Heavenly Praline
Back in May, I reviewed the “Deliciously Dark” variety of Dairy Milk Melts, so I thought it was time I to look at the rest of the range. As you can see, the format is exactly the same. Eight small bars … -
Cocoa Farm Orange Organic Dark
Cocoa Farm (www.farmbynature.com.au) is the only chocolate maker that grow their own cocoa beans in Australia and only the second Aussie manufacturer to make their chocolate direct from the cocoa bean instead of the paste (Haigh’s is the other, … -
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. … -
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% … -
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 … -
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 … -
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 … -
Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate with Raspberry Filling
Dark chocolate squares with a raspberry filling. -
Cadbury Old Gold Peppermint
The re-launched Old Gold range of Cadbury dark chocolate varieties is kicking some serious chocolate butt in the supermarket world and deservedly so. I was particularly happy to see that they have also made an Old Gold peppermint block, … -
Chocolat Factory – The Pot
This is the other item I bought from the makers of the lovely Pear & Chocolate jam I found in Spain a while back. Had my Spanish been up to scratch, I would have known that ‘crackania’ are almonds, and ‘coco’ … -
Hershey’s Cacao Reserve Single Origin
The first thing that didn’t seem right about this set was that, although it has three chocolates from different origins, they’re all different percentages cacao. Wouldn’t it make more sense to have them all the same so that you can … -
Yorkie Raisin & Biscuit
I love specialty shops. You know the kind of place. Small, independent places that you find tucked away down some back street. Usually run by a slightly mad middle-aged woman who has turned her life-long passion for crocheted bunny rabbits … -
DMC Chocolates
My links to what’s hip and groovy in the music world are hazy at best, but DMC Confectionery remind me of the rappers Run-DMC. Thankfully though, DMC Confectionery have a much larger range, more skilled and far better products. The … -
Lindt Excellence Poire Intense
After my recent spate of ‘oddball’ reviews I thought I’d pop in something a little more ‘normal’ – a Lindt bar I bought in Spain a little while ago. Another member of the ‘Intense’ range, I hadn’t seen this in the … -
Isis Luxury Royal Temptation
Isis, the premium range from Italo-Suisse, is virtually unknown Down Under. They only rang a bell in my brain because they are made by the same folk in Belgium that make the Coles Supermarkets range of chocolate blocks. … -
Hachez Bits ‘n Fits Espresso
The English language is a wonderful thing, especially when manipulated by non-native speakers (witness the hilarious engrish.com if you need to know more). Whilst in Germany some time ago (these have been languishing in a compartment of my fridge for … -
Prestat Organic Dark Chocolate
At £3.60 for an 80g bar, this is probably one of the more expensive bars I’ve purchased recently, but as with the Cocoa Tree Ginger bar which I bought at the same time, I was particularly attracted to the packaging. … -
Joseph Schmidt Spring Card Box Petites
My eye caught this box at World Market, which sells, well, world furniture, trinkets, and food. They’ve also turned out to be one of the best places to buy chocolate in Arizona. At first, I thought this was just a pretty … -
Guylian Solitaire
I’ll be honest with you right from the start – I’ve never liked the Guylian Seashells chocolates that seem to very popular gift ideas at Christmas time, Mothers Days and as ‘thank you’ presents. The icky blandness of the … -
Trapa Rhubarb & Aloe Vera White Chocolate
Spain again for this particular oddity (actually the second bar I have seen with Aloe in it, and also the second white chocolate and rhubarb combination I have tried) from the people who made the lemon & pepper bar I … -
DMC Chocolate Frogs
DMC Confectionery is based in the McLaren Vale, South Australia, an area rapidly gaining as much fame for their wines as the Barossa Valley and more besides. This picturesque part of my home state is also renowned for gourmet … -
Tesco Belgian White Chocolate Strawberries
I’ve mentioned before (at least twice) that I love freeze dried strawberries, so these were a must have buy for me. There’s something about that weird cardboardy texture that I just can’t get enough of. And these certainly look tempting. Large, … -
Hershey’s Premium Dark Chocolate Assortment
I don’t much like Hershey’s. I’ll try and be fair about them, but I’ll make this no secret. Yet their new products seem like spiders’ webs for me: they look decent enough, then turn out to be nothing special. Still, … -
Stainer Alcoholic Bars
Not long ago I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted at the door by a courier carrying a box from Italy. Yes, finally Simon from Stainer came good! Among the numerous beautifully packaged bars (and there are plenty) I found … -
Lindt Swiss Tradition Dark Collection
Regular readers of Chocablog will already know that I harbor quite the cocoa-crush on South Australian Lindt Guru, Matt Thorpe. He’s tall, cute and smart but most importantly he comes bearing Lindt products for my delight, delectation and in … -
Lindt Petits Desserts
For the first time in my life, I woke up with a chocolate hangover. That’s right – no alcohol, stupid dancing, yelling or shouting the entire pub a round of drinks was involved – just this box of Lindt … -
Pralus Le 100% Criollo
Chocolate. I think one of the amazing things about it is that there are so manh kinds that all fall under that one word. Like this bar. If you ever come across someone who doubts that chocolate is like falling … -
Cocoa Tree Ginger Organic
You can probably tell from the photograph above why this bar caught my eye. You can see the bar through the packaging and it’s absolutely packed with crystallised ginger. It must have made an impact because I bought this without … -
Rustika Dark Chocolate with Cedar
Shortly after my review of the (somewhat average) Gorenjka milk chocolate from Slovenia was published, a rather lovely thing happened. It began with a comment posted by a reader and culminated in her sending me a selection of fine … -
Peanut Butter Face-Off: Reese’s Pieces Vs M&Ms
I’ve always heard about Reese’s pieces and knew that they were powerful enough to lure ET out of the garden shed, but seeing as they’re only available in tiny and expensive little boutique choccy shops and cost a fortune, I’ve … -
Cocoa Bean Summer Collection
Here’s something a little different from the Cocoa Bean sisters – a selection of chocolate discs in a variety of flavours, hand finished and packaged in a funky little cylinder. The hand finished element comes in the wrapping. Each of the … -
Kshocolât Lemon & Pepper White Chocolate
Last time I reviewed a Kshocolât product, I wasn’t particularly complimentary. The pretentious name and the address on the packaging “Suite 64 Glasgow G51 3TR” were my first warning signals, and the chocolate itself was extremely bland. This time, I received … -
Pralus Mélissa Criollo 45%
A rich 45% milk chocolate from Pralus. -
Skelligs Brandy Plums
It’s always lovely to come across a new company making something that’s not only a little different but also delicious. Even better when that delicious chocolatey treat has a more sophisticated, darker sibling, May I present Skelligs’ Brandy Plums? Hand …