Welcome. We test the best and the worst that both small chocolatiers and international companies have to offer. All reviews are completely unbiased regardless of whether we are sent the products or buy ourselves, or whether we have an advertising relationship with the supplier. That is our guarantee and our promise. And now I'm on a mission to review all the different types of chocolate pizzas possible - as a nice distraction from all the serious chocolate on here..

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Demarquette Royal Merina Ganaches
Demarquette Royal Merin...
There can be few more memorable chocolate experiences this year than these sublime dark chocolate ganaches from Marc Demarquette. The flavours roll around, but aren't too dark. They're rich, creamy and elegant.
Pierre Marcolini Selection Box
Pierre Marcolini Select...
In terms of the overall experience, this chocolate selection box has to be the best of 2011.
Geert Vercruysse Selection
Geert Vercruysse Select...
Undoubtably one of my chocolate highlights of 2010. If you ever get the chance to try a Geert Vercruysse Selection I can assure you, you won't regret it!
Paul A. Young Chateau Civrac 2006 Ganache Grapes
Paul A. Young Chateau C...
These Paul A. Young Chaeau Civrac 2006 Ganache Grapes are utterly fantastic. I don't have a price, but at least visit his shops to have a look.
Friis Holm Chuno 70%
Friis Holm Chuno 70%
The Friis Holm Chuno 70% bar has got to be one of my most favourite of all time.
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El Ceibo 75% Dark Chocolate

El Ceibo 75% Dark Chocolat...

I think Chloe Doutre-Roussel and the team in Bolivia have done a truly outstanding job with this bar of 75% Bolivian dark chocolate as it's perhaps my favourite of the year.
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Soma Chocolate Dancing In Your Head

Soma Chocolate Dancing In ...

This blended bar from Soma Chocolate wasn't as fantastic as Judith had suggested to me, or perhaps it was another of their bars? Although I still found it enjoyable and much better than much of the chocolate I've reviewed in teh last week.
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Comptoir du Cacao Coconut White Chocolate

Comptoir du Cacao Coconut ...

This is a strange affair. Not only do not recall buying this bar of white chocolate with coconut pralinés feuilletés by Comptoir du Cacao but I’m not entirely sure if I like it or not. Logic says I shouldn’t. Hazelnut praline, white chocolate and coconut are three of my least favourite ways to enjoy chocolate. On further research I must have bought it at Salon du Chocolat last year...
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Daniel Jones Tonka Bean

Daniel Jones Tonka Bean

As a chocolate bar from a little-known chocolatier it's actually very good and compares favourably to the one produced by Thorntons. It may be more than twice the price of that bar too, but I feel it's worth it.
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Charles Chocolatier 70% Tablette

Charles Chocolatier 70% Ta...

This is quite possibly one of the most dull and uninteresting bars of dark chocolate I have ever had. There's no aroma and almost no flavour. There's a reason why mass-market chocolate companies use West African cocoa - because it's cheap.
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Thornton’s Lightly Salted Pistachio

Thornton’s Lightly S...

Many people may criticise Thorntons for their chocolate, but my view is that the blocks are vastly better than the novelty chocolate stuff they sell and even the most pretentious chocolate aficionado would actually like this bar.
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Stainer Peperoncino Scotch Bonnet Con Rum

Stainer Peperoncino Scotch...

To be honest I didn't know what to expect. Thinking about it, it should have been a more interesting bar of chocolate. In fact it was actually very boring. Rum is fantastic and chilli chocolate often lovely, but put together the flavours didn't work well together.
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This blog mostly features the best fine and gourmet products from artisan chocolatiers such as Amedei, Amano, Beschle, Domori, Mast Brothers, Michel Cluizel, Paul A. Young, Pralus, Valrhona and Venchi but we also do reviews of other good, but perhaps not so well-known companies as Booja Booja, Charbonnel et Walker and Hotel Chocolat as well as popular chocoaltes such as Galaxy Counters. I also look at gifts and experiences such as chocolate making workshops, but as they cost a fair amount I don't get to go on enough of them.