Rating 75%-79%

Forever Cacao 80% Raw Dark Chocolate

To me chocolate with a story tastes better than chocolate made with the sole purpose of making people in rich companies more money. Forever Cacao, a new and very small stone ground chocolate maker from the similarly small village of Guilsfield, Powys, Wales who have sourced what they and their cacao...

Toot Sweets Chocolate Selection Box

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to for unique chocolatiers to make a splash in the chocolate world so dominated by the big names. Lazy chocolate buyers will reach for the tried and tested offerings found in the supermarkets or whichever company manages to get top rankings in Google. But looking...

Chococo Seasonal Selection Box

You can make the finest tasting chocolates in the world, but if they’re unimaginative, presented shoddily and have an unsavoury corporate attitude then frankly the quality of your chocolates is a moot point. Thankfully Claire, Andy, the rest of the team and Chococo are jolly nice people, they make...

Hotel Chocolat Calvados Apples

Many chocolate companies will be offering the same old stuff they made last year and the year before. But you don't have to buy it, there are some absolutely wonderful Christmas chocolate treats from the likes of Hotel Chocolat.

Hotel Chocolat 66% Sambirano Valley

This bar of Purist chocolate from Hotel Chocolat comes from the fantastic Sambriano Valley region of Madagascar and offers some very fruity, sharp but beautiful flavours. It may not be as rounded as a number of other bars from own-estate makers, but it's still very good.

Grenada Chocolate Company 100%

This 100% dark chocolate bar from Grenada Chocolate company most definitely won't be for everyone. It needs to be enjoyed in small pieces very slowly. The mouth feel is sensational if you can restrain yourself.

Zotter Mitzi Blue Jazz + Blues

This is a very interesting bar of dark chocolate, but when compared to the rest of the Zotter range some may feel a touch underwhelmed given that there's no strange ingredients included.

Artisan du Chocolat Jamaica Bean To Bar

This bean to bar experiment from Gerard and his team at Artisan du Chocolat was a fantastic success and I hope it goes to show how much hard work goes into making chocolate for people. This bar was past it's best so it wouldn't be fair to judge too harshly, I thoroughly enjoyed it though.

Chocolate Marbles In A Mug

If you wanted some chocolate that not only a novelty but also high quality and moreish then these white and dark chocolate marbles from Sir Hans Sloane are some of the most interesting and delicious treats you can get.

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.

Patric Madagascar 75%

Despite being six months past its best, this bar from Patric Chocolate is still very good. There are transforming flavours and a crisp snap that would be appreciated by all fine chocolate lovers.

Bouga Cacao Physalis 77%

Despite being several months bast it's best, this 77% dark chocolate made with cocoa from Ecuador and produced in Southern France as was very nice and had some very nice, sweet and bitter flavours.

South Devon Honeycomb Chilli Chocolate

This chocolate from the South Devon chilli farm hit the sport. It uses 60% couverture chocolate as well as some honeycomb and their won chillies that they grow at the farm. Other's might not like it because it doesn't use fine chocolate, but I love it.

Potomac Chocolate Upala 70% Dark Chocolate

This bar of lighter chocolate from Potomac Chocolate certainly isn't heavy on flavour, but it is mild, clean and very enjoyable. It's certainly not as heavy on the pallet as the 82% version. I do suggest that if you get the chance to try some then you should give this bar a go and compare it to the darker one.

Co Coa Raw Chocolate With Goji Berries

For me to like raw chocolate it mustn't taste like raw chocolate. Although there was the very slightest ammonia edge to it, I still very much enjoyed it. The goji berries were a touch extreme, but it'd be nice to try it with other inclusions.

Ginger Truffles

It's a shame that you can't buy these online any more, but they were lovely, soft, creamy and full of flavour. Hopefully they'll change their website soon. But I fear they're just wholesaling now.

Chocolate Society Hokey Pokey

One of most favourite confectionery is chocolate covered honeycomb. I know big companies make it, but I doubt any would make it as well as this.

Devnaa Limited Edition Honey & Cardamom Fudge

Devnaa never fail to surprise me with how wonderful their chocolate is. The flavours are mild but sufficient to give you a clear, smooth taste that doesn't dominate your senses. They just produce fantastic Indian-inspired confectionery.

The Grown Up Chocolate Company Crunchy Praline Wonder Bar

This Crunchy Praline Wonder Bar from The Grown Up Chocolate Company actually surprised me a great deal. It had some flavour but not an excessive amount of sweetness that made it very enjoyable.

Daintree Estates Dark Chocolate

Yes you can make chocolate in Australia, and damn good chocolate for that.It was very raw and under-ripe but was very interesting too.

Hortons Chocolate Rum Cake

If you love rum cake then you really have to try the original from Horton's in Bermuda

Chococo Christmas Crackle Tree

If you think deeply about this Christmas chocolate Christmas tree then you'll see how they've managed to combine so many different elements that should be appreciated: flavour, appearance and frivolity.

Chilli Con Choccy Hot Chocolate

If its cold, you've got a headache or just generally stressed then reach for the Jaz and Juls hot chocolate to blow away that dark cloud hanging over you. This stuff is hot and spicy, but very enjoyable.

Yeast Beast From Montezumas

If you wanted to surprise someone with some unusual truffles then look no-further than these. The good thing is that people who really don't like Marmite won't find them too strong - so you won't get into too much trouble!

Artisan du Chocolat Panama 70% Bar

Very much like the general wonderful chocolate that Artisan du Chocolat create. Somehow they manage to produce chocolate with great character and intrigue.

Hotel Chocolat The Chocolate Tasting Club

Variety is the spice of life they say. But even selection boxes can be boring. But when you get them in the form of a Tasting Club box of chocolates then you can't go wrong.

Thorntons Bakewell Tart

If you love sweet, flavoured milk chocolate that you can easily get hold of, then you've got to try this Bakewell Tart milk chocolate bar from Thorntons.

Rococo Crystallised Ginger 65%

Do you like chocolate that only has the mildest of flavours but still has personality? If you do then you should really try this one out from Rococo.

Artisan du Chocolat Costa Rica 72%

Another example of beautiful chocolate made with cacao from Costa Rica, this one had a lovely variety of flavours through out the melt. If you're near one of their stores and like chocolate with personality then try it.

Amedei Toscano Red

Amedei are supposed to make awesome stuff. But trying this Toscano Red just proved that you can't please someone all the time. Some people will absolutely love its intense fruit flavours, but I just didn't.

Zotter Congo 65%

For those of you chocoholics that love to try something which is just a little bit different, but not as far out as the Zotter funky stuff, then this really should be one for you to try.

Double Dipped Honey Crunch from Good Kind of Food

Far too often honeycomb confectionery can be too sweet. Thankfully this from Good Kind of Food had a more bitter, earthy side to it.

Thorntons Cloudly Lemonade White Chocolate

When one things of white chocolate I'm sure many would think of an intense sugar and vanilla flavour. But with this bar that combination of flavours is kept to a minimum. Instead there is a fresh earthiness to it which was very pleasant.

pourtoi Handmade Chocolate Cookies

You know you’re having a good day when a very heavy box containing ten chocolate cookies are delivered to you. The problem is that I’m too damn distracted by them to actually type anything more … OK, now I’ve finished the first one I’ll continue. My biggest downfall isn’t...

Rococo Mixed Chocolates Medium Ballotin Box

Rococo are absolutely fantastic chocolatiers and if you ever get a chance to try their chocolates then you most certainly should do!

Soma Chocolate 70% Chuao

This Soma 70% dark chocolate bar is made out of cacao from the well-renowned village of Chuao in Venezuela. It's supposed to be produce some of the finest cacao in the world. That may be the case, but this wasn't the finest bar of chocolate.

Fudge Fancies Selection Box

Sometimes in life you just find something completley different and which you had found them before. And that's most certainly the case with these chocolate fudge petits fours which were totally fantastic. If you like fudge, I'm sure you'll love these!

The Chocolate Wizard Selection

These chocolates are a wonderful creation for someone so young. Without going over the top, David has done a great job with these ganaches and if there is anyone who can help him some more coverage that would be great.

Michel Cluizel Noir Au Grue de Cacao

Michel Cluizel has produced a delightful and relaxed bar of chocolate that can easily be enjoyed by the masses. There's no fine, complex flavours just a strange combination of distinctive ones.

Sunshine and Butterflies Limited Edition Selection Box

I wonderful alternative to the high street selection boxes. These are definitely worth trying - not only because they taste great, but also because you're helping the little guys.

Zokoko Alto Beni 68% Dark Chocolate

This is a truly wonderful bar of chocolate from Zokoko who are chocolate makers in Australia.

Gü Chocolate Ganache After Noon Pots

Forget the calories and dive in. You only live once so why don't you just spend it doing stuff you love? Start here and you never know what you'll end up doing!

Pierre Marcolini 85% Dark Chocolate From Peru

This is my first bar I've tried from Pierre Marcolini and comes from the Alto Piura region of northern Peru. The aroma was sensational whilst the flavour had decent honey notes but was a touch dry.

Chocolate Kirsch Cherries From Montezuma’s

I just loved these chocolate-coated kirsch cherries. Montezuma's have created a delightful fruity chocolate treat for hot summer days. If you get the chance, go to the park with some Champagne or other tipple, and a box, or two, full of these and just while a couple of hours reading a good book or just watching the world go by!

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