Diamond Jubilee inspires British chocolatiers’ creativity
As you might have noticed, 2012 is the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics – a big year for Britain. Across the chocolate world, a wave of patriotic creativity is...
View Article2013’s Valentine’s Day Chocolates
Alongside red roses, chocolate has become the iconic gift for Valentine’s Day. Chocolatier.co.uk surveyed the Valentine’s Day chocolate scene to see what was out there this year. Whether you’re looking...
View ArticleCompetition: Win House of Dorchester’s Coronation Praline Chocolate Crowns
IT’s the 50th anniversary of House of Dorchester and the British chocolatiers want you to join in the celebrations! The company can trace its history all the way back to 1963 when they first opened...
View ArticleCompetition: Win House of Dorchester Marc de Champagne Truffles
Just in time for Valentine’s Day is this competition where you can win a box of delicious Marc De Champagne truffles. Kindly made available by House of Dorchester, who have unveiled a new look for...
View ArticleChocolate Makers Launch Online At-Home Courses
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has turned the world upside down, with daily life for many bearing very little resemblance to what it was just a few weeks ago. While key workers – NHS staff,...
View ArticleSupport Your Local Chocolate Makers (but Order Online)
Update: I made a chocolate shop finder that shows you where your nearest chocolate shop right now! Check it out as it includes the data shown below but in a much more pleasing format. There’s... The...
View ArticleThe Chocolate Society Donates 1,826 Easter Eggs to NHS Staff
There’s so much coverage across the news right now about the challenging conditions front-line NHS workers are facing on a daily basis in tackling Coronavirus COVID-19. In response to the pandemic,...
View ArticleAs Aurosó Chocolate Launches, I Get A Sneak Peek
There’s a new brand on the block, handmade in small batches in Oxfordshire, that blends the characterful flavour of Madagascan dark chocolate with familiar – and a selection of more unusual –...
View ArticleMum Makes Chocolates For NHS Nurses On The Front-Line
Hot on the heels of The Chocolate Society donating 1,826 Easter Eggs to NHS staff is this heart-warming story I spotted in a Facebook group of a mum who made chocolates for her son, an... The post Mum...
View ArticleValrhona Noir Guanaja 70% Dark Chocolate Review
Last year I reviewed the Valrhona Lait Jivara 40% Tasting Bar, a bite-size bar of chocolate ideal as a treat. Back then, I craved more of the flavour of cocoa to come through. Fast forward... The post...
View ArticleRococo Chocolates 65% Rose Dark Chocolate Review
I’d wanted to try a bar of Rococo chocolate for some time now, and picked up a bar on my last visit to the capital. Previous contributors to Chocolatier.co.uk have waxed lyrical about their...
View ArticleSeed and Bean 72% Lavender Extra Dark Chocolate Review
As I raided my chocolate box, I discovered a bar of chocolate I’d bought to review squirrelled away at the bottom. It was a bar of 72% extra dark chocolate by Seed and Bean from... The post Seed and...
View ArticleSloane’s Posh 53% Dark Hot Chocolate with Turmeric Review
Last year I taste-tested Sloane’s 44% Posh Hot Chocolate. I also bought a couple of other varieties to review and squirrelled them away. Today’s hot chocolate review turns things up a notch, by going...
View ArticleA Tasty Investment: Bullion Crafts Chocolate Gold Bars For The Royal Mint
South Wales is famous for very many things, including this chocolate blog of course (that’s my ego happy). It’s also home to the government-owned The Royal Mint in Ynysmaerdy, Pontyclun, which...
View ArticleFiretree 72% Vanuatu Rich Volcanic Chocolate Review
Firetree is a brand that has appeared on my chocolate radar more and more in recent months. It sources its premium cocoa directly from farmers on remote oceanic islands where the volcanic terroir...
View Article8 Mouth-Watering Secrets to Turning Chocolate Pairings From Blah Into Phenomenal
This guest post was submitted by Truly Experiences, a website that sells experiences for people who collect memories, not stuff. The moment we sink our teeth into fine chocolate, allowing it to melt...
View ArticleTony’s Chocolonely Shelves Chocolate Circus Plans
A week ago I spotted a headline in my newsfeed that Tony’s Chocolonely had commissioned a wacky chocolate factory and visitor experience. Curious, I contacted Tony’s Chocolonely and they sent me a...
View ArticleChocolat Madagascar Single Origin 37% White Chocolate Review
White chocolate is a cheap and nasty product, laden with sugar and devoid of any flavour, right? Well, hold onto your horses as I met with Neil from Chocolat Madagascar at the Speciality Fair in......
View ArticleTony’s Chocolonely Sea Salted Almond 51% Dark Chocolate Review
I remember the UK & Ireland launch of Dutch bestselling brand Tony’s Chocolonely as if it were yesterday. It involved a giant red chocolate bar mascot traipsing around London appearing in photos...
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