Experiences in the world of fine chocolate
After spending a while in the American and Canadian Artisan scene, we head back closer to my home today and return to Europe. In front of me lies a pretty little box stamped with a name that sounds like a bell. Domori. Welcome to Italy! Domori takes us away from the micro-batch producers and welcomes […]
Continue ReadingEven National and European elections in Belgium won’t keep me away from things that really matter and actually bring people together, despite difference in nationality. Single Origin Chocolate! Time for another review! Today we visit Canada once more. My bag of treats from over the pond isn’t empty yet. Not by far! Hummingbird states on […]
Continue ReadingCanada. Yep, we are in Canada today. A country I used to relate to chocolate the same way I related Belgium to bobsleighing. Virtually not existing. Oh, little did I know before my eyes were opened to fine chocolate. And behold, nowadays even Belgium has an olympic bobsleigh team, for that matter. So without any […]
Continue ReadingMilk Chocolate. I adored the stuff when I was little and even now I still have a soft spot for it. Unfortunately I’ve lost my sweet tooth and many of the milk chocolate around seems so overpowering sweet and clingy in nature, it fell out of my grace but for a couple of times a […]
Continue ReadingAmerican Bean-To-Bar chocolate makers, I want to try all of their products! I can’t believe there isn’t such an amazing vibe of quality chocolate makers over here in Europe. The US sees new inspired producers starting all over the place. These artisan artists bring us some exceptional bars, showing what it is all about! Flavor. […]
Continue ReadingEven after having tasted quiet a few bars by now, but not nearly close to the numbers some other reviewers have achieved, I’m still being surprised by the complexity and array of tastes in fine chocolate. Still makes me wonder why it took me 36 years to discover it! Back to what’s on the table […]
Continue ReadingWould you like some samples of our Scottish bean-to-bar made chocolate? Some days you receive wonderful questions by mail. The Chocolate Tree is obviously a proud artisan chocolate maker and rightfully so. As I said before, I can only have the deepest respect for people willing to venture in the world of high quality cacao […]
Continue ReadingThe USA. When you think of the artisan, small-batch chocolate scene, the USA is the place to be. Lots of exciting new companies have popped up over the years and they put some of the best bars out there on the market. I didn’t think twice when I was contacted by Doreen Leong of Cococlectic. […]
Continue ReadingNext up in my double review: Naive’s dark chocolate with forest honey. The second aroma infused bar I’ll try tonight. Once more I expect a sweeter chocolate bar. How wrong could I be! This time the bar is produced from a Trinitario cacao beans, lightly roasted and conched for 60 hours. The cacao originated in […]
Continue ReadingMilk chocolate… Fine milk chocolate. Now there is a new one on my blog. I must say I’ve been wondering for a long time if the amazing tastes one experiences when switching from bulk chocolate to fine chocolate, would be equally as overwhelming when it comes to milk chocolate. Naive provided me with a nice […]
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