Experiences in the world of fine chocolate
Even 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 ReadingWhat is to tell. American Craft chocolate made by French Broad Chocolates… Now gimme gimme gimme! Oh, I’ll hold my horses for a moment and push aside my love for the US chocolate scene and put on a more objective suit. French Broad still creates its products in North Carolina. Search my other review on […]
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 ReadingDouble trouble on a sunny evening… Cue a dramatic music and the camera slowly panning towards a tight duel between two chocolate bars. One milk and one dark bar. Made by The Chocolate Tree in Scotland. Actually, the pure milk bar will be the first origin milk chocolate ever reviewed on my blog. Still 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 ReadingFine chocolate. When you surf the net, the number of bean-to-bar chocolate makers grows steadily. Yet it is still pretty difficult to get the good stuff when you crave for it. You can’t exactly get it in you supermarket behind the corner. When you are lucky, you live near one of these wonderful little companies, […]
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. […]
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