Reviews

A fruit-led dark chocolate with an intentionally rougher edge At 65%, I expected something darker and more bitter. Instead, the Peruvian cacao turns almost immediately towards fruit, and for most of the tasting it never… Read More

Roasted hazelnut and dark milk chocolate with a soft, praline-like melt In this bar hazelnut leads from the outset, with it being warm and distinctly roasted, with the rounded richness of praline but noticeably less… Read More

Dark-milk chocolate with cinnamon, maple and a restrained touch of bourbon. Using a whiskey or bourbon with dark-milk chocolate seems to be expanding to more craft chocolate makers, rather than leave the chocolate plain dark.… Read More

A childhood campfire favourite, seen through more grown-up eyes. S’mores are as much about memory as flavour, so a bar built around them sets up strong expectations. Surprisingly, this isn’t a straight recreation: the familiar… Read More

Dark chocolate with toasted almond, crisp toffee pieces and sea salt. At 60%, the chocolate has the backbone to stand up to roasted almonds and toffee rather than disappearing beneath them. There’s sweetness, certainly, but… Read More

Hazelnut and milk chocolate is a familiar pairing, but this bar takes it in a richer, more cacao-led direction. At 55%, it has far more depth than a typical sweet milk chocolate, with an earthy… Read More

Sweetened only with dates, this 80% bar is made from just three ingredients: cacao, dates and vanilla. It promises serious intensity, but the dates change its character considerably, softening the darker cacao notes and making… Read More