Chocolate Worth Talking About

Whether you're the Prime Minister of Canada or an unlucky shopper who walked around her local supermarket, after sitting on a chocolate bar in her car, chocolate is always, it seems, in the news.

Our obsession with chocolate goes beyond merely enjoying, or baking with it.

Like the weather, we like to talk about chocolate too.

Beyond unfortunate media coverage, talking about chocolate, or more specifically the flavours, tastes, aromas and textures of chocolate, can be a great introduction to fine chocolate bars and couvertures.

We sell several chocolate collections from the likes of Michel Cluizel, Amedei and Valrhona, which make great after-dinner conversation pieces, allowing you to compare different chocolate origins with each other.

You could also use our clever online filtering tools to make your own selection of different chocolate bars - perhaps concentrating on one growing region or a diverse collection of locations, to choose your own chocolate bars, and offer pieces to your guests.

'Whodunnit?'

Add a little 'Whodunnit' factor by hiding the chocolate bar wrappers or breaking the chocolate bars into pieces (as many chocolatiers will include their brand / name imprinted into the chocolate surface), and asking your guests to guess the origin, type of cocoa, cocoa percentage or chocolatier etc.

Once you've enjoyed a few different chocolate bars, you'll appreciate the complexity of flavour profiles and origins, which go to make each chocolate bar as unique and individual as your friends.

We hope we've given you some ideas for your own chocolate tasting party. You'll find our website has flavour profiles and tasting notes on every chocolate bar plus more in-depth reviews and articles on the World's finest chocolate makers.