Best Posh Chocolate !

[izz]

Recommendations please ! I like to give chox to everyone at Christmas and was a-pondering ordering some from a makery near us however they cost out at £2 per truffle, which although these things are 'lishous, are wasted on the utter peasants I'm related to. Yes I'm aware of Thorntons, Lily O'Brien's etc and yes I do know that a slab of Galaxy is probably better value but I like to treat my nearest and dearest occasionally. (I'm also aware that Moser Roth from Aldi is often as good as some really expensive chocolate but hate to see their little faces fall when I hand it over. As I said, they're utter peasants )

So ! What posh chocolate would make you happy ?

 

[twistedAM]

My elderly mum is a big fan of Monty Bojangles truffles and the packaging.

 

[Voley]

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[izz]

My elderly mum is a big fan of Monty Bojangles truffles and the packaging.

oooh yunno this was one of my possibles, the one with popping candy is lovely.

 

[DotCommunist]

Lindor is still the height of luxury to me

 

[killer b]

Artisan du Chocolat's couture collection are my go-to posh chocolates (the rest of their range is variable in quality, but the couture range is top notch.

We had a box from Fifth Dimension last year which were really impressive - I think it was the Journey Box from here: Luxury Fine Chocolate Boxes - Buy Online | Fifth Dimension Chocolates

 

[twistedAM]

oooh yunno this was one of my possibles, the one with popping candy is lovely.

I think they're reasonably priced as well on Amazon (don't knock me,, it's by far the easiest way to send them to her) and better than the likes of Lily O'Brien and Hotel Chocolat. Most of my chocolate knowledge comes via my mum and I agree with her on Monty Bojangles.
I always liked Montezuma especially the chill one but not sure what they do besides bars.

 

[Voley]

My folks made the mistake od leaving a box of Thorntons in front of me while the football was on last night. I was quite restrained eating just 5, I thought.

 

[MrCurry]

Not exactly posh chocolate on the level you maybe have in mind, but if you can get hold of any Fazer Finnish chocolate, it‘s a definite cut above the normal bars in flavour.

 

[May Kasahara]

Harry Specters - Award-Winning Luxury Chocolate Bars & Gift Boxes

Discover Harry Specters' luxury chocolates—crafted in the UK to empower autistic people. Indulge in a premium chocolate gift that makes a difference.

www.harryschocs.co.uk

Genuinely luxurious, delicious chocs, from a socially useful enterprise. Splash out on one of their selection boxes or buy a bar from Aldi if you're gifting to philistines

 

[izz]

Not exactly posh chocolate on the level you maybe have in mind, but if you can get hold of any Fazer Finnish chocolate, it‘s a definite cut above the normal bars in flavour.

I'll look it up and thank you

 

[izz]

Harry Specters - Award-Winning Luxury Chocolate Bars & Gift Boxes

Discover Harry Specters' luxury chocolates—crafted in the UK to empower autistic people. Indulge in a premium chocolate gift that makes a difference.

www.harryschocs.co.uk

Genuinely luxurious, delicious chocs, from a socially useful enterprise. Splash out on one of their selection boxes or buy a bar from Aldi if you're gifting to philistines

Thank you kindly

 

[Voley]

I'm now thirty quid lighter due to this thread izz.

In-laws Xmas prezzies sorted. Thorntons Xmas Selection: 15 quid. And another one just sort of fell into my basket.

 

[story]

I really like Rococo chocolate.

Rococo Chocolates Kings Road

Rococo Chocolates first opened on the King's Road in March 1983, a place where people could indulge their wildest chocolate dreams, with a sugar chandelier and candy-floss pink walls. The shop is a little less punk nowadays, but it remains an intrinsic part of the Kings Road story.

www.rococochocolates.com

But the range of options has increased vastly since I first decided they were my chocolatier of choice. This thread will inspire me to try others.

 

[Voley]

Lindor is still the height of luxury to me

The one with the squishy truffle stuff in the middle? They're ace.

 

[cesare]

Do your recipients like licorice izz ? Lakrids do some amazing licorice chocolate. You can find it on-line at Sous Chef and Selfridges and probably more ...

 

[izz]

Artisan du Chocolat's couture collection are my go-to posh chocolates (the rest of their range is variable in quality, but the couture range is top notch.

We had a box from Fifth Dimension last year which were really impressive - I think it was the Journey Box from here: Luxury Fine Chocolate Boxes - Buy Online | Fifth Dimension Chocolates

Interesting, and new to me, thank you

 

[izz]

I'm now thirty quid lighter due to this thread izz.

In-laws Xmas prezzies sorted. Thorntons Xmas Selection: 15 quid. And another one just sort of fell into my basket.

HTH

 

[izz]

Do your recipients like licorice izz ? Lakrids do some amazing licorice chocolate. You can find it on-line at Sous Chef and Selfridges and probably more ...

No, they don't (peasants) but I do...

 

[sojourner]

These are actually quite cheap, but ohmyfuckingGOD soooo tasty, and incredibly moreish.

Mathez French Cacao Truffles. I'm foregoing my usual big box of Thorntons for these.

 

[sojourner]

My folks made the mistake od leaving a box of Thorntons in front of me while the football was on last night. I was quite restrained eating just 5, I thought.

I have eaten the best part of a big box of their Continental truffles many a time on Xmas Day. Made meself proper sick.

 

[izz]

These are actually quite cheap, but ohmyfuckingGOD soooo tasty, and incredibly moreish.

Mathez French Cacao Truffles. I'm foregoing my usual big box of Thorntons for these.

They look very like the truffles from Aldi that punt out for hardly anything but are totally lush. (actually what I could do is buy a boat-load and re-box them..... )

 

[sojourner]

They look very like the truffles from Aldi that punt out for hardly anything but are totally lush. (actually what I could do is buy a boat-load and re-box them..... )

They come in a Very Useful Tin though!

 

[killer b]

This chocolatier is close to Mrs B and is also recommended - Boxes — Store 2 — Cocoa Tree - the raspberry & rose and Hazelnut Pralines in particular are delish

 

[izz]

They come in a Very Useful Tin though!

They do and I'm impressed by the price

 

[contadino]

I've got Chococo advent calendars for the wife a few times and they've been a hit. Chococo Home Page

Last year she got Hotel Chocolat and wasn't as happy. This year I went for a Wickedly Welsh one, but what with it being November there's no feedback yet. Chocolate Gift Boxes and Hampers

This isn't what you asked but if you want some outstanding chocolate, you could do worse than Bullion. I'm not really into chocolate but this stuff is mind-blowing. Bullion Chocolate

 

[Leafster]

If you're thinking of something chocolate-adjacent, don't buy any fancy biscuits from The Biscuiteers. They may look amazing but they have hardly any taste at all.

https://www.biscuiteers.com/

 

[izz]

If you're thinking of something chocolate-adjacent, don't buy any fancy biscuits from The Biscuiteers. They may look amazing but they have hardly any taste at all.

https://www.biscuiteers.com/

Thank you for the warning but as it happens I don't need it on account of being gifted a tin some years ago. They were definitely crunchy but for the life of me I had no idea what they were made from, they tasted like stale tapwater in solid form

 

[Ming]

Ferrero Rocher (ambassador’s favourite). Or After Eight mints but only at Christmas. Toblerone right after payday.

 

[kittyP]

These are still my all time favourites