Hotel Chocolat contacted me recently to ask if I would like them to send me something to sample and review.
Hmmm...let me just think about that for a minute...
Actually I didn't think about it at all. I've been a fan of Hotel Chocolat for quite some time (dissecting and sampling their Tasting Club selection boxes has become a something of a family tradition) so I was embarrassingly quick to reply with a firm yes please!
When the box arrived and I had ripped it open like a kid at Christmas I was delighted to discover two fat bags of chocolate drops, one containing 40% Milk Chocolate Drops and one containing 70% Dark Chocolate Drops. Each bag weighs a substantial 400g and, ingeniously, has a resealable opening (although on the down side this makes it far too easy to sneak handfuls each time I pass by!).
These chocolate drops can be found in Hotel Chocolat's new Cocoa Cuisine range, which offers a lovely selection of chocolate products designed for use in the kitchen (although unlike some "cooking" chocolate they also taste fabulous just as they are). Each bag costs £7.50, which works out at about £1.87 per 100g. A reasonable price, I think, considering the quality of the chocolate (as a comparison 100g of Green & Blacks 70% Dark Chocolate retails at around £1.89). Needless to say I'm very much looking forward to putting these to good use and will be posting about the recipes I've lined up to experiment with over the next week or two.
Also included in my box of delights was a bottle of Hotel Chocolat Classic Milky Liquid Chocolat, a drinking chocolate made with 72% dark chocolate and 50% milk chocolate.
Their drinking chocolate comes in a number of varieties including the very enticing Gingerbread and Winter flavours. All sound like the perfect way to warm up as the weather cools down. I can't wait to sit down with a big mug of this and will post my verdict soon.
Finally, there was also a little something included from Hotel Chocolat's Christmas Gifts range. More on that, together with a little giveaway, in a couple of weeks as we get closer to Christmas.
Many thanks to Hotel Chocolat for sending me these great samples to review.
Now those are the type of samples I need to receive! I've been desperate to try that Liquid Chocolate stuff for ages - the gingerbread sounds right up my street and also I love the look of those dipping sets they do. I wish someone would buy me one of those!!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear your verdict!
I so understand ripping open that parcel when it arrived - and how lovely to get picked to review such delicious chocolate. Amy trying not to be too envious.
ReplyDeleteYou LUcky Lucky girl!!... I really want to try that Liquid Chocolate...It has spurred me to go and buy some! Yum!!! If only I got free giveaways like that haha...I would be in my element...Hmm Perhaps a Hotel Chocolate inspired scone to serve at the next tea party....x
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