More chocolate for Valentine's Day...Rose in the Violet Dress ("filled with a rose and violet fondant") and She Dreams in Marmalade (dark chocolate with orange pieces). Not shown is another I would not mind eating, Lady Antoine's Garden (dark chocolate with elderflower), £6 - 7 each at Fortnum & Mason.
Valentine's Day is coming up! Here are 3 chocolate truffle bars from Seattle Chocolate. You're My Hero ("...with crunchy toffee pieces and Pacific sea salt in dark chocolate to celebrate your heroes, both big and small. 5% of net profits go to Mary’s Place"), Like You Latte ("creamy milk chocolate truffle bar infused with decaf espresso and crunchy, sparkling demerara sugar") and Boldly Go ("dark chocolate bar enrobes a creamy milk chocolate truffle center with caramel flavor notes"). 70g each (yes, they're all the same size! not shown to scale!) for $4.75 at Seattle Chocolate.
Yes, I am hungry at the moment, why do you ask? From Ritual Chocolate's new-ish Mountain line, the Juniper Lavender 70% bar. "Inspired by the mountains and growers of Utah, this bar is a blend of lavender grown by Lavender Hill Farms in Eden, Utah and dried juniper berries. Both ingredients are finely ground into Ritual's Mid Mountain Blend giving a floral, aromatic finish that lingers on the tongue and conjures up the scent of a high mountain meadow." About $10, and do comment if you've tried one.
Just in time for the holidays, a new chocolate bar from Aftelier + Areté Fine Chocolate. (If you missed it, here is the Ginger Rose bar.) Violet-Raspberry 63% Maya Mountain Belize Dark Chocolate: "We worked again with renowned artisan perfumer Mandy Aftel to create this second collaboration bar. A magical pairing of our Belize Maya Mountain Chocolate and her 100% natural Violet and Raspberry Chef’s Essences." $15 at Aftelier.
Ah, a little something for snack time. Aftelier's new Ginger Rose chocolate bar in collaboration with Areté Fine Chocolate. "We collaborated with renowned artisan perfumer Mandy Aftel to create this special bar. A divine marriage of our Belize Maya Mountain Chocolate and her 100% natural Turkish Rose and Indonesian Ginger Chef’s Essences. We spent almost four months working together to get the balance just right, and if you’re a fan of ginger we think you’ll agree that this bar is as close to perfection as you could hope to get." $15 at Aftelier.