SELECTION BOX OF THE YEAR 2009
The awards ceremony starts today and kicking off the first annual CHOCOLATEMISSION Awards 2009 I today bring you the winners for Selection Box of the Year 2009.
*Drumroll* ...... and in 3rd place we have ....
Hotel Chocolat The Sleekster Season of Love Selection:
This was a Valentines Day selection box sent to me last February and included 15 wonderfully crafted pieces. With caramels, truffles, pralines and boozie fillings aplenty this was really a memorable selection that remains long in the memory! With the wonderful of presentation this scored a stonking 9.3 out of 10 ... See the review HERE!
*Drumroll* ...... and in 2nd place we have ....
Chocolateque Assorted Selection
I was approached by a couple of young budding Belgian entrepreneurs in September who were looking to make their mark of the Chocolate market with their freshly made, hand crafted Belgian chocolates. Indeed, Thomas from Chocolateque was kind to send me a long a selection of head chocolatier Federic Bloondeel's finest ganaches and truffles ... and boy were they good. Be sure to check out the review ... See HERE.
*Drumroll* ...... and in 1st place we have ....
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Hotel Chocolat The Sleekster Serious Dark Fix Selection
Winning the first ChocolateMission award of 2009 is this Hotel Chocolat Serious Dark Fix Selection. This selection box contained 16 different pieces varying from mini slabs, truffles, soft nut fillings, whole fillings ... everything .. it had the lot and with rich coating of dark chocolate. Scoring 9.3 out of 10 on the rating system like the Season of Love selection this holds pride of place of the overall leader board! Congrats Hotel Chocolat ... See HERECOMING TOMORROW ... Biggest Surprise of 2009!!
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I am surprised to see that get 2nd place. Hotel Chocolat not so much :)
I think we can expect Hotel Chocolat to get a lot of these awards. Maybe not the readers one though as I don't think most people would have tried it before.
Rxxx
i am loving these awards. i am already looking forward to tomorrows. great work jimbo.
I would definitely have put Chocolateque in there like you have :) I don't remember the Valentines Day sleekster box lol I wasn't bowled over with the Milk sleekster version I tried, I know you liked the dark version though, hence 1st place :)
I think Hotel Chocolat will get 1st place this year. I hope their rocky road slab wins.
It is great to see a company like Chocalateque get themselves a mention. I haven't tried any of their stuff yet but this is a nice timely reminder.
Chalk one up for Hotel Chocolat. I envisage this will be the first of a fair few.
Loving these awards. Personally, I absolutely adored HC white sleekster box the most, but the Season of Love ones do look delicious.
ALL
Hi all,
I am glad you are all liking the awards - it has certainly been fun putting them together!! Please remember to put in your votes for the readers choice award!!! The results and competition winner will be announced on the 23rd!
Thanks
JIM
I remember that Seriously Dark review and I think this box deserved to win. I haven't tried them yet, but they just have nothing in there that I know I really cannot stand (which is usually a problem with assortment boxes). There are a few I'm not crazy about, but most of them sound great to me.
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