READERS CHOICE AWARD 2009
First things first lets get the all important prize out the way. Votes have been cast, counted and verified and I can announce the winner of the Hotel Chocolat Cookies & Caramel Christmas Wreath is ... Rebecca Mortimer. Congratulations Rebecca I will get the Wreath sent on to you on the 27th - I hope you enjoy it!
Hard luck to those of you who didn't win but hey at least your votes mean something! Here are the top three reviews you all voted for this year.
*drumroll* and in 3rd position we have ...
Cadbury Wispa Gold:
The Cadbury Wispa Gold came back to UK shelves in September and was warmly greeted upon its return. This was one of the most talked about reviews of the year and there hasn't been a single comment upon the lines of 'I was disappointed' with what I tasted. Seemingly this provided many people with some fantastic nostalgic feelings. Garnering over 15 votes this just pipped the Cadbury Caramel Nibbles to third place. See the Review ... HERE
*drumroll* and in 2nd position we have ...
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Paul.A.Young's Salted Caramel Chocolates:
This came as a bit as surprise to me as I thought these would be a little too niche for the average voter - obviously not as this review picked up the second highest amount of votes (maybe the Paul Young PR office had something to say in this haha!). This was a product I reviewed back in July and awarded an 8.5 out of 10 rating. Personally I would make the chocolate shells a little thicker but I can't deny that the inner caramel fillings aren't sublime. If you know of a friend or loved one that likes caramels I would suggest giving these as a gift in 2010 ... See the Review ... HERE.
*drumroll* and in 1st place ... picking up READERS CHOICE OF THE YEAR 2009 ...
we have ...
as voted by you :) ..
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Hotel Chocolat The Sleekster White & Light Selection
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As much as a surprise as Paul.A.Young's was I was really overwhelmed by the amount of votes that this Hotel Chocolat White & Light piled up over the week that the competition was open. It wasn't always peoples first choice but it featured heavily in the make up of many peoples top three reviews and amassed a winning 22 votes. Personally I preferred the dark chocolate sleekster box but if white chocolate is more your thing then pieces like the Eton Mess, Gianduja, Nut Crest and Fudge Praline are sure to satisfy. A well worthy winner in my opinion! Thanks for all the votes. See the Review ... HERE.
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As much as a surprise as Paul.A.Young's was I was really overwhelmed by the amount of votes that this Hotel Chocolat White & Light piled up over the week that the competition was open. It wasn't always peoples first choice but it featured heavily in the make up of many peoples top three reviews and amassed a winning 22 votes. Personally I preferred the dark chocolate sleekster box but if white chocolate is more your thing then pieces like the Eton Mess, Gianduja, Nut Crest and Fudge Praline are sure to satisfy. A well worthy winner in my opinion! Thanks for all the votes. See the Review ... HERE.Coming Tomorrow: Best Misc Product of 2009 (NEW!!)
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13 comments:
Congratulations Rebecca!
I'm glad the Wispa Gold was in the top 3, yum yum. :)
I'm surprised Wispa Gold isn't No.1 but still, two of these I voted for. Mmmm I want a Wispa Gold now.
Ohhh I never win :(
Great to see the Wispa Gold in there! :) I really hope they make it a permanent return! I'm still wanting to try those Salted Caramels :) did you ever hear anything back from them Jim about the postage? It wouldve ended up costing more than the chocs lol
No. 1 is a surprise, esp white chocolate, wouldn't have thought it as popular as that lol but there you go! :)
Surprised to see the white sleekster taking the top position, I voted for the dark one :(
Not surprised about Paul.a.Young in second position though, the caramels are divine.
Yay finnally the Wispa Gold shows up in these awards => about time to!!
Rxxx
Boy I can't believe the Wispa Gld didn't win. I had that down as a gimme.
Thanks for running the competition Jim it is a shame I didn't win though lol.
Thanks for the fantastic competittion!!! - I was so surprised by how closely the final result followed my favorites :) chocolate lovers, unite! And think of us when you eat it, Rebecca! :D
The salted caramels look like the thing I would have voted for.
I wish I had voted now as I would have loved some of the Hotel Chocolat.
Breing in the US I can't actually buy any of these.
Did you consider handing awards out for best foreign product Jim?
All
Thanks to everyone who entered I was surprised by the results myself a little.
The awards are carrying through for 3 more days .... so plenty more where this came from!!
Brody
I am considering doing one day of several 'random' awards but will only do this if there is demand.
Alan
I never heard back I am afraid chap! Let me try again for you.
Congratulations again to Rebecca - I hope you leave your comments on the wreathe review when you have eaten it.
Thanks
JIM
Hooray for the white Sleekster box... definitely my favourite of the year :)
First of all, congratulations to the winner :D I didn't get in because I live quite far away, I don't know a lot of the products, we have some different stuff here, I only discovered the website in July...
I would have seen the HC dark box in the first place as well :) ... out of all the products I haven't tried.
Out of everything I remember being reviewed since I discovered the website and which I have tried, it would have certainly been Lindt's Petits Desserts bar. I know I've said it so many times, but I simply love Lindt chocolate. They have some uninspired combinations, but with the Petits Desserts range, they simply got everything right.
Hmmm... actually I haven't tried any of the first three. I've tried two Cadbury products with caramel fillings this autumn and I've found them awful... The Wispa Gold looks really nice in that cross-section picture with the caramel flowing out, but it's hard to get over the bad memories. Paul's caramels look great, they made me take a tour of his website. Any chance of reviewing the truffles or the 70% dark chocolate with Cranberries, Orange zest and Cinnamon? They sound very interesting.
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