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Kcal ??? Fat ??? Fat(sats) ??? Carbs ???I'm sure you will have seen several sites on the chocolate blogosphere featuring these guys before, but if are yet to come across the Germany company Chocri please allow me to introduce them to you (website See HERE). Chocri are a German company founded in 2008 and they have recently expanded their operations in to the US & UK in 2010. The idea behind Chocri chocolate is simple - you log on to their website and construct your very own chocolate bar choosing from a wide variety of different chocolate bases and additional ingredients. The possibilities and combinations you can make are quite simply endless, you can literally create any bar you desire. Over a year ago I was contacted by Chocri in Germany, however only recently took them up on their kind offer of letting me create some of my own bars. Today I'm showcasing you 'Jim's Coffee Creation' ... come on it wasn't like I was ever going to make a chocolate bar without coffee being involved somewhere :D
'Jim's Coffee Creation' consisted of a dark chocolate base with 'bourbon vanilla, mini biscuits, coffee beans, cappuccino chocolate drops and macadamia nuts' and came in a bar that I would guess weighed in at around the 100.0g mark. All three of my creations (yes another review to follow!) came in a single parcel from Germany that included a decent amount of padding and wrapping to ensure everything arrived in tip top condition. Presentation wise I was pretty impressed with the chocolate at hand. The exterior generic packaging was decorated with it's own 'Jim's Coffee Creation' label, which included details of the ingredients and a handy code for reordering. The bar itself was similarly impressive, with the constituents well dispersed throughout the chocolate as well as some blocked grooves on the underside to aid breaking it apart.
Taking the chocolate out of it's plastic sleeve it was nice to met with a promising set of fresh smelling chocolate and coffee scents that set my expectations of the taste to follow really quite high. As you will have seen above I chose a dark chocolate base for this particular 'Jim creation' and I learnt on the back of the packaging that this was a 64% cocoa recipe. In terms of quality the dark chocolate was of a fair to decent standard that I would say was most comparable to that of Moser Roth. I wouldn't say it had the depth of flavour of the likes of Lindt's 70% recipe or any of Hotel Chocolat's dark chocolates, but the unsweetened cocoa flavours were flavoursome enough and had undertones of acidic fruitiness. Just as the smells suggested the coffee element was pretty soundly implemented, with the beans and chocolate drops bringing intermittent bursts of mild coffee flavours to the party. The whole macadamia nuts and biscuit constituents were similarly well dispersed throughout, though both were more notable for the differentiation they brought texture wise rather than the strength of the minor nutty and buttery offerings they added to the taste. My only real mistake with this bar was my choice of the vanilla ingredient, which generated an unnecessary artificial sweetness to the aftertaste. This was extra silly of me given the inclusion of vanilla in the chocolate base already - woops!!
Overall my first impressions of Chocri are that the potential and possibilities they offer are just slightly ahead of the end quality they deliver. The idea of creating your own chocolate bar is almost like a dream for any chocoholic and judging from this bar alone they try to create that dream using ingredients of a more than fair standard. Speaking from the experience of having tried several other brands, I wouldn't say the dark chocolate they offered here was of the highest standard, though in a way the laid back flavours of the chocolate were well suited given that it was the flavours of my added ingredients that I wanted to come to the fore. The vanilla aside I was pretty happy with my choice of additives. None of them particularly sparkled in my eyes, but the coffee taste generated was decent enough and the biscuit and nuts were pleasant if just a little passive flavour wise. Looking at the Chocri website, had I purchased this 100.0g bar myself it would have cost me £5.50 before postage - a hefty price tag. The novelty of creating my own chocolate bar was fantastic, but had this been a bar of chocolate I bought from a shelf I would probably have been disappointed for the price. There are a few more Chocri 'Jim Creations' to follow - I wonder if they will fair any better?
7.4 out of 10
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Quality review Jim I was wondering if you were ever going to be reviewing something from chocri. Why didn't you try them out right away?
It does all sound to good to be true but I think it could be a bit of fun putting a chocolate bar together.
Awesome I hadn't come across chocri but I think I once went on a site for a company that did the same thing in America.
Are they going to be based in the UK now as well then? I'm not sure I understand how it works. Are they going to have shops and stuff?
Lol I am going to waste so much time today playing around on their website making up chocolate bars. I think if I was going to make one I would try out their white chocolate right away. Have you done that yet? Is there white chocolate nice or is it bad?
I'm desperate to see what you will come up with next.
Rxxx
Like you were ever going to make a chocolate with anything else in it ;) If someone had asked me what type of chocolate you would have made I would definitely have chosen dark chocolate and some sort of coffee stuffs for you. The thing I also would have put in there was caramel but you didn't choose that. Do they not do it or something?
I was so up for trying and making my own until I read your bit about how much it would have cost. What the hell are they thinking? Nearly 6 pounds for just one chocolate bar!!!! The customisation thing is really clever but that obscene. I don't think I will do one now.
I find that I agree with most of your reviews but the chocolate you made here sounds so bad lol. I think this would be closer to the chocolate that I would create for someone like my dad rather than me. I think it would be way too bitter for me. I'm going to have a go at putting together my own one now lol Kim's Creation if you will.
Cool beans (excuse the pun). You're right Jim I've seen these guys on chocablog and gigi reviews already this year and was interested in what you thought of them. I really like the idea of creating my own bar but I'm a bit concerned it's not going to live up to expectations. Part of me thinks we should just leave chocolate making to the experts lol
Why does your choc look like it has a thick layer of dust on top of it? It doesn't look very nice at all.
Cool pics Jim you did a nice job showing off your choc lol ;)
Did they really only put 3 macadamias on there for you? I know you got other things in there but that sounds well tight if you asked me.
Looking at the Chocri website, had I purchased this 100.0g bar myself it would have cost me £5.50 before postage - a hefty price tag. The novelty of creating my own chocolate bar was fantastic, but had this been a bar of chocolate I bought from a shelf I would probably have been disappointed for the price.
You would only be disappointed? I think I would be distraught!!!! That's unbelievable they think they can charge people that much. It doesn't sound like they use any special type of ingredients or anything.
Jim's Coffee Creation' consisted of a dark chocolate base with 'bourbon vanilla, mini biscuits, coffee beans, cappuccino chocolate drops and macadamia nuts'
Lol that is so typical you.
Our idea of the perfect chocolate seems to be v v different matey lol.
No way would I ever choose dark chocolate for starters, milk chocolate for me. What were you thinking putting coffee in there, and the nuts :)
I think mine would have milk chocolate crammed with different bits of fruit. I would make a healthy chocolate :-)
Great review Jim. I'm not convinced at all that it would be worth the money or the effort making my own one though. What other sort of chocolates have you made? Are their milk or white chocolates any better or are they just as average?
It could be a fun gift idea to make for someone but you would have to really know their tastes.
Ooooooh I have been wondering what you were going to say about these people ever since you said you had been sent something from them.
I did have a play around on their website once but I think they wouldn't ship to the UK at the time. I don't like the sound of how much it costs but I think I might just make myself one bar and see what they are like.
It all sounds like something that was dreamed up for the dragons den lol.
These people are going to be on a hiding to nothing if their chocolate doesn't stand up to what people expect it to taste like.
No doubt it's great you can make your own thing and stuff, but if the end chocolate is going to be poor people are never going to buy it again.
Am I the only one that thinks that 3 quid a bar isn't all that bad?
You dont have to second guess what I want to remark about Jim lmao.
How do they plan on being successful and getting people to try their chocolate if they charge people that much straight away? How much would postage cost btw? That is something you also have to factor in!
If that bumps up the price per bar to nearer the £7 mark then they have to doomed. No one in any fit state of mind would ever pay that much.
Look at what @Warren said. That mirrored my thoughts entirely.
I find it hilarious how you spend so much of your time criticising other chocolates but then when you come to making your own you can only give it just over a seven. Hypocrite much?
Dark chocolate with coffee? God lad what were you thinking about.
My one would be milk chocolate, banana chips, apple and cinnamon. Simple but loads better than yours I think.
Cool review Jim I hadn't seen these guys before. I could spend ages putting my own one together I'm so indecisive when it comes to making that sort of thing.
It reminds me a bit of when I used to get pick a mix when I was small. I used to drive my mum mad because I always used to take a day and an age choosing all the different things. I find the choice all a bit overwhelming. Fantastic review mate.
The price does put me off a little but I dont think Im going to be able resist buying at least one Estelle bar lol.
Im going to put marshmallows and sprinkles on a white chocolate bar. The biscuits are a good idea ;) I will put some of them in if I have room.
Thats a very balanced review Jim thank you. I do think the idea of creating my own chocolate is wicked but I just cant afford it for that money.
If they put their prices down I'm well up for making a few bars. I think it would be a brill idea to make all of my family their own special chocolates for Christmas this year. I bet you loads of people do that.
I did laugh when I saw your bar. It was exactly the mix of stuff I thought you would put in there (not sure why you went for vanilla!!!).
I predict your next one will have peanut butter or caramel in ;)
How good is Chocri then?
Is your score based on the bar that you made or what you think of them as a whole?
Ah, great to finally see a review of chocri from you! :-)
By chance I got a £5 voucher for the shop a few weeks ago and at the time they also offered free postage. So it was a tempting opportunity to try it out.
I ordered two bars, the minimum you have to order. Both of them were milk chocolate because I am always a bit cautious when it comes to dark chocolate of an unknown source.
Now unfortunately the bars did not arrive in best quality (grey bloom from being exposed to too high temperatures) because they were shipped during a period of warm weather. I am still waiting for the replacemnet delivery which is taking very long to arrive... So my verdict here is from the original slightly abused bars.
1) Mini biscuits, honey chocolate drops and sour cherries
The quality of the milk chocolate is rather okay, not great. It does have a nice mixture of milk
and cocoa flavours but it is too sweet. The honey chocolate drops have a
really nice honey flavour which I found went well with the sour cherries
but was a bit too much with the sweet milk chocolate. They might be a
better match for the dark chocolate. The biscuit was nice but
unfortunately it was soggy and not crispy. So while it delivered a nice
buttery biscuit flavour (they use Leibnitz mini butter biscuits), it did not add the nice crispy contrast which I
had hoped for... As a whole, the flavours were quite nice, the sour cherries being a good contrast to all the other sweet stuff but it would have worked much nicer with a less sweet chocolate base.
2) cinnamon, roasted hazelnuts, toffee and plum bits
The cinnamon was a great idea! It really adds to the chocolate and
dampens the sweetness a bit. The plums are a bit bland, maybe they
should use soft prunes instead which usually have a nice strong flavour.
The toasted hazelnuts are really good though and work nicely with the
cinnamon. The toffe bits on the other hand I found disappointing, they don't deliver a lot of flavours somehow and could easily have been omitted. Maybe the caramel drops would have been a better choice.
What I also think is a pity is that some of teh
ingredients, like the biscuits and cherries are very big but with
sometimes big spaces between each piece. So if,
like me, you tend to enjoy chocolate in small bites, you often don't get
all the flavours together. Also some of the ingredients, such as the honey drops, were used very sparingly, so you don't get flavour of those very often while munching on a piece of the bar..
Would I order again. Probably not? I paid around £3,50 for two bars, thanks to the voucher and no postage in teh week I ordered. Otherwise it would have been £8,50 for the two bars plus postage which is £4.49! So that would have been £13 for two bars of chocolate. A great selection of Hotel Chocolate chocolates doesn't cost much more. Some great stuff from Lindt even costs less! And to be honest, though not custom made, I would prefer those.
It is fun to create your own chocolate by the click of a few buttons. However, it is even more fun to
melt your favourite chocolate in a bain marie and then mix it with your
favourite ingredients in your own kitchen (try Lindt Excellence Ginger with raisins soaked in Single malt Whisky - great stuff! ;-). But I might use the site for
new inspirations. For example, will definitely try adding cinnamon when
making my own bars the next time.
@Jim BTW I hadn't read that last bit about how much it cost before I posted my comment sorry. I can see why some people are saying that would put them off, it aint cheap thats for sure.
Sorry, for the double post! Got an error message (too long) the first time round so I split it up into two comments.
If anyone is interested you can get a 10% discount this week by typing in "chocolateweek" at the checkout.
That was on their twitter thing the other day.
You've taken this all way too seriously. I think the whole idea of Chocri is that it is just meant to be a bit fun. I don't think you are meant to think it is gourmet chocolate or anything.
You should have made a normal milk chocolate bar because that is what most people would have gone for.
Mine would include milk chocolate, biscuits, orange bits and maybe some sort of nut like hazelnut or something. The hazelnut brittle stuff sounds lush.
Well this sounds alot of fun, if expensive lol I like Moser Roth chocolate so wouldnt hav any issue with that element but it does sound expensive for what the bar is, altyhough alot of fun! I'd go for milk or dark choc, fruity flavours, esp orange, perhaps some biscuits, fruits etc.
@ Andy - yes of course it is meant to be fun, and it is! However, for the price, I think it is justefied to expect a certain quality.
Hmmm I would have like to have seen it get a better mark than this if that is the price they charging for just one chocolate.
Do you know if they offer discounts if you buy like four of them? That would be a good idea. £15 for 4 bars with postage I think would be reasonable amount.
As much as I think making own chocolate would be cool I dont think it is acceptable at that price.
They will run themselves out of business at that rate of charge.
This price discussion you are having here is not really justified. I just had a look at their site. The price obviously depends on how many ingredients you put in the chocolate.. and Jim's chocolate had the maximum of five ingredients. In their recommended bars section you can find bars that cost GBP 3.20. Only the base chocolate is priced at GBP 1.90. I think the prices are reasonable considering that each bar is handmade and your discussion here is not really qualified (since you are only talking about one creation)..
This is such an amazing idea it makes you wonder why no one has offered the type of service before.
I will definitely be giving it a go sometime soon it would be stupid not to. Have you got any recommendations to which toppings are the best Jim?
@ George I see what you mean, and you have a point, but in the circumstances I think most buyers would want to put several toppings on, rather just one or two. Thats the bit that makes it most fun but when you add it up its pricey. Perhaps a better price structure would be say to have them in small price brackets, making it abit cheaper to have more toppings, prhaps inc. postage and other discounts to make it more appealing (but stil profitable for them obviously) if that makes sense?
Alex does say something very interesting, though I don't it implies hypocrisy. A lot of times I complain about the lack of choices, but when I'm given a lot of choices, I don't know what to do with them.
My taste buds like orange in mild dark chocolate and they hate peanut butter. I like gooey caramel and hate chewy caramel. And there are many more things that I like, hate or only like in a certain way.
So if I'm given the opportunity to make my own chocolate, I'll choose to put in there things I know I like. And the result should be something I really like, right? Maybe... not! Because that's leaving out something extremely important: I don't usually make chocolate, I have no way of knowing how some strange combination that only existed in my head up to that point would work. This is an experiment. Experiments often fail. Success usually comes only after a period of fine tuning. But your bar was one try, right?
Last evening I was looking around the Coppenrath-Wiese website (coppenrath-wiese.com) because I've recently tried another one of their ice-cream cakes. They have a huge "about us" section (history, detailed presentation of the sources of their ingredients, detailed presentation of the production process... and more stuff like that) and one thing I have found in there was this idea of constant fine tuning. They say that they always look for new ways of improving their products, whether it is finding better quality ingredients or adjusting recipe details. And they also say that improvement takes time.
Back to chocri, I've also played a little trying combinations. At first I was a little annoyed by a few things.
Why do I only have four options for the base chocolate? What if I want a dark & white one? Or a dark & milk? Or one with all three kinds of chocolate? Or one combining them in swirls? Or a stracciatella base chocolate?
Why can I only add 5 things to the base chocolate? Why not more?
After thinking a bit I realized that my resulting bar was crazy enough as it was. Adding 10 more components would have made it completely insane, way too crowded, I wouldn't have been a chocolate bar anymore, just some components held together by some chocolate.
So I went back and created another bar, with a more normal combination:
- dark chocolate
- apple bits
- cinnamon
- pecans
- honey drops
- caramel drops
That may sound a little familiar. I once had an apple, cinnamon & pecan cake. The pecans were covered in honey and the cake was decorated with caramel.
Hi All,
Good to see that Chocri has provoked some lively debate on Richard's favourite subject :D Lots of questions today so best get on with it ...
David - Re: 'Why didn't you try them out right away?
There were a few site logistical issues we had to iron out ;)
Nick - Re: 'Are they going to be based in the UK now as well then? I'm not sure I understand how it works. Are they going to have shops and stuff?
They don't have any shops worldwide that I know of. They are purely an internet bases entity.
Rachel / Duncan / Nils - Re: 'Is this .... good or bad'
Guys & Girls you will to wait to see my following reviews next week before I answer any of these questions :D Sorry I just dont want to spoil next weeks reviews at all. If you are desperate to know about it drop me an email.
Golden - Re:'The thing I also would have put in there was caramel but you didn't choose that. Do they not do it or something'
They do caramel drops but not soft caramel to fill the middle of the bar. That would be nice.
Warren / Katie / Paul / Alan / Jane / Selina - Re:'PRICE'
This is obviously the big issue that everyone has been debating today. I say that everyone is entitled to their opinion - I personally thought that the price was a little too much for the quality of the produce ..... BUT ... you have to factor in the fun you can get from being able to customise your own chocolate. Chocri are offering a great service. It is a shame that so many people are being put off by the cost becuase it would be great to hear some more views on them.
Anon - Re:'Why does your choc look like it has a thick layer of dust on top of it?'
I think you are mistaking the coffee beans for dust there :D
Nathan - Re: 'Did they really only put 3 macadamias on there for you?'
No there were four very big nuts. You can just see the fourth poking out underneath the overhang in my photo.
Alex - Re:'I find it hilarious how you spend so much of your time criticising other chocolates but then when you come to making your own you can only give it just over a seven. Hypocrite much?
You are very quick to crticise me aren't you :D It's not as if I have any hand in the quality of their chocolate. I cant control how good that is.
Anon - Re:'Dark chocolate with coffee?
It's one of my favourite combinations. We all have different tastes.
Selina - Re:' I think it would be a brill idea to make all of my family their own special chocolates for Christmas this year.
I agree it would be a nice gift that involves showing a little thought about the persons tastes. It shows effort if anything.
Steven - Re: 'I predict your next one will have peanut butter or caramel in ;)'
You aren't far off :D
Anne - Re: Your Chocri experience
Wow it sounds like you have had a bit of a rough time with these guys. I liked the ideas behind some of your 'Anne Creations'
I think you are totally spot on with your thoughts here. The whole concept behind Chocri is really appealing but from what I have tried from them so far the quality of their chocolate isn't as special as it could be. This obviosuly causes a bit of a conflict when it comes to determining whether it is worth splashing the cash on .... I can see a lot of people trying their service once but then maybe not again. Another part of it is that you have to get your own creations right or you can make some really horrible things that just end up being a wate of money ... haha you will see what I mean next week.
Thanks for sharing your experience Anne! It was a really good read - exactly what I love hearing about from my readers.
Alan - Re:'I'd go for milk or dark choc, fruity flavours, esp orange, perhaps some biscuits, fruits etc.'
I've created a bar that is reviewed next week that pretty much matches that description there :D I think you will be interested in seeing how it does :D
George - Re: 'This price discussion you are having here is not really justified'
Hey wait up there! Any discussion is worthwhile please dont say it isnt. The more people talk and share their thoughts and opinions on this website the better. The terminology you use suggests strongly that you might be from a corporate background, if you have a vested interest please refrain from posting.
Ana - Re: Your comment
I think you pose some very suitable questions.
I think Chocri will only ever increase the amount of options they give people so I wouldn't be surprised if you see things like different bases in the near future.
I think 5 is a good limit to the amount you can have in one bar ... having anything more might make the chocolate overcrowded. It would be funny seeing them try make a bar with absolutely EVERYTHING they have to offer on it though wouldn't it haha!
I love the sound of your creation. I think I might even try it for you if Chocri come back to me asking to do some more reviews. The apple and cinnamon bit is the one that appeals to me and makes me think it would work .
Thanks for your comments today everyone. I dont want to say too much in the way of conclusive comments about Chocri as that would be best left to next week when I post my following reviews. I look forward to hearing all your thoughts about my bars next week. Thanks ever so much again for all your contributions - they are very valued to me.
JIM
Hi Jim, your comment about me makes sense... why would I defend a companies price structure? But after I read the comments I went to their website and just realised that your combo is pretty much the most expensive there is. To have a discussion about the prices based on only that specific example is simply not fair. Personally I think the prices are also quite high, but all I was saying is that this is only logical that the prices are higher than of mass produced chocolate. I can't really say anything about the quality because I haven't tried it yet. But I think the idea sounds fun and I think I'll give it a try...
Thank you for the review Jim I have been awaiting your almighty ruling over chocri for a few months now.
Im intrigued to know what you mean by site logistics (reason you gave for not reviewing them earlier) What ever does that mean?
That was such a good review Jim I look forward to your next chocri adventure. Does it get any better for you or are you left disappointed by them again? I hope you try some out some of the different chocolate bases because I would most interested in making something with milk chocolate. Im sorta tempted to put something together now but I think I might wait it out and see what you say about your other bars. I wouldnt want to be throwing my pocket monies away now lol.
Hi everyone,
This is Carmen from chocri - I run the business in the US but just saw all these great and informative comments, and had to say hi. I'll try to react to everything here, but it's a lot, so apologies if I haven't answered your question - I would appreciate a reminder.
FIrst things first - why are we so "expensive"? First of all, we're only as expensive as you make your bar (gold flakes cost more than sea salt obviously), but there are two reasons why we charge what we charge:
1) We use some of the most expensive chocolate available on the market - it's fair trade and organic chocolate from Callebaut. I appreciate your feedback re the taste Jim, and we'll keep trying different chocolates, but this one has convinced us - and our thousands of customers - the most. We also source the toppings with high quality standards, and often don't include toppings if we think they're not good enough, even if people ask for them
2) We hand-make each chocolate bar lovingly to order, fresh, a few days before you get to eat it. That makes it a truly unique experience, and also a fantastic personalized gift. But of course it also costs a lot more to make
By the way: Of each purchase, we also donate a percentage to a charity organization that supports children on the Ivory Coast. While this primarily reduces our profits, it's still something we have to cover.
@Anne - I'm really shocked to hear that you haven't gotten your replacement bars. I will get in touch with Julian @ chocri - feel free to email me at carmen at chocri.com so we can get this sorted out.
I also loved reading all your comments about how you would combine different toppings, or how you loved Jim's combination - that's *exactly* what we are about - different people have different preferences, and you can't buy such bars in a supermarket!
@Ana: Your creation reminds me of "The Cinnamon Girl Bar" - one of our US recommended creations, and one of the most popular chocolate bars in the US :) Where we btw get a lot of surprised faces because our chocolate "isn't as sweet."
@Nils_1984 Thanks so much for the kind words :) We exist since 2008... prior to that, "mass customization" was just not as common...
@Lauren Comments I've heard previously about our chocolate almost all expressed how good it is, how much better than expected, to outright "the best chocolate I've ever tasted". I agree - we wouldn't and shouldn't do this if not with great quality. Of all our customers, 97% say they'll buy again.
@Duncan: Effort of making your own? It's fun, please do try it!
Thank you, Carmen for posting! I love it when chocolate makers actually respond to us directly.
lol@Steven you took the words right out of my mouth! I'm also going to guess the next two are milk, & white ;)
I agree with the majority about the price, not that it's too high for what it is but that I wouldn't spend it on myself...however I think it would be wonderful as a gift, a voucher that lets someone design their own.
Since you must pick 2 bars :D...if I got a voucher I'd go with 1) milk chocolate, caramel drops, pecans, rasberries, and the marzipan rose 2) dark chocolate, orange, cinnamon, gold flakes. (Then I would take turns eating each so they wouldn't be too sweet/bitter on their own lol and probably keep the rose aside too since it has 8 food colorings!) Those honey drops/toffee/caramelized nuts look tempting, too...although the honey drops list 'sugar' as their main ingredient.
Wow, it's great to see Chocri interacting with their customers :)
I was going to say, that I probably wouldn't try this due to the cost, but after the explanation I can totally understand it. I guess something like this is a one-off treat, unless you can afford it more often (I certainly can't).
I look forward to further Chocri reviews Jim :) This bar didn't really appeal to me so I'm hoping you've got something with caramel or fruit lined up.
What a brilliant idea it makes you wonder why no one has ever tried doing something similar before though doesn't it?
It's my twins birthdays in a few weeks I think I might make them some bars for one of their presents. I think they would love the white chocolate bases with some jelly beans on there. It's going to be impossible picking out what else to put on for them though. The happy birthday ribbons are a cute idea.
Jim have you ever thought of actually making your own chocolate bar to sell? I dont know how you might go about it but dont you think it would be a cool idea.
I know I would buy one from you :-)
George
I have included the prices for the next few bars I had sent along for my following reviews. Funnily enough they only turned out to be just a pence cheaper than this one. If you give these guys a try I would love to hear your views. Please be sure to share them with us all.
Alison
You will have to wait and see about that wont you ;) Sorry I dont want to spoil the review.
Carmen
Thanks ever so much for getting in contact with my readers. I honestly think they will appreciate it so much.
RE: My views on the quality - Carmen please remember this is only my own views... just one person! I encourage all my readers to try the products I review for themselves and to share their opinions. I don't claim to be an expert when it comes to chocolate. I'm just a guy that chooses to write about it.
Re: You hand making the bars - I agree your bars all look stunning! I talk about this more appreciatively in my review next week.
Re: Your charity donation - that is a wonderful thing to do. Very noble of a company still so small.
Thanks again for your responses to my readers.
Thea
It is great when they talk to us all isn't it :D
I think you make a good point about the price. It may not be 'unfair' so to speak, but I still see think it could be off putting for a lot of people who simply dont wish to spend that much money on chocolate.
Phil
Indeed I think Chocri fit that occasion as a one of treat superbly. Their bars aren't cheap but it's not as if you are going to buy them every week anyway.
I think you might be in luck with the reviews you want to see ;)
Linda
I don't really know why no one has done it before. Perhaps they just haven't been brave enough to take the plunge like chocri have.
Vhiarhi
Haha that is something I would love to do but being totally honest I wouldn't have a clue where to start. One can only dream eh!
Thanks everyone
JIM
What a brilliant idea for a chocolate company. I've often dreamt of making my own special chocolate bar. I'm going to have so much fun making one up :-) yaay
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