Comments on Jim's Chocolate Mission: February 8th: Hotel Chocolat The Magnificent Choco...

such a beautifully designed chocolate - it looks l...

2010-02-17T04:55:43.114Z

such a beautifully designed chocolate - it looks like artwork!

Yeah that was pretty much what I meant lol more ti...

2010-02-08T22:54:47.400Z

Yeah that was pretty much what I meant lol more time eating and less battling with a nknife cutting it up lol and of course it would be quite fun too! :)

Rachel That would seem like the idea. I think i...

2010-02-08T22:38:57.508Z

Rachel

That would seem like the idea. I think if one person did eat it all themselves their partner wouldn't be that impressed haha.

David

a 9.5 out of 10 for taste does suggest so :D like you say it was literally packed full of F&N! Not just that section photographed.

Anon

Sorry about that! I can only review what I am sent though. HC do have plenty of option for people that can't have nuts.

Mark

As I said it was one of those products I felt guilty about breaking up. They really do seem to make the effort in making these things look good.

Stu

I think the white praline might be a little big and sticky to make in such a large fashion ... it probably wouldn't be best to try eating 650.0g in one :D

Daisy

The fruit and nuts make each bit taste incredibly variable. It is surprising how quickly it goes aswell. Especially when you share like I did.

Richard

Maybe a big white chocolate heart is something they will do next year? They do have milk and dark variants after all.

George

Agreed as a gift I think it would go down really really well. I also think 650.0 of white chocolate would be overkill but hey horses for courses and all that.

Justin

Oh well I wouldn't worry about not having anyone to give something to. Easter will be here before you know it.

Maggs

Haha I don't think you are alone there. If it is a grand gesture someone is going for this would be a good option but the small bits HC do are just as nice.

Alan

I think you are on to something there! I think they could be more clever by making it into a jigsaw type thing ... with it split into small hearts but making one big one when in the box!? I think that is what you are getting at yes?

Tricky

You could have a point there but I think there are more people who like fruit and nut than you think. It seems to be the type of flavour that Cadbury play around with the most so that should be a pretty good indicator as to how well received it is by the masses.

Karen

I large swirled heart would be cool - the other heart that I reviewed last year was swirled but had strawberry flavoured white chocolate! It does look super cool doesn't it.

Resph

Those eggs are crazy aren't they! You do get 1.2kg of chocolate for that price though :D

Chris

No problem I was asking for suggestions just the other day! I will make sure I request some of the new easter eggs! Fingers crossed they send some along eh!?

Louise

I would cross my fingers for you but I have to type :D I hope you are all going to let me know what you get.

Phil

Glad to be of amusement chap :D

The heart last year was indeed good but this years was also damn fine. It depends what sort of chocolate you prefer I guess ... milk or dark! The strawberry white chocolate is really good in the milk chocolate heart mind!

Cin

It is far far far far FAR more impressive but if we are comparing price wise it doesn't look quite as clever.

If I had to choose one HC Valentines gifts I would probably go for the melting hearts as a nice halfway house.

Thanks everyone - I hope you enjoyed the Valentines reviews this year.

JIM

Wow, that sounds like a proper Valentines treat. G...

2010-02-08T20:34:08.012Z

Wow, that sounds like a proper Valentines treat. Good chocolate, and spot on presentation. Far more impressive than the Thorntons Love Bird Set.

"the way they brought a tarty edge to the taste" ...

2010-02-08T19:40:09.733Z

"the way they brought a tarty edge to the taste"

Haha, I know I may seem crude but this made me laugh.

This sounds absolutely delicious, I seriously need to try more of Hotel Chocolat's range. The one that's caught my eye is the milk choc heart with pink truffles - it looks and sounds lovely.

It would be amazing to see what sort of score hote...

2010-02-08T16:49:32.118Z

It would be amazing to see what sort of score hotel chocolat average out at. They seem to get no lower than 8 on a consistent basis so I expect it would be pretty high.

Mmmm I like the sound of this. I daren't think I w...

2010-02-08T15:32:57.620Z

Mmmm I like the sound of this. I daren't think I would be so lucky to get something along these lines Sunday but a girl can dream =-)

Hi Jim sorry to go a little off topic but can I as...

2010-02-08T14:45:30.082Z

Hi Jim sorry to go a little off topic but can I ask that you review some of Hotel Chocs new scrambled eggs that they have on their website for this Easter?

I am sure they will be amazing but I just want to check they are up to standard before I order them for my family. Keep up the great work.

Regards

if you all think that £28 is steep you should look...

2010-02-08T13:46:35.899Z

if you all think that £28 is steep you should look at some of the easter eggs they make. I looked at some and they cost £60!!!! They must be flippin gigantic.

I think I would rather something smaller that doesn't cost as much.

no no white chocolate would be way too sugary and ...

2010-02-08T11:47:05.734Z

no no white chocolate would be way too sugary and bland to make up a whole one of these.

It would have been nice to see them a try a big swirled one. I always think they look so impressive when they do it with the slabs. The technique they use to do it is pretty simple it isn't as hard as it looks.

They went pretty niche here with a dark chocolate ...

2010-02-08T11:19:22.845Z

They went pretty niche here with a dark chocolate product didn't they. I think when you also factor in the fruit and nut the actual amount of people who would like this must be pretty small.

This does look amazing if a bit expensive lol its ...

2010-02-08T10:42:37.087Z

This does look amazing if a bit expensive lol its a pity they hadn't already made it broken up so that it was already in nice sized pieces but together you couldn't tell, if you see what i mean.

I love fruit and nut but it kinda seems a slighty odd choice to me, esp with the sour cherries, to make a valentines gift of, at least wuith the fruit and nuts used anyway.

I don't think it would advisory for my husband to ...

2010-02-08T10:31:10.869Z

I don't think it would advisory for my husband to buy me one of these. I think I would probably put on about ten stone if gobbled this all myself. SIGH ... best stick to the smaller Hotel Chocolat gifties I guess.

Maggs

Jimbo, HotelChocolat I am digging that fella. Goo...

2010-02-08T09:44:12.242Z

Jimbo,

HotelChocolat I am digging that fella. Good start to the week I am liking it alot. Unfortunately it doesn't look like I have a lucky lady to gift such a thing to this year but it is awesome nonetheless.

i cant believe people are suggesting a big heart m...

2010-02-08T09:35:26.728Z

i cant believe people are suggesting a big heart made of white chocolate that would be the most disgusting thing ever. can you imagine how sickly that would be?

this dark chocolate heart looks a bit less exciting than the the one with truffles you did last year but i sill think it would be an amazing gift for someone.

I am not allergic to nuts but I don't like massive...

2010-02-08T09:13:48.542Z

I am not allergic to nuts but I don't like massive great bits in my chocolate so I can't imagine I would enjoy this all that much. I would also love to see them offer up a huge white chocolate heart. My girlfriend would have loved that.

Bugger me that looks thick. Maybe people will thin...

2010-02-08T08:20:22.552Z

Bugger me that looks thick. Maybe people will think differently but I almost think that 650.0g sounds too big if anything. Does the taste not get a bit boring by the time you have finished it?

Dx

I wish they did a white chocolate praline version ...

2010-02-08T08:12:36.545Z

I wish they did a white chocolate praline version this big. I reckon I could eat that all in one.

The price is a bit too much but it does look amazi...

2010-02-08T07:57:44.944Z

The price is a bit too much but it does look amazing. It is almost more like a work of art than something that looks good for eating lol.

God dammit I am allergic to nuts :-( stop reviewin...

2010-02-08T07:50:32.117Z

God dammit I am allergic to nuts :-( stop reviewing some many nut based things grrrrrrrr

That chocolate pic looks crammed full of fruit and...

2010-02-08T07:48:33.733Z

That chocolate pic looks crammed full of fruit and nut. It must have tasted amazing.

Oh my this looks amazing. It looks way too big for...

2010-02-08T07:47:07.575Z

Oh my this looks amazing. It looks way too big for one person but then again I guess you are supposed to share it with the person that gives it to you.

Rxxx