Thursday, July 17, 2008

raising the bar

the new packaging for our bars, launched last autumn, is being really very well received so we decided it was time to introduce a couple more flavours to the family.

we have relaunched our chilli and pink peppercorn (previously known as 'fire'). this is a deliciously dark 70% cocoa bar laced through with finely ground chilli flakes and pieces of fragrantly hot pink peppercorns. both lend a different type of heat to the chocolate giving it depth and character and a real kick. i have some great recipes for using this bar so look out for them in the coming weeks! they are about to be launched on the website this week and are already in a few 'ahead of the game' shops.

summer is truly in the air with our white chocolate and raspberry bar. i am not usually a great fan of white chocolate but the way the little pieces of raspberry add a little tart zing through the sweet, creaminess of the white chocolate really brings it to life.

look out for them both in the next few weeks....

4 comments:

Unknown said...

these both sound fabulous...chilli chocolate...hmmm, i bet it has a right 'zing' to it and i definitely like the thought of sweet white chocolate and tangy raspberries!

emily at cocoabean said...

they are both fabulous and we can hardly make them quickly enough! i have a bit of a thing for rapberries at the moment and am going to make a white chocolate and raspberry panna cotta this weekend... i will no doubt record it here, good or bad!

claire Maraldo said...

Oooo -what can I say but i had the greatest pleasure in sampling one of your gin & tonic bars from my friend Chris who runs the Rochester Film society . . .I had to exercise great control not to batter his front door down for more.
Would you mind if I linked you to my blog? There's a lot of chocolate loving people out there so be prepared!

Those two new ones look great too!

emily at cocoabean said...

glad you enjoyed the gin and tonic! please do link.