Lotte Co. Ltd is one of the largest food and shopping groups in Japan and Korea. The main offices are located in Seoul and Tokyo, and they manufactur chocolate, confectionary, ice cream, and soft drinks. The Lotte Groups is also engaged in hotels, chemicals, electronics, publishing, construction and more and consists of more than 60 business units. Read more about Lotte Group in Wikipedia.
Lotte Ghana is a popular Japanese chocolate brand (manufactured in Japan according to the wrapping). As the name describes, the chocolate is made with cocoa from Ghana. The flavor is sweet and delicate, with pure chocolate aromas.
However, the milk chocolate contains palm oil while the dark chocolate contains palm oil, rapeseed oil and artificial aromas; thus, the chocolates cannot be regarded as top quality.
Editor’s Rating:
Type: Chocolate candy bars.
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Hal Chocolate brands, Chocolate tasting ghana, japan
Cacao Atlanta celebrates their one-year Anniversary October 12-18, 2009:
Tuesday October 13: Yoga & Chocolate
Achieve complete serenity while marrying the practice of yoga with that of savoring chocolate. After an intense workout with your mind and spirit open, Cacao’s chocolates will never have tasted better.
Cost- $30.00
Wednesday October 14: Chocolate Tasting
Have you ever wondered what is the difference between types and brands of chocolates? Come and explore these differences and put your favorites to the test. Learn to speak the language of chocolate.
Cost- $30.00, Time- 7:00-8:00 pm
Thursday October 15: Whiskey & Chocolate
Relax, unwind, and experience a truly decadent pairing of the finest Scotch Whiskies and Cacao Chocolate. Learn how the richness of our premium bean to bar chocolate can match the classic and complex flavors of even the most exceptional whisky. For mature chocolate audiences only.
Price- $40.00, Time- 6:30-8 pm
Friday October 16: One-Year Anniversary Reception
Come celebrate Cacao’s one- year anniversary with us! Come enjoy a signature cocktail, good music, and of course our signature bean to bar chocolate amongst friends.
Time- 7-9 pm
Saturday & Sunday October 17&18: Customer Appreciation Day
We could our customers as family and would not be where we are today without you! Enjoy 10% off your Cacao purchases and treat yourself to that extra indulgence.
To register for these events:Call: 404.221.9090
Email: cacao@cacaoatlanta.com
Pre-payment is required.
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Rococo Chocolates was founded in 1983 by Chantal Coady, who has written three books about chocolate. Rococo Chocolates has three shops in London. She and Rococo were awarded a special price for “Changing the way people think about chocolate” by Academy of Chocolate in 2008. In 2007 Rococo and Grenada Chocolate Company started a joint venture in Grenada to produce fair traded ethical chocolate. Now, Rococo’s organic products contain beans from this production.
Rococo Chocolates produces a number of different chocolate gift boxes, chocolate bars, gift bags, confectionaries, and sugar free products. We decided to try some of their Artisan Bars which are made with their special blends of organic chocolate: dark 65%, milk, or white chocolate, and are available with 22 flavors. We decided to try the Orange & Geranium, Basil & Lime, Lavender, and Cranberry & Nutmeg bars; the tree first ones are made with dark chocolate (65%), the latter one with white chocolate.
All bars have delicate spiced flavor and smell, we especially enjoyed the flavored dark chocolates. The lavender bar was unexpected; the delicious fragrance reminded me of perfume. These dark chocolates are absolutely recommede for those who like bittersweet chocolate and would like something different than normal, unflavored chocolate bars.
Editor’s Rating:
Type: Specialty chocolate bars.
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Hal Chocolate brands, Chocolate tasting, Chocolatieres, Specialty chocolates grenada, uk
The chocolate manufacturer L’Artigiano di Gardini, which is located in Forli, Italy, is producing a number of single origin chocolate bars, chocolate praline collections, nougats, and high-quality chocolate bars with pistachios, raisins, puffed rice, almonds, pine nuts, ginger, candied oranges, cocount, pearls of chocolate, dried fruit, or almond sweetmeat.
L’Artigiano is also producing eight types of chocolate with “sweet salt of Cervia”, one with olive oil, and one with liquorice. I love the combination of chocolate and liquorice, and this chocolate bar was excellent. It was composed by a milk chocolate containing 38% cacao solids, liquorice root, and some salt.
Editor’s Rating:
Type: Specialty chocolate bars.
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Chocolate tasting, Specialty chocolates italy
Åre Chokladfabrik is a small chocolate factory in a small town in central Sweden. They produce a large number of different chocolate truffles and pralines.
I decided to try their cloudberry truffles (“hjortrontryffel” in Swedish). Cloudberry is a yellow-colored berry which grows in northern hemisphere between 78°N and about 55°N, sometimes further south. It is popular in countries like Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Canada and Alaska. It is mostly used for making jam, but also for making liqueur, wine, juice and cakes.
The cloudberry truffles are made with a filling based on white chocolate and covered with milk chocolate. The filling is sweet and salty, and the flavor is somewhat fruity. It is difficult to recognise the distinct aromas of cloudberries, and the added salt makes it taste like salted butter. I thought, after my first bite, that the filling was a mixture of salted butter and cloudberry jam. So, in my opinion, the end product is not very successful. It should be possible to obtain a stronger cloudberry flavor.
Editor’s Rating:
Type: Chocolate truffles.
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Chocolate tasting, Specialty chocolates sweden