Our Ingredients

We don't believe in buying chocolates that have been hanging around on supermarket shelves for months, full of additives, preservatives, hydrogenated fat and sugar. We believe that chocolates are best fresh, made with real ingredients, good quality chocolate, and fresh local cream. Try them, and see the difference for yourself. All our chocolates are fresh, and have a shelf life between 2 and 4 weeks.

We source our couverture (chocolate that is specially blended for chocolatiers and patissiers as it contains a higher cocoa butter content and melts smoothly) from reputable companies, who have ethical policies and trade fairly. We select the chocolate and cocoa based on its quality, looking at taste, appearance, aroma, sound and origin. We are proud to use Callebaut, Cocoa Barry and Valrhona chocolate in our products.

When designing a new chocolate, I first look at what is in season, and seek inspiration from recipe books, magazines, restaurant menus etc, and then it's off to the kitchen to start playing! Wherever possible we use fresh ingredients, often locally sourced (the blackcurrants are from my own garden!) and are keen to support other small and local producers.

Many of our delicious chocolates are only available at certain times of the year, this is to ensure the quality and standards never drop - so once they're gone you might not see them again for a year so get them while you can!!