Nicest luxury chocolates for Christmas treats?

[AbsentmindedWoman]

What chocolate will you be treating yourself and others to for Christmas, if it's your thing?

I need to expand my chocolatey horizons and not sure what direction to go! I do like Lindt, Godiva and an Irish chocolate you can get in Lidl or Aldi (can't remember which) there that looks a bit like the Lily O'Brien's packaging.

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Charbonnel et Walker always feels like a treat - I’m hoping for some pink champagne truffles or maybe the pistachio ones

I am going mad and ordering some Truffles from Paul A Young. I've ordered from Chocolate Emporium for the teenagers :)

*I ordered pick and mix chocs from CE above :)

100% it will be Paul a Young

The Guardian’s regular column ‘Notes on Chocolate’ by Annalisa Barbieri might help…

I really want a big box of chocolates with a picture of kittens on the top or with a satin padded lid! or maybe a picture of swiss alps?

I prefer luxurious versions of most things in life, but, in spite of trying very many of the best artisan/luxury chocolate brands, at Christmas nothing beats a small box of Toffifee. Except perhaps a large box.
We have hazelnut trees in our garden and DS has a toasting week each year where he makes all kinds of treats that we pass to friends and neighbours. We make a toffifee dupe which has better quality chocolate and buttery toffee but it just isn't as good even though on paper it should be better.

William Curley: Champagne Truffles, Confit Lemon & Sesame and a Chocolate Caramel Mou Bar 😋

Harry Specter. Amazing chocolates (and I'm a gigantic chocolate snob) and a good cause, employing young autistic people.

Highland Chocolatiers for Christmas Day, Lindt truffles for general grazing around Christmas time.

And then there are ...

https://www.artisanduchocolat.com

Audreys. Their coffee creams are to die for

Neuhaus, found at St Pancras station and online. Not cheap though.

These.

www.lickthespoon.co.uk/buy-chocolates-online/

Zotters

Iain Burnett. Based in Scotland. Genuinely horrifically expensive but for proper xmas treat, worth it.

Salted caramels at Paul A Young are a family favourite!

www.lamaisonduchocolat.com/en_fr

But they are more expensive than gold so beware...

I find ganache and salted caramel to be a bit abundant on most menus but Paul A Young knocked my socks off when I was given a box. I was gutted to see the soho shop is now closed but they still do online. Best chocolates I've ever had and that's a long vic career behind me