Best chocolates ever?

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I want to get my lovely mum who has spent most of the last 18 months alone some AMAZING chocolates for Christmas. I usually hotel chocolat but looking for the best of the best, what are your expert recommendations?!

All the above are amazing, I can confirm. We have also just found a local producer who will post uk wide.
I bought a box for DH for Christmas and we've already eaten it. The pistachio truffle and Kirsch bombe was incredible. www.thechocolatepod.co.uk/

Also quite a fan of Alaine Ducasse.

Miscos - artisan company, gets written up in the Sunday papers all the time. The cake balls are amazing.

miscoschocolates.com/collections/all-chocolate

Charbonnel Pink Marc de Champagne truffles. I know boozy chocolates isn't everyone's cup of tea but I absolutely love them.

Leonidas

Paul Young chocolates. Simply amazing.

The best chocolates I have ever tasted are Monty Bojangles, but I don't think they are very posh!

I second Kennedy's www.kennedyschocolates.co.uk/ the selection is phenomenal
Also - Annalisa Barbieri in the Observer - she tests and recommends all kinds of chocolate. Worth a read of her articles.

These are beautiful and handmade www.ryanowenschocolate.com/shop

@TheLeadbetterLife

If she likes old-fashioned fillings, then Guilbert's: guilbertschocolates.co.uk

I love them at Christmas, because they're the kinds of flavours you get in a Quality Street assortment, but not shite.

Would second this! A client sent me a box of these as a thank you once and they were v v nice and had a bit of an old fashioned/traditional vibe. I hope she enjoys whatever you send her!

Z chocolat are absolutely incredible www.zchocolat.com/113-christmas-2021

www.rococochocolates.com

Amazing

Paul a young and alain ducasse

Booja booja truffles are amazing.

Lindt.. heavenly

If you want the best of the best then I'd recommend Alain Ducasse. Expensive but amazing. William Curley is also v. good.

www.lechocolat-alainducasse.com/uk/
www.williamcurley.co.uk

Rococo are lovely and the boxes are really beautiful too- I keep them for storing things afterwards. www.rococochocolates.com/

Pierre Marcolini.eu.marcolini.com/en/

Pump Street chocolate is amazing but best for bars rather than boxes pumpstreetchocolate.com/collections/all

My husband got me these for my birthday:
www.theindulgence.co.uk/

I've made another selection (I just circled my faves from the inlay card/menu) and asked for them for Christmas. A box of 36 chocolates.

Just click on the link and make your own selection.

They are glorious.

@TheLeadbetterLife - thank you for your recommendation for Guilbert’s chocolates. My husband is originally from Bristol so I’ve ordered some items from them, including their chocolate bars with “Bristol” written on the wrapping. Oddly enough although he adores chocolate, he’s never mentioned Guilbert’s. Also ordered a box for my mum. Personally I can’t stand any chocolate with flavoured creams...yuck!

Someone else mentioned Laderach chocolates: I used to live in Switzerland and loved buying their chocs. Still miss it :(

The local Swiss people I knew turned up their noses at Lindt lol! (I guess they thought it was the equivalent of Thornton’s or Cadbury’s).

Some of my faves are
Pierre Marcolini
Neuhaus
Chocolate Society
Z Chocolat

Paul A Young without a shadow of a doubt (and I've been very dedicated in my chocolate research!)

His Salted Caramels are the most amazing things ever.

Tempered Peach are actually insane - discovered them on an online market during a lockdown and now get them for every birthday in the house! Such a treat, delicious, beautiful and supporting a young female entrepreneur - she’s now gone full time

Another one for Paul A Young. Also one local to us. Their chocolates are fabulous nobleandstace.co.uk/

Neuhaus for me.

Once a year treat but they're worth it

Another vote for Paul A Young. The absolute best.

Watching with interest! Love God chocolates. Ilike Hotel chocolat. Also there's a lovely Welsh online store, I'll find the website if you're interested.