Favourite Christmas chocolates to gift or receive

[HolidayHolllie]

What would you consider nice chocolates to give as gifts that most people like?

What would you love to receive?

I'm thinking Hotel Chocolat, Lindt, Ferraro Rocher and less Quality Streets or Miniature Heroes.

Marks & Spencer salted caramel pine cones. They’re my husbands absolute favourite and they always sell out before Christmas so I already have 3 packs stashed away

I love Lindt balls and Lilly O’Briens 😊😊

Oh good god I knew I was missing one. Leonidas are wonderful.

Lindt balls are my absolute fave.

Hotel Chocolate I find waxy & a bit bland.

I've bought my advent calendar fro Marimba, the fact that I could chose the chocolate

You can select them in this box too
https://www.marimbaworld.com/buy.html?chocs=2-Truffles_&_Chocolates

Not quite chocolates, but Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without these

Pruneaux D'Agen Fourrés 450g | Lakeland

Same, but this is dangerous because now we've had proper chocs we don't like high street choc anymore. We only buy at Christmas and Easter because of the price.

I'm so curious and the reviews are very good - so once back in stock I will order.

In terms of chocolate I prefer Lindt. Hotel Chocolat is also good. I used to live in Paris and would get Christmas Chocolates from whichever artisan chocolatier had won the city's annual top chocolate prize that year. Now they were always amazing!

Lindt balls are gorgeous.
Hotel Chocolat is never as nice as it should be.
I was given a Tony’s Chocolonely selection last year, I truly believe the gifter hates me, as it’s quite possibly the most disgusting overpriced shit I’ve had the misfortune of tasting! So that’s on my don’t get list!

Lindt balls 🤢

Personally love Chococo. They're slightly pricier, but lovely.

I really like Lidls chocolates that they do in bags, a couple years ago they had pistachio ones which were amazing.

Also like hotel chocolates and Monty bojangles (they come in a cute tin).

Godiva - absolute heaven!

Anything from Audreys who supply Fortnum and Mason. Especially their coffee creams

Agreed. In Chichester the Hotel Chocolate shop is next to Montezuma's. The difference when they give you samples is really pronounced ( and I'm someone that doesn't do brands for the sake of) .

However anything that is one better than they would normally get works. So anyone that eats any old stuff will like Lindt/ Lindor, then Hotel chocolate, then french belguim stuff etc.. People that have nice chocolate normally get givenCharbonnel et Walker .
I got Charbonnel et Walker for my secret Santa once and was seriously impressed. Also got their hot chocolate and it was amazing. Not cheap but yes you can tell its not.

I don’t like Lindt. I have quite basic chocolate taste 😆😆 I do enjoy the Thornton (I think) dessert box.
whittakers do some nice chocolates as well

Josh's Gigantic Chocolate buttons https://joshschocolate.co.uk/product-category/buttons/

Chocolarder https://www.chocolarder.com/

Charbonnel Rose and Violet Creams. Just the best

Leonides www.leonidas.com/gb_en
Amazing.

I love Charbonnel & Walker

I really do not like Lily O'Briens

I'd rather have nice chocolates too.

Lots here I haven't heard of but you've reminded me of a local shop I could get something from.

Any boozy truffles get my vote.

https://www.artisanduchocolat.com

@HolidayHolllie Yes The Chocolate Emporium is an online shop that imports all available flavours of Lindt balls. Biggest bag is 35 flavours and they also do 30 or 25 packs

F&M chocs are lovely, also Prestat.

Rococo have gone really downhill with terrible customer service.

Charbonnel et walker sea salt caramel truffles.

I have a box on my Christmas list every year (and birthday, Easter, Mother's Day...)

Charbonnel & Walker and a brand called The Chocolatier