Sugar, spice, and all things nice

BOHO - Turmeric Swirl White Chocolate

On opening the wrapper you might not believe that this is white chocolate, as the turmeric turns the bar a beautifully warm golden yellow. The dark chocolate swirl contrasts nicely with the sweet chocolate base, giving a surprising balance to such a spiced bar.

Taza Chocolate - Mexicano Cinnamon

We love this cinnamon, 50% dark version for its gently warming flavour that always leaves us wanting more. This is a particular favourite on a cold winter’s evening.

Annalisa Barbieri, The Observer’s Chocolate Correspondent, writes in her Notes on Chocolate series: “I’ve a soft spot for Taza Chocolate. The Taza Cinnamon disc was one of the first chocolates I tasted when I became chocolate correspondent, and it was unlike any other chocolate I’d tried”

Marou - Pho Spices, Dark 65%

This smooth and well-balanced 65% dark chocolate has been combined with a perfect blend of cardamom, star anise, coriander, cinnamon, and cloves. Enjoy Marou’s quintessential ode to Vietnam.

Sirene - Ch'abil, Lachua, Guatemala, Dark Milk 65% with Cardamom

This is Sirene’s complex Guatemala dark milk bar taken up a notch with the addition of fresh cardamom grown by the same Guatemalan farm families.

The dark milk chocolate has an incredibly creamy texture, with the rich Guatemalan cacao showcasing its signature flavour. The cardamom adds a fresh citrusy note, plus an exotic spiciness. As Sirene puts, the cacao “steals the show”. Expect rich maple and caramel notes alongside the cardamom.

Friis Holm – O’Payo, Nicaragua, Milk 50% with Sansho

This milk chocolate bar has been crafted using a blend of Nicaraguan beans from a co-operative in Waslala, in the nature reserve in the mountains of northeastern Nicaragua. Within is sansho pepper. Sansho, also known as Japanese pepper, is an aromatic shrub belonging to the citrus and rue family.

This bar is a creamy, fragrant and a fruity milk chocolate, which works perfectly with the delicate spice of the sansho.

Rózsavölgyi Csokoládé – Dark 73% with Hot Paprika

A very spicy dark chocolate made with 73% Venezuelan cocoa and flavoured with paprika. This is a chocolate for those who like a bit of heat, and has a flavour that reminds us of cloves.

Akesson’s – Madagascar, Dark 75% With Black Pepper

Madagascan chocolate often has a hint of natural spiciness, thanks to the pepper plants that grow alongside many of Madagascar’s cocoa trees. Åkesson’s has gone one step further with this bar, adding black pepper as an inclusion.

The refreshing hints of green fruits characteristic of the local black pepper meet the red-berry tartness of the cacao in this intensely spicy dark bar. One for those who like a bit of heat in their chocolate!

Chocolate Makers - Sinterklaas Kruiden, Milk 40%

This festive milk chocolate bar is flavoured with traditional Dutch Sinterklaas herbs, giving the bar a flavour profile of warm winter spices. It’s a festive treat that’s impossible to resist!