ChocolateBet: January 13, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

2 pieces
Teuscher Chocolates
Pompadour - Marzipan
(A Pompadour is: "pistachio marzipan w/ layer of dark chocolate ganache, coated in dark choc. topped w/ slivered almonds mixed with honey marzipan")
Good +; although sweet, you being able to taste a real honey flavor to the marzipan is nice
Wt.: ~ 1.0 oz. (for 2 pcs.)
Calories: ~ 140 calories (estim.)
Cost: $0 (gift)
Purchased from: N/A (Teuscher store in Palo Alto, CA)

ChocolateBet: January 12, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

3 pieces
Teuscher Chocolates
Chili Marzipan: (The chili marzipan chocolate as a chili pepper paste center "surrounded by an almond marzipan mixed with Chili pepper. Half coated in dark chocolate.")
Good +; a big sweet but good; chili is detectable but not that strong
Wt.: ~ .9 oz.
Calories: ~ 125 calories (estim.)
Cost: $0 (gift)
Purchased from: N/A (Teuscher store in Palo Alto, CA)

ChocolateBet: January 11, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
2 pieces
Teuscher
Hazelnut Clusters - 1 dark and 1 milk chocolate
Very Good +
Wt.: ~ .8 oz.
Calories: ~ 120 calories
Cost: $0 (gift)
Purchased from: N/A (Teuscher store, Palo Alto, CA)

ChocolateBet: January 10, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
2 pieces
Alaska Wild Berry Products
"A Taste of Alaska" assortment box
Wild Blackberry (dark choc covered)
Very Good - Very Good +
Wt.: ~ 1.2 oz. (34 g.)/15 oz. (425 g.) in total box
Calories: ~ 140 calories in 2 pieces
Cost: $24.00 (+ shipping)
Purchased from: Alaska Wild Berry Products (online)

The Wild Blackberry dark chocolate contains a nice rich combination of flavors. I'm not especially fond of little berry seeds, so I give the company extra points for straining them out, while still maintaining the nice authentic/natural berry flavor in jelly-gel centers.

ChocolateBet: January 9, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
2 pieces
Alaska Wild Berry Products (Anchorage, Alaska)
"A Taste of Alaska: Wild Berry Products" - Chocolate Covered Wild Berry Jelly Centers - Assortment Box
"Wild Lingenbery" (milk chocolate covered)
Good + - Very Good
Wt.: ~ 1.2 oz. for 2 pieces/15 oz. (425 g.) in total box
Calories: ~ 140 calories for 2 pieces
Cost: ~$24.00 for 15 oz. box + shipping may apply

It's been fairly cold in California for the past month...which got me thinking....Have I eaten any chocolates from Alaska yet? Negative. So, here is where online search and ordering comes in so handy. Just plug in "Alaska chocolate" into a search window and voila! This is how I found Alaska Wild Berry Products. The (15 different) wild berry jelly centers (from hand-picked berries no less) are really the stars of this milk and dark assortment.

ChocolateBet: January 8, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
3 pieces
Chocolee Chocola
1.) Hazelnut - Good +
2.) Mint - Ivy leaf - Very Good
3.) Rum - 3 white pts on top - Very Good
Wt.: ~ 1.5 oz. (estim.)
Calories: ~ 230 calories (estim.) for all 3
Cost: $0 (gift)
Purchased from: N/A (Chocolee Chocola)

ChocolateBet: January 7, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Chocolee Chocola
Violet - Cassis (black currant)
Good +
Wt.: ~ .5 oz.
Calories: ~ 75 calories (estim.)
Cost: $0 (gift)
Purchased from: N/A (Chocolee Chocola)