ChocolateBet: January 30, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
3 pieces
Alaska Wild Berry Products
1.) 1 - Wild Salmonberry (milk chocolate version) - Very Good
2.) 2 - Wild Blackberry (milk chocolate version)- Very Good +
Wt.: 1.8 oz.(51 g)/15 oz. (425 g.) total box
Calories: 210 calories for 3 pieces
Cost: $ 24.00 for total box (online order + shipping) as recorded previously
Purchased from: Alaska Wild Berry Products (website)

And, with today's chocolates, this nice assortment box is finito. I had the chance to sample almost all 15 flavors of wild berry centers. I don't remember seeing any Wild Mossberry, but they could be seasonal items. Heck, what am I saying, I don't even know what a Mossberry looks like, much less what their growing season is in Alaska. Catch you next time Mr./Ms. Mossberry; it was fun nibbling on all your semi- and sub-arctic cousins.

ChocolateBet: January 29, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

4 pieces
Alaska Wild Berry Products
1.) Wild Highbush Cranberry - Very Good + - very nice, almost buttery flavor
2.) Strawberry Rhubarb - Very Good
3.) Fireweed - Good + - Very Good
Wt.: 2.4 oz.(68 g)/15 oz. (425 g.) ttl box
Calories: 280 calories for 4 pieces
Cost: $24.00 ttl bx* (online order + shipping) as previously noted
Purchased from: Alaska Wild Berry Products (website)

ChocolateBet: January 28, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
3 pieces
Alaska Wild Berry Products
(Assortment box (15 wild berry flavors) see previous entries)
1.) Gooseberry (dark) - Very Good +
2.) Wild Red Currant (milk) - Very Good
3.) Wild Blueberry (milk) - Very Good - Very Good +
Wt.: 1.8 oz.(51 g)/15 oz. (425 g.) ttl box
Calories: 210 cals. for 3 pcs.
Cost: $24.00 for total box, as entered previously (online order + shipping)
Purchased from: Alaska Wild Berry Products (website)

These berry fillings have a bit of vitamin C in them: they taste good, and may even help with the cold I'm fighting off this week.

Sometimes a small glass of brandy helps with colds. Instead of brandy, last night I tried a sip of Koda dessert wine ("with natural chocolate flavors"), purchased from Trader Joe's in Mtn. View, CA. I could taste the chocolate flavor; however, I couldn't determine from the label whether chocolate was actually added or infused into this wine or not. This seems like something people might enjoy for the novelty - or not. Fun to try though. Koda dessert wine is produced and bottled by Olde Shandon Port Works, in Shandon, CA.

ChocolateBet: January 27, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
3 pieces
Alaska Wild Berry Products
1.) Rhubarb (2 milk chocolate coated) - Good +
2.) Rhubarb (1 dark chocolate coated) - Very Good
Wt.: 1.8 oz./(51 grams)/15 oz. (425 grams) in total box
Calories: 210 calories for 3 pcs.
Cost: $24.00 for whole box (online order + shipping), as previously noted
Purchased from: Alaska Wild Berry Products (website)

ChocolateBet: January 26, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving
M and M's/Mars
Mocha - mocha-flavored milk chocolate
(Premiums line)
Good +
Wt.: 1.5 oz. (42 grams)/ 6.0 oz. (170.1 grams) in total package
Calories: 230 calories in 1 serving
Cost: $ ? (need to find receipt)
Purchased from: Walgreens, Palo Alto, CA

ChocolateBet: January 25, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

2 pieces
Old Kentucky Candies, Inc.
Bourbon Cherries
Very Good + - Yum
Wt.: ~.88 oz. (25 g.) for 2 pcs/ 8 oz. (226 grams) for total box
Calories: ~ 133 calories for 2 Bourbon Cherries
Cost: ~ $14.00 (online order + shipping)
Purchased from: Old Kentucky Candies (online order)

You will definitely be able to taste the Jim Beam in these dark-chocolate coated bourbon cherries. Although I'd rather have these than a shot of bourbon. I suppose you could also throw one or two of these into a glass of bourbon too. Or, perhaps more intriguing, I'd like to try stirring a whole 8 oz. box (18 pcs.) of these into a brownie mix. Yum.

ChocolateBet: January 24, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

4 small squares
Dolfin
1.) Chocolat Citron (dark chocolate with lemon peel) - Good + - Very Good
2.) Chocolat Noir Cumin (dark chocolate with cumin) - Good + - Very Good
Wt.: .626 oz. (18 g.) for 4 small squares (2 Citron, 2 Noir Cumin)/ 3.76 oz. in total package of 24 small squares
Calories: 94 calories (estimate) in 4 small squares
Cost: $? Canadian (need to find receipt)
Purchased from: store in Montreal, Quebec (last year)

I like Dolfin's flavored chocolates. The different flavors and combinations are bold, creative and nicely blended. And the smaller sized squares and bars allow one person to try a few different chocolates without having to buy large quantities. They're convenient to include in a packed lunch or a nice high-end snack on the go. The only downside: these Belgian chocolates may be hard to find in the U.S.