A Pair of Thorntons #4: Fudge and Lightly Salted Macadamia

So far, so good. I’m holding fast to my chocolate embargo, although I am being helped along by daily doses of Lindt Chilli and the knowledge that the ban won’t last as long as I initially thought. I’ve discounted a lot of my travel chocolates as unworthy of being blogged, although I still have a good [...]

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A Pair of Thorntons #3: Antioxi-Choc Berry Boost and Mint

So, we’ve had some hits and some misses with Thorntons, and some chocolates that fall in between. Which side of this multi-dimensional fence will today’s (or, you know, a fortnight ago’s) flavours fall on? Thorntons Dark Chocolate with Wild Blueberry and Raspberry Oh, Thorntons. Why did you do it? Why did you succumb to the chocolate-as-miracle-heal-all gimmick? [...]

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A Pair of Thorntons #2: Tonka and Lightly Salted Pistachio

My intention had been to intersperse the Thorntons’ reviews with my backlog of other chocolates, but after two lovely ladies cleverly pre-empted one of my just-eaten Thorntons in the last chocolate review, I decided to instead keep at this UK chocolate company…  Thorntons Milk Chocolate with Tonka Bean I had never heard of tonka beans before coming across [...]

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A Pair of Thorntons #1: Balsamic and Chilli

Now that I’m in England, I’ve lost access to my artisan American chocolates (rest assured I still have many to post about, though). Luckily for me, Thorntons offers a fair few interesting flavours in its 70-90g block range, and I seem to be making my way through rather a lot of them. Thorntons Dark Chocolate with Balsamic [...]

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