Booja Booja Around Midnight Espresso Truffles Review

To be honest, I thought these were cheaper than they were. But not only do you get the three absolutely fantastic truffles, but you also get a great little trinket box to keep as well. My girlfriend decided she'd have the box even before I managed to review it. The girls in the office loved it too. So if you're looking for somethign different from 'the norm' then perhaps the Booja Booja Around Midnight Espresso Truffles offerign from Ethical Superstore is a good one to try?

The box is handpainted by 'Kashmiri artisans' on the India, Pakistan border. It gives them a source of income in the troubled area and I have no problems supporting them. if you're buying for a vegetarian or a vegan they're suitable too. They're also non-gmo, gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy free and 'utterly delicious'.

When you open up the the trinket box, you'll find youself looking at three handmade truffles rapped in 'golden' foil. You may be disapointed then. But don't be, they taste absolutely fantastic. You'll find yourself savouring every bite!

Its difficult to say they taste of Kashmir as I don't know what that tastes of. But they do taste fantastically natural, light and with a balanced hint of expresso coffee.

The aroma is just as delightful. It doesn't knock you over, it quitely seduces you into taking another bite.


For £7.99, they're expensive, but its worth it when you know you're money is going to support troubled communities. So its well worth it.

Sitting here typing they're winking at me saying "have another" so I will and I know you'll love them.

You can get them from: Ethical Superstore.
Also you can get three for £23.99 from Chocolate Trading Co.

Easter Eggs Review: 9/10

Thorntons Organic Easter Egg

If you didn't want to spend £60 on an egg from Hotel Chocolate or £15 from Thorntons, you can get a nice Organic Easter egg for just £2.99 from Thorntons. Its also an Easter egg that's suitable for Vegetarians and is gluen free.

You may not be able to personalise it with icing, but its still a very good quality Easter egg for a reasonable price.

You can find more infomation here.

Thorntons Mad About Ginger Easter Egg

I'm not sure if I prefer Mint or Ginger the most, but if anyone was buying for me I wouldn't be dissapointed with this egg - probably because its bigger than the mint one!

The Thorntons Mad About Ginger Easter Egg is 640g of pure ginerness as you get a 400g dark chocolate egg with two 120g bags of ginger covered with dark chocolate.

Thorntons Mad About Mint Easter Egg

I just love mint chocolate. I suppose my favourite would be a dark mint chocoalte, thick shell one! The Thorntons Mad about Mint Easter egg is just 550g is just £9.99 and you get 300g of dark mint chocolate which contains natural peppermint oil with sugar pieces. You'll also get 120g of Double mint cream mints and one bag of Peppermint Cremes (135g).

So if you're buying for a mint-lover, then take a look at the Thorntons Mad About Mint Easter egg which is also gluten-free.

Thorntons White Chocolate Easter Egg

This is handy white chocolate Easter egg which is made from 400g of pure Thorntons white chocolate and can be yours for just £5.99.

Thorntons Organic Easter Egg

Thorntons appear to be a bit more understated than Hotel Chocolat, but I'm sure they're just as nice.

They've got a very reasonably priced 150g organic Easter egg for just £2.99!

The Sleekster Box - Hotel Chocolat Review

The guys at Hotel Chocolat have just sent me their "Hand-piped Choclate Selection Box - The Sleekster Box" - thanks Chris!


I must admit I don't think the Sleekster Box will be part of their specific Easter Chocolate range as I believe they're finalising their range as I believe their Valentine's range has to be sorted first. But, I still think the Sleekster collection would be a fantastic one for people that aren't keen on the egg variety and would probably suit someone that likes fine chocolate, but also likes a bit of variety.

Anyhow, on to the review ...

Hotel Chocolat aren't only renowned for making fantastic chocolate, but also well-designed packaging. When you first get the chocolates out of it's postal box you know you're going to enjoy delicious hand-piped chocolate. To be honest, they look like they should be more expensive than the £17.50 they have it as.

Hotel Chocolat describe the Sleekster Box as:

"Smooth and mellow pralines, rich triffled fillings, real fruit recipes, soft and light buttercreams, flowing cramel ... a broad and balanced selection of just about every chocolate genre in a single box"

And they're not wrong!

Just look at the selection that they offer:

If you can't read that, then these are the chocolates you get:

Top Row: Layers of praline and white chocolate; Amerena cherry suspended in Amaretto butter creaml Florentine topped praline; chocolate brownie; Amaretto buttercream

Middle Row: Orange praline; Milk praline studded with whole hazelnuts; Dark chocolate ganache with Grand Marnier; Pipped smooth praline; Irish coffee buttercream

Bottom Row: Mellow Baileys cream ganache; Maple pecan crunch; Butterscotch ganache with shortbread biscuit; Praline with crispy pancake; Smooth praline cup

It's when you open up the box it's the fantastically intoxicating aroma that you first notice. The second is the amazingly delicate and enticing chocolates that are revealed before you.


I'm tempted to eat them now. The thing is its my fiance's birthday tomorrow and I've been too busy to get her much (I spent a fortune on her at Christmas) so these chocolates can form part of her birthday presents. The deal will be that she'll have to review them though!

Also if you're a vegetarian, these chocolates are suitable for you. But if you don't want to consume any alcohol then there are 4 of the chocolates to avoid. But why would you want to? They look amazing!

If you've had these chocolates then feel free to add your own reviews.