Monday, 3 October 2011

Inspiral Artisan Raw Chocolate Box Review



Rating: 4/5. Available from Raw Living for £7.95 (+p&p)

After Amy Levin's class, I decided to investigate the world of raw chocolate a little more. Sure, I've had conscious chocolate and bars from the raw chocolate company, chocolate from raw living and (unfortunately) shazzie's chocolate. That one was a dissapointment. I'd heard people say how bad it was, but I really wasn't prepared for just how bad it was. I was tempted to drink a pint of bovril just to get rid of the nastiness.

With this in mind, I apprehensively purchased Inspiral's small chocolate box. Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. There was no ganache filling, which was sad but it was a nice selection & it was easy to share.



Flavours & reviews:
  • Goji Nut Lived up to it's name, if you're not a lover of goji you might not want to go near it, but if you're on the fence about goji then it's mild enough to pleasantly surprise you.
  • Plain White Chocolate and Dark Chocolates tasted a bit biscuity, I don't know how this happened but it messed with our heads a little. Em Loved it, but L and I were too confused to make our minds up.
  • Barleygrass mint was packed full of flavour. But the barleygrass topping didn't add anything to the chocolate but colour.
  • White raspberry had a pleasant flavour, which didn't linger. It would be great if you were going to eat the entire box in one sitting, but it doesn't leave much to savour.
  • Raspberry and rose was the overall winner. So flavoursome and smooth. The only niggly downpoint is that the aftertaste is of essential oil. But that's only a tiny negative!
All in all it would make a cute gift or a nice treat for yourself. But we're not sure that it would be a guilty pleasure or qualify for repeat purchase.
Allergy alert: Contains nuts!


Have you tried Inspiral's raw chocolates? What did you think?
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