AWARD WINNERS:
That's more than 20 gold star awards in the ten years I've been making chocolates!
2016 - Another Two Gold Great Taste Award stars:
Mango Lassi white chocolate bar (two stars) (white chocolate, cardamom & mango - judges comments: "Long layered, lingering and very delicious"
2015 - Five Gold Great Taste Award stars:
Lemon & Sea Salt Truffles (two stars) (dairy free dark chocolate truffle flavoured with fresh lemon juice and Halen Mon Sea Salt, concealing a secret layer of fresh lemon jelly)
Salted Caramel Truffles (milk chocolate truffle flavoured with homemade salted caramel and Halen Mon Vanilla Sea Salt)
Tiramisu Truffles (white and dark chocolate truffle flavoured with coffee, marscapone and homemade chocolate/coffee/brandy liqueur)
Bacon Truffles (dairy free dark chocolate truffle flavoured with Maple Syrup and Welsh Bacon)
2014 - Four Gold Great Taste Award stars:
Blackcurrant & Liquorice dark chocolate bar (two stars)
Espresso dark chocolate bar - featuring freshly blitzed Welsh roasted Poblado Espresso Coffee beans
Blackberry Brandy Truffles (dairy free dark chocolate truffle flavoured with homemade Blackberry Brandy)
2013 - Four Gold Great Taste Award stars:
Welsh Whisky Truffles (milk chocolate truffle flavoured with Penderyn Whisky)
Welsh Coffee Truffles (dairy free dark chocolate truffle flavoured with 'dragon roasted' coffee from the Welsh Coffee Company)
Merlyn Truffles (dark chocolate truffle flavoured with Merlyn whisky cream liqueur [bit like Baileys] and dipped in creamy white chocolate)
Welsh Honey Truffles (white chocolate truffle flavoured with Trees & Bees "Snowdonia Honey" - dipped in rich dark chocolate)
2012 - Two Gold Great Taste Award stars:
Raspberry & Sloe Gin Truffles (dairy free dark chocolate truffle flavoured with Sloe Gin, hiding a secret layer of fresh Raspberry jelly)
Homemade Fudge (buttery, crumbly, indulgent and delicious - judges comments "straight-forward and perfectly lovely")
2011 (my first year in business) - Five Gold Great Taste Award stars:
Chewy Salted Caramels (two stars) - Judges comments "Salt and chocolate - lovely, of course. But the caramel - that's a good caramel ! Oh, we liked these a lot !"
Salted Caramel dark chocolate bar
Cappuccino white chocolate bar
Lemon & Poppy Seed white chocolate bar
+ True Taste of Wales Award for my Chewy Salted Caramels.