Top chocolate gifts this Christmas

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:12:38 GMT

Our top 5 chocolate gifts to give this Christmas

Back in 2007 a psychologist, David Lewis, discovered that letting chocolate melt slowly in the mouth triggers an enormous increase in your brain activity and heart rate. He measured it, and it proved just as dramatic as the thrill you get from a passionate kiss... but the chocolate buzz lasted four times longer. Wow. It was just one of numerous scientific studies that has delved deep into why people adore chocolate so much. Even now, the answer remains mostly a mystery.

No wonder our gorgeous personalised gift boxes are the perfect present for every special occasion, including the festive season. So what’s involved? We collect together your favourite chocolates or sweets. Then we wrap them in a choice of beautiful coloured tissue and decorative cellophane, and top it off with a matching bow. We choose the perfect background image for the occasion and add the words you’ve given us. The result is a truly thoughtful personalised gift, as good-looking as it is delicious.

So... what are the top five chocolate gifts making their way from our world to yours? Here they are, our special top 5 gifts for loved ones this Christmas.

Galaxy bouquets – A sophisticated choice

One of the nation’s favourite chocolate bars , Galaxy is splendidly smooth and silky. First released to a delighted world in the 1960s, it’s just as popular as ever, sold right around the globe. IN some countries it’s called ‘Dove’. It’s good to know the cocoa they use to make it is independently verified as coming from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, which means it’s easy on the natural environment. 22.8 million Galaxy Smooth bars are sold every year. If the person you love is one of the millions of people worldwide who can’t resist great chocolate, they’ll love our Galaxy bouquet.

Cadburys Bouquets – Classic chocolate bars

All you have to do is spot a glimpse of that unique shiny purple wrapping and you know what’s in store for you... a gorgeous chocoholic treat that’s one of the nation’s best-loved bars. Cadbury’s famous 2007 advert starring a gorilla playing drums to Phil Collins’ ‘I can feel it in the air tonight’ made history. Our Cadbury chocolate bouquet is stuffed with bars of the good stuff, produced in the UK since 1905 and a huge family favourite. Treat your loved ones to one of these and make their Christmas even more tasty.

Maltesers bouquets – Light, airy and fun

Good old Maltesers, made by Mars and another chocoholic classic. Did you know they’ve been sold here in the UK since 1937 ? How do you eat yours? Some people suck them until all the chocolate melts off and the malted milk centre turns to a sweet liquid. Other people go straight in for the crunch. Either way our attractive Malteser bouquet will delight your choc-loving friend, family member, loved one or colleague with its frothy cellophane and scarlet good looks.

Lindt bouquets – As pretty as a picture

A world leader in the fine art of wonderful chocolates, Lindt has been creating heavenly flavours since 1845 . Each of our gloriously pretty Lindt bouquets features different coloured flurries of flower-like cellophane, which frame the chocolates beautifully. The chocs themselves are, of course, the ultimate in luxury, crafted with love for discerning sweet tooths. The ideal gift for someone who loves their chocolate posh and exclusive.

Ferrero Roche bouquets – Ambassador, with your chocolates you are spoiling us!

Everyone remembers the advert. The stunning tower of chocolates wrapped in their famous golden foil, the beautiful people in their tuxes and ball gowns, the waiters and the champagne. If the one you love is a big fan of the ultimate in festive choccy treats, our Ferrero Rocher bouquets will put a big smile on their face. Each chocolate is a little masterpiece: a whole hazelnut dipped in fine milk chocolate then rolled in hazelnut pieces. They’ve been doing it since 1985 and the brand is an international success story.

Obsessive about chocolate...

Ours is the best job in the world. Imagine working with chocolate all day. Add playing with beautiful decorative stuff to the mix, and it’s hard to beat for creativity. It’s a happy job, too. We more or less sell happiness. As you probably guessed we’re a bit obsessed.

If you’re one of the many people who desperately need to know why white chocolate doesn’t taste like chocolate, we can help you. It’s because the only chocolate-like substance it contains is cocoa butter, no actual cocoa solids or essence. If you wondered what the Latin name of the chocolate tree, Theobroma cocoa, means, we can tell you, and you’re going to love this. It’s ‘food of the gods’.

It takes 400 or so chocolate beans to make half a kilo of chocolate and a tree produces about 2500 beans a year, which means every bean is precious. And chocolate softens just below human body temperature, which explains why it melts in the mouth in such a totally perfect way. And you know the shower scene blood in the film Psycho? That was chocolate sauce. Tasty!

All this fascination and love goes into every single chocolate bouquet we make. It’s a joy choosing the colour schemes and the images, and actually making the bouquets is something we love as well. Our customers tell us it shows, and that’s the best thing of all.

Unique chocolate bouquets for an extra-personal Christmas

If there’s something you’d like on your box but you can’t see it, get in touch. We’re always pleased to help with special requests and one-off designs.

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