Luxury Chocolates

After a rich supper of caviar or foie gras, a few very good chocolates are all anyone needs. Ours come from two British makers: Iain Burnett, the multi award-winning Highland Chocolatier, and Summerdown, a family farm in Hampshire that grows and distils its own peppermint. Each makes a thoughtful gift on its own or an easy addition to a hamper or gift box. Dark Chocolate Orangettes are strips of real candied orange peel dipped in 72% single origin São Tomé dark chocolate, packed in a 150g decorative tin. Think of them as a grown-up chocolate orange. Dark Chocolate Crystallised Ginger is soft crystallised stem ginger coated in dark chocolate with a minimum of 60% cocoa solids, in a generous 230g tin. Both are excellent with coffee after dinner. The Summerdown Mint Chocolate Collection is a 170g selection of after-dinner chocolates infused with single-estate Black Mitcham peppermint oil, grown, harvested and distilled on the farm. Inside are dark chocolate peppermint fondants, crisp discs and Neapolitans, plus a row of milk chocolate Neapolitans. It is a Great Taste award winner, gluten free and suitable for vegetarians, and at £9.50 one of our most affordable gifts. The orangettes also appear in several gift sets, including the Champagne, Caviar & Chocolate Gift Box and the Pol Roger, Caviar & Chocolate Gift Set, while the Dom Pérignon & Beluga Caviar Gift Box includes both Iain Burnett tins. Store chocolate somewhere cool and dry, around 15 to 18°C, away from strong smells and out of the fridge, and serve it at room temperature for the best flavour.