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Friday, September 5, 2008

Featured Chocolate -- Michel Cluizel

"Michel Cluizel Chocolate Factory is one of the world's few cocoa bean transformers. Since 1997 it has adopted a specific approach, developing durable relations with renowned planters in a spirit of sustainable fair trade." -- Michel Cluizel



Michel Cluizel Grand Noir ...3.5oz...$5.19
Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa
"The exceptional strength of this chocolate frees the intense aromas, lingering long on the palate, of its cocoas from South America, Africa, Java." -- Michel Cluizel

Michel Cluizel Noir...3.5oz...$5.19
Dark Chocolate 72% Cocoa
"A strong aroma of noble, and refined flavours, lingering long in the mouth, is expressed by this strong chocolate composed of cocoas from South America, Africa and Java" -- Michel Cluizel

Michel Cluizel Grand Lait...$5.19
Milk Chocolate 45% Cocoa
With an exceptional cocoa content, this ample and generous milk chocolate reveals its refined and very morish nature on the palate, expressing charming notes of carameland hazelnuts" -- Michel Cluizel

Michel Cluizel Noir au Grue de Cacao...3.5oz...$5.19
Dark Chocolate with Cocoa Bean Pieces
"This "grue" is made from small fragments of cocoa beans specifically producted by the Island of Santo Domingo. After fermentation and drying, the beans are roasted, their shells removed, then ground and blended with the chocolate for a fine chocolate-cocoa harmony." -- Michel Cluizel

Michel Cluizel Grand Lait aux Noisettes...3.5oz...$5.79
Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts
"The hazelnuts are slowly roasted and delicately ground, allowing their unique and subtle aroma to infuse the chunky, crunchy chocolate." -- Michel Cluizel




The 1er Cru Plantations
Since 1907, I've begun my search for remarkable plantations to create these chocolates, each composed of exceptional cocoa beans from a single plantation. To be enjoyed and compared like fine wines." -- Michel Cluizel


Michel Cluizel 1er Los Ancones...3.5oz...$5.79

Santo Domingo -- 67% Cocoa - Dark Chocolate
"Lenghthily worked, the beans release in this chocolate their aromas of liquorice wood, then red berries and greens olives with a lingering flavour of dried currants and apricots" -- Michel Cluizel

Michel Cluizel 1er Mangaro...3.5oz...$5.79
Madagascar -- 65% Cocoa - Dark Chocolate
"These cocoa beans have enabled me to develop a highly flavoured chocolate, blending aromas of exotic fruits, delicious flavoures of honey spice cake and acidulated hints of citrus fruits." -- Michel Cluizel

Michel Cluizel 1er Maralumi...3.5oz...$5.79
Papau, New Guinea -- 64% Cocoa - Dark Chocolate
"The cocoa beans give this mellow chocolate slightly roasted and spicy flavours, fresh notes of green bananas and acidulates flavours of red currants prolonged by charming aromas of Havana tobacco leaves." -- Michel Cluizel

Michel Cluizel 1er Maralumi...3.5oz...$5.79
Papau, New Guinea -- 47% Cocoa - Milk Chocolate
Its strongly aromatic milk chocolate, expresses in the mouth, the characteristic notes of bananas, red berries and blue berries emanate progressively in an herbaceous harmony and then in " salty caramel". -- Michel Cluizel


Michel Cluizel 1er Crus de Plantation...$11.99
A boxed assortment of 16 pieces from 5 different plantations. A great way to try an assortment of some of the best chocolates.


Michel Cluizel Le Nuancier...$35.99
An assortment of 70 pieces in an attractive gift box. Assortment of 7 different 1er Cru Plantations including both dark chocolate and milk chocolate.


Michel Cluizel Les Champignons...3pk...$7.99
Beautiful chocolates filled with rich caramel.

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