{"title":"Charbonnel et Walker","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery Charbonnel et Walker product we sell, made in Poundbury, Dorset. Each listing carries the size, the ingredients and the allergens as the maker declares them, and a note on what to eat it with.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"charbonnel-et-walker-heritage-collection-fine-dark-chocolates-325g","title":"Charbonnel et Walker Heritage Collection, Fine Dark Chocolates, 325g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA box of dark chocolates drawn from the old recipe books of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/charbonnel-et-walker\"\u003eCharbonnel et Walker\u003c\/a\u003e, the chocolatiers who opened on Bond Street in London in 1875 and now hand-make their chocolates at Poundbury in Dorset, still to the recipes of Madame Charbonnel. The house says it is particularly known for its dark chocolate, and this is the box that makes the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe maker names the centres as the Falstaff, Amandes, Crème Cassis, Caramel Noix and Lemon Coconut, with others alongside. The ingredient list fills in the detail: marzipan made with almonds, hazelnut praline paste, Brazil nuts, pistachios, blackcurrant jam, pineapple preserve, coffee, coconut, vanilla caramels and fondant creams, all under dark chocolate. There is whisky in one centre and a little ethanol in the marzipan, so the box contains alcohol. The flavours are old-fashioned in the best sense: fruit creams, nut pralines and caramels rather than anything built for novelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a box to set out after dinner and let people pick from over an hour. A glass of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-one-fine-blended-whisky\"\u003eThe Lakes Whiskymaker's Reserve\u003c\/a\u003e goes with the nut and caramel pieces; the fruit creams are better with a cup of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cornish-coffee-original-ground-coffee-227g\"\u003eCornish Coffee\u003c\/a\u003e. As a present it needs no wrapping beyond the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 325g box. Contains milk, soya, almonds, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts and pistachios, and may contain traces of other nuts, egg and gluten. Contains alcohol. Keep cool and dry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charbonnel et Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53559789519191,"sku":"CHO-CHW-HERDARK-325","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/made-in-england-charbonnel-et-walker-dark-chocolates-heritage-collection-a1b2c3d4_094ba82a-48e8-41a1-be6d-ee968559ec66.jpg?v=1778801826"},{"product_id":"charbonnel-et-walker-milk-chocolat-charbonnel-200g","title":"Charbonnel et Walker Milk Chocolat Charbonnel, 200g","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrinking chocolate made from flakes of milk chocolate rather than powder, from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/charbonnel-et-walker\"\u003eCharbonnel et Walker\u003c\/a\u003e, made at Poundbury near Dorchester in Dorset for the Bond Street chocolatiers whose original dark drinking chocolate has been served since the firm began in 1875. This is the milk chocolate version of that drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tin holds nothing but chocolate: sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, a little soya lecithin and natural vanilla, at a minimum of 33.5% cocoa solids and 20.5% milk solids. The maker describes it as rich and smooth, a touch sweeter than the original dark but with the same body. Because it is real chocolate melting into the cup rather than a cocoa mix, the drink is thick and coats the spoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeat milk, stir in a spoonful of flakes until they dissolve, and drink it as it is. The maker notes the traditional way was chocolate and water only, and suggests milk for a richer cup, with whipped cream, a few extra flakes or a measure of liqueur on top for an occasion. A biscuit alongside is not wrong: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/farmhouse-biscuits-shortbread-rings-200g\"\u003eFarmhouse Biscuits Shortbread Rings\u003c\/a\u003e or one of the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kent-fraser-lemon-butter-shortbread-biscuits\"\u003eKent \u0026amp; Fraser Lemon Butter Shortbread\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 200g decorative tin. Contains milk and soya, and may contain traces of nuts and gluten. Keep the lid on and the tin somewhere cool and dry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charbonnel et Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53569578107223,"sku":"CHO-CHW-MILKDRK-200","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/made-in-england-charbonnel-et-walker-milk-chocolate-drink-tin-a1b2c3d4_fc82b797-b2c6-48e4-9887-f8b30537c419.jpg?v=1778860305"},{"product_id":"charbonnel-et-walker-pink-marc-de-champagne-truffles","title":"Charbonnel et Walker Pink Marc De Champagne Truffles 135g","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best-known truffle made by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/charbonnel-et-walker\"\u003eCharbonnel et Walker\u003c\/a\u003e, the Bond Street chocolatiers who have hand-made chocolates to Madame Charbonnel's recipes since 1875; this box comes from their kitchens at Poundbury near Dorchester in Dorset. A white chocolate shell, a milk chocolate centre with Marc de Champagne, and a dusting of pink sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe maker describes it as a white chocolate truffle with a hint of strawberry and a creamy milk chocolate Marc de Champagne centre, rolled in a little powdered sugar. White chocolate is 45% of the truffle and milk chocolate 30%, with slightly salted butter in the centre, 2.1% Marc de Champagne and 1.3% white rum. The pink comes from beetroot and the strawberry note from natural flavouring. They are soft, sweet and buttery, and the alcohol shows as a warmth at the end rather than a hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the box for an anniversary, an engagement or a birthday, and it looks the part before it is opened. Serve with a glass of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/nyetimber-classic-cuvee-sparkling-wine\"\u003eNyetimber Classic Cuvée\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chapel-down-english-rose-sparkling-wine\"\u003eChapel Down English Rosé\u003c\/a\u003e, or with coffee at the end of dinner. One or two each is about right; they are rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 135g box. Contains milk and soya, and may contain traces of nuts and gluten. Contains alcohol. Suitable for vegetarians. Keep cool.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charbonnel et Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53702497632599,"sku":"CHO-CHW-PINKMARCTRUFFLES-135","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/made-in-england-pink-champagne-truffles-a1b2c3d4_988dfc95-44b7-48fb-a7ec-f98b24891999.jpg?v=1780508272"},{"product_id":"charbonnel-et-walker-whisky-truffles-130g","title":"Charbonnel et Walker Whisky Truffles 130g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dark chocolate truffle with Scotch whisky in the middle, made by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/charbonnel-et-walker\"\u003eCharbonnel et Walker\u003c\/a\u003e at Poundbury in Dorset. The firm has been hand-making chocolates to the recipes of Madame Charbonnel since it opened on Bond Street in London in 1875. The house is best known for its dark chocolate, and this is one of the plainest ways to taste it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe recipe is short. Dark chocolate makes up 65% of the truffle, worked into a ganache with single cream and 4.75% blended Scotch whisky, then rolled in fat-reduced cocoa powder. The maker describes it as a rich, dark chocolate ganache with a Scotch whisky centre, lightly dusted in cocoa. The whisky is a proper measure rather than a flavouring, so expect warmth on the finish and the slight bitterness of the cocoa dusting on the outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe them after dinner where a dram would otherwise go, or alongside one: a glass of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-lakes-the-one-fine-blended-whisky\"\u003eThe One Fine Blended Whisky\u003c\/a\u003e next to the box is not overdoing it. They also suit a strong black coffee. As a gift they answer the question of what to buy the person who says they do not eat sweets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 130g box. Contains milk and soya, and may contain traces of nuts and gluten. Contains alcohol. Suitable for vegetarians. Keep somewhere cool.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charbonnel et Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54017865384279,"sku":"CHO-CHW-WHISKYTRUFFLES-130","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/1000-X-800-Whisky-Chocolate-Truffles-luxury-no-warrant.jpg?v=1789751830"},{"product_id":"charbonnel-et-walker-union-jack-milk-and-dark-truffle-selection-205g","title":"Charbonnel et Walker Union Jack Milk and Dark Truffle Selection 205g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA box of milk and dark chocolate truffles under a Union Jack lid, made by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/charbonnel-et-walker\"\u003eCharbonnel et Walker\u003c\/a\u003e, the chocolatiers who have made chocolates to the recipes of Madame Charbonnel since 1875, when the firm opened on Bond Street in London, and who now make them at Poundbury in Dorset. There is no alcohol in any of them, which makes the box safe to give to anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe maker names the truffles in the selection as milk sea salt caramel, dark sea salt caramel, pistachio, strawberry, Billionaire's and a dark chocolate truffle finished with edible gold leaf. The ingredient list backs that up: salted caramel, pistachio and hazelnuts, real strawberries, biscuit pieces, and a white chocolate shell on some. So there is a run from sweet and creamy milk pieces through salted caramel to the plain dark truffle, and enough variety that two people working through the box will not want the same one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a gift box first. Take it as a present to a dinner, send it abroad to someone homesick, or open it with coffee after a Sunday lunch. A pot of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/tregothnan-english-breakfast-tea-sachets\"\u003eTregothnan English Breakfast\u003c\/a\u003e in the afternoon suits the milk truffles; the dark ones want \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cornish-coffee-stupidly-strong-ground-coffee-227g\"\u003eCornish Coffee Stupidly Strong\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 205g box. Contains milk, soya, pistachio, hazelnuts, wheat and barley, and may contain traces of other nuts and egg. No alcohol. Keep cool and dry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charbonnel et Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54018005762391,"sku":"CHO-CHW-UNIONJACKSELECTION-205","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/UnionJack205gTrufflenon-alcoholopen_6029c13a-5cb2-48c0-bdd1-6500425f6959.jpg?v=1785718025"}],"url":"https:\/\/madeinengland.com\/collections\/charbonnel-et-walker.oembed","provider":"Made In England","version":"1.0","type":"link"}