{"title":"Montezuma's","description":"\u003cp\u003eMontezuma's was founded in 2000 and makes its chocolate in a factory by the sea at Birdham, near Chichester in West Sussex. The factory is kept free of palm oil and additives and runs on renewable energy. Even its chocolatey wastewater is collected, treated and turned into pig feed.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"montezumas-dark-chocolate-cherry-pistachio-bar-90g","title":"Montezuma's Dark Chocolate Cherry \u0026 Pistachio Bar 90g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 90g bar of 58% dark chocolate with freeze-dried cherry and nibbed pistachio from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/montezumas\"\u003eMontezuma's\u003c\/a\u003e, who have made chocolate at Chichester in West Sussex for more than twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bar is 95% dark chocolate, made with cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter and natural cocoa powder, with 2.5% pistachio, 2% freeze-dried cherry and cherry oil. The maker's own words are tart cherry pieces and buttery roasted pistachios, and that is the balance: the cherry cuts through the chocolate, the pistachio gives the crunch. No palm oil, no colourings, no preservatives, and the outer box and inner wrap both recycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEat it slowly with a coffee after dinner, or break it onto a cheeseboard next to a blue such as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/long-clawson-blue-stilton\"\u003eLong Clawson Blue Stilton\u003c\/a\u003e, where the cherry does the job of a chutney. It is a stocking filler for the person who likes dark chocolate, and it sits alongside the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chocolarder\"\u003eChocolarder\u003c\/a\u003e bars for anyone building a chocolate hamper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e90g bar. Allergens: pistachio and soya. May contain milk, tree nuts and peanuts, and may contain cherry stone fragments. The maker lists it as suitable for vegans and free from gluten.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montezuma's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55333540102487,"sku":"CHO-MON-CHERRYPISTACHIO-90","price":4.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/montezumas-dark-chocolate-cherry-pistachio-bar-90g.jpg?v=1791505300"},{"product_id":"montezumas-white-chocolate-candy-cane-bar-90g","title":"Montezuma's White Chocolate Candy Cane Bar 90g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 90g bar of white chocolate with peppermint and crunchy sugar pearls from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/montezumas\"\u003eMontezuma's\u003c\/a\u003e, who have made chocolate at Chichester in West Sussex for more than twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bar is 91% white chocolate, made with cocoa butter, sugar and milk powder, with 8% sugar pearls and a drop of peppermint oil. The pearls are the candy cane part, the crunch running through the creamy chocolate, and the peppermint is cool rather than sharp. The maker calls it Christmas spirit wrapped in white chocolate. No palm oil, no colourings, no preservatives, and the box and wrap both recycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the bar for a stocking, a Secret Santa or a Christmas Eve box, and the one to open while wrapping presents. It goes with a mug of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/littles-full-on-festive-coffee-gift-set-3x50g\"\u003eLittle's Peppermint Candy Cane\u003c\/a\u003e coffee from the Full-On Festive set for anyone who wants to commit fully, and with the darker \u003ca href=\"\/products\/montezumas-dark-chocolate-cherry-pistachio-bar-90g\"\u003eCherry \u0026amp; Pistachio\u003c\/a\u003e bar from the same maker for a pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e90g bar. Allergens: milk and soya. May contain traces of tree nuts and peanuts. Suitable for vegetarians and free from gluten according to the maker. Not suitable for vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montezuma's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55333541314903,"sku":"CHO-MON-CANDYCANE-90","price":4.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/montezumas-white-chocolate-candy-cane-bar-90g.jpg?v=1791505304"},{"product_id":"montezumas-milk-chocolate-gingerbread-bar-90g","title":"Montezuma's Milk Chocolate Gingerbread Bar 90g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 90g bar of 30% milk chocolate with crystallised ginger, ground ginger and nutmeg from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/montezumas\"\u003eMontezuma's\u003c\/a\u003e, who have made chocolate at Chichester in West Sussex for more than twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bar is 93% milk chocolate with 5% crystallised ginger, 1% ground ginger, nutmeg and a pinch of sea salt. The crystallised ginger gives chewy pieces and a slow heat, the ground ginger and nutmeg give the gingerbread smell, and the salt keeps it from being merely sweet. The maker describes it as creamy milk chocolate with the warm, spicy kick of crystallised ginger. No palm oil, no colourings, no preservatives, and the box and wrap both recycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bar for a cold December evening with a hot drink, or for a stocking or a Christmas Eve box. It pairs with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/littles-christmas-spirit-instant-coffee-50g\"\u003eLittle's Christmas Spirit\u003c\/a\u003e coffee, which shares the spice, and with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/montezumas-blonde-chocolate-gingerbread-men-60g\"\u003eBlonde Chocolate Gingerbread Men\u003c\/a\u003e from the same maker if the present is for a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e90g bar. Allergens: milk and soya. May contain traces of tree nuts and peanuts. Suitable for vegetarians according to the maker. Not suitable for vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montezuma's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55333546918231,"sku":"CHO-MON-GINGERBREAD-90","price":4.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/montezumas-milk-chocolate-gingerbread-bar-90g.jpg?v=1791505307"},{"product_id":"montezumas-blonde-chocolate-gingerbread-men-60g","title":"Montezuma's Blonde Chocolate Gingerbread Men 60g","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour solid blonde chocolate gingerbread men in a 60g pack from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/montezumas\"\u003eMontezuma's\u003c\/a\u003e, who have made chocolate at Chichester in West Sussex for more than twenty years. Part of the maker's Festive Characters range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlonde chocolate is white chocolate taken further: the sugar and milk solids are caramelised, so it tastes of caramel and butter rather than vanilla. Each figure is solid chocolate through and through, with no filling and no biscuit. The ingredients are sugar, cocoa butter, milk powder, whey, milk fat and butter with sunflower lecithin and natural vanilla, and the maker makes a point of using no palm oil. The box and the inner wrap both recycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are for a Christmas Eve box, a stocking, or tucked into a card for a colleague, and the maker suggests handing them out one a day as a countdown. They are a step up from the gingerbread biscuit for a child, and adults who like caramel will take one too. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/montezumas-milk-chocolate-gingerbread-bar-90g\"\u003eMilk Chocolate Gingerbread Bar\u003c\/a\u003e from the same maker carries the actual ginger if you want the spice as well as the shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e60g pack of four. Allergens: milk. May contain traces of soya, tree nuts and peanuts. Suitable for vegetarians and free from gluten according to the maker. Not suitable for vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montezuma's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55333553242455,"sku":"CHO-MON-GINGERBREADMEN-60","price":5.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/montezumas-blonde-chocolate-gingerbread-men-60g.jpg?v=1791505309"}],"url":"https:\/\/madeinengland.com\/collections\/montezumas.oembed","provider":"Made In England","version":"1.0","type":"link"}