Christmas has come to Cocoa Kiss

It’s that time of the year again and we have a fantastic range of new products that are great for presents, or just a bit of solo indulging. New stock is joining us from brands such as:

• Willies Delectable Cacoa & Willies Supreme Cacoa
• Michel Cluizel
• Valrhona

And to make the festive season that little bit more indulgent we also have some seasonal favourites back, including the Caffarel Piemonte making a welcome return not only in milk but a dark format.

Click here for more information (Word document) or just browse www.cocoakiss.com. And simply spend $130 or more and we will ship your chocolate for free if you order before 24 December 2011.

And of course if you want to talk to us, that's easy info@cocoakiss.com.

Merry Christmas

Cocoa Kiss Chocolate

New Products!

Cocoa Kiss has some seriously tasty new products available via our online chocolate store with lots of good stuff from the French!

Valrhona

• Jivara 40% with Pecan pieces: amazingly moorish pieces of nuts mixed with this luscious, caramel milk chocolate loved by so many.
• Guanaja 70% feves - now you're in the domain of high-end pastry chefs and chocolatiers, small discs of this wonderfully intense chocolate, they are technically for cooking but we say they're great for nibbling!
• Cocoa Powder: your cooking will never be the same again, this is smooth, fine and mouth wateringly good. Great for baking but also makes fantastic choc-banana smoothies.  A little goes a long way!

And there is more coming.  Further Valrhona and Michel Cluizel expected this week - so watch this space.  

And we are very excited to have put in our first order of Willie Harcourt's delectable cacao - yes folks, as seen on TV with Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory.  We've ordered both the grating (cooking) blocks and the eating blocks.  Details and prices will be on our site soon and stock due in October 2011.  Email us at info@cocoakiss.com to enquire or pre-order now.

Mazet Gull Eggs - Still in Stock! - SOLD OUT

The famous, and rather delectable, Mazet Gull Eggs have been widely popular over Easter. But I certainly don't want to go a year without any more, and neither do a lot of our customers, so we have secured a limited supply and still have them in stock.  Click here to order these French delicacies now.

Mazet Salted Caramel Easter Eggs - SOLD OUT

Just in time for Easter and a true chocolate indulgence, we are delighted to get our hands on some of these as they have almost sold out in Australia. Wrapped in innocuous orange foil, these eggs have a soft chocolate ganache centre with a toffee like caramel flavour and hints of salt that linger beautifully on the palate.

Celebrate french style this Easter with some of these wonderful French Easter eggs available now from Cocoa Kiss.

Mazet Gull Eggs - Arrived for Easter

Delectably special and delivered all the way from France in time for Easter - Mazet Gull Eggs.

These eggs are pure joy with a thin, crisp shell, flecked to mimic the speckled perfection of a gull's egg, and filled with a melt in your mouth chocolate hazelnut ganache. It almost seems a pity to break through the shell but really Easter doesn't get any better.  

But hurry - these only arrive on Australian shores at Easter time!

Obscure Chocolate Fact - Chocolate & Microwave Invention

I thought I knew most facts about chocolate however here is one that is strange but (apparently) true - chocolate is responsible for the invention of the microwave.

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15% Off Full Priced Amedei Chocolate

Masters of beautiful boutique Italian chocolate and dare I say my favourite brand - Amedei.  Pure in ingredient, philospohy and product Amedei is sure to delight you.

And even more so when for a limited time Cocoa Kiss Chocolate is offering you artisan deliciousness at 15% off all full priced Amedei stock.  

Indulge in a wonderful combination of hazelnuts and chocolate with the gianduja bar, or enjoy the exceptional creamy, full bodied milk chocolate or savour the artisan balanced dark chocolates. But don't way too long, this delicious offer is for a limited time only.

Buy from our online store or contact Cocoa Kiss to organise bank transfer. 

Venchi Chocolate - Now Available

Cocoa Kiss is now stocking a range of chocolates from boutique Italian producer, Venchi.

Being of northern Italian origin, Venchi offer up superb hazelnut and chocolate combinations in a way only the Piedmont region of Italy can master!

Full product details will be coming soon to our online store but feel free to contact info@cocoakiss.com with any queries. But be warned, initial tastings have gone down very well and you may become just a little addicted.  The Caramelised Nougatine seems to have particularly strong addictive qualities!

Chocolate & Running Recovery

We've all heard various stories - fact and fiction - about the health benefits of chocolate, but here's one that as a runner I'm particularly liking:

'A chocolate fix could stop muscles aching after a run.  Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) hits the day after a hard session.  Researchers gave runners a cocoa-based drink (with a 7:2 carbohydrate to protein ratio) and found they reported less soreness 24 to 48 hours after exercise.'

Source: Runners World Australia & New Zealand January 2011

So runners dig into the dark stuff to aid your recovery (and your taste buds).  And what the hell, ditto to non-runners!

Eclats Caramel Beurre Sale - SOLD OUT!

The newest of Michel Cluizel's wonderful chocolate creations, Eclats Caramel Beurre Sale 100g (or salted caramel milk chocolate for the English speakers) has experienced unprecendeted popularity.  So much so our clients have quickly exhausted Cocoa Kiss' stock.  

For those who have become a little addicted, do not fear more bars have been ordered and will be with us soon. For those who haven't yet experienced this chocolate delight, we recommend you don't miss out!

Update on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 11:04PM by Shari

Good news is for all those addicted to Michel Cluizel's Salted Caramel bar, we received a new delivery today. And bars have already started selling!