I Should Coco

Divine, sensual and sinful (remember what happened in Lasse Hallstrom's 'Chocolate'? Hmmm), chocolate is a staple food on every glutton's menu and in everyone's Christmas diet. Looking for chocs that can guarantee a pure orgiastic feast? Follow me in a worldwide trip through over-indulgence to discover three meltingly good palate pleasures. -------------------------- Grenada: Energetically Powered Pleasure Pop in your mouth a piece of dark Grenada chocolate and, as if by magic, you will find yourself among lush cocoa groves in the Caribbean rainforest. Founded in 1999, the company produces high-quality organic dark chocolate right where the cocoa grows. Grenada personally performs every activity involved in the production, from the planting and growing of the cocoa trees to the fermenting of the fresh cocoa beans. Processing is carried out on vintage machines - all run on solar power! The result is a smooth, clean and pure chocolate that envelopes your mouth in juicy fruity flavours and aromas, after all, the cocoa used is grown in rainforest estates where cocoa trees alternate with nutmeg, banana and mango. A luxuriously exotic chocolate experience..
Buy online UK: rococochocolates.com
Buy online US: chocosphere.com -------------------------- Domori Chacao: Italians Do It Better So said the much-flaunted '80s slogan, but when it comes to chocolate, Domori truly does it better. The aim of this Italian brand has always been to elevate chocolate to the dignity of wine and coffee, whilst also protecting the populations, cultures and areas where cocoa is produced. Well-known for its campaigns about preserving the rainforest and heightening consumer awareness of cocoa growers' working and living conditions, Domori has recently created an organic chocolate bar. The extra dark Chacao - available in three different percentages, Pure (100%), Absolute (70%) and Crystal (a scrumptious mix of cocoa and whole sugar crystals) - is produced with just two ingredients, organically grown cocoa and raw cane sugar. Aromatic and balanced, Chacao has a wide array of complex highlights and backgrounds, from cherry to tobacco and coffee notes. The package might be rather minimalist, but it's what's inside that counts.
Contact: domori.com -------------------------- Verē: Sophisticatedly Stylish Founded by Kathy Moskal, after discovering there was a market niche for natural chocolate that could be enjoyed by those with special dietary restrictions, Verē produces 100% gluten free chocolates rich with cocoa and low in sugar.
Since Verē also means “real” in Latin, the company makes a point of producing pure chocolate: its wide range of bars, tiles and exotic-looking truffles, all elegantly packaged, is indeed produced using sustainably grown, pesticide-free cocoa beans and is sweetened only enough to enhance their rich, distinctive flavour.
If you fancy something sweetly seducing try their wafers: with no added butter and cream and in their pink peppercorn, spicy pumpkin seeds and tamari almond variations they will bring a bit of sumptuous extravagance to your everyday life.
For those ones who want to embrace the whole “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory” experience, the company offers the chance to tour its state-of-the-art factory in Manhattan. Just don't try to fall into their chocolate-making equipment: they know you would probably do it on purpose!
Buy online US: veregoods.com --------------------------

Good for you as chocolate has been scientifically proven that the anti-depressant neurotransmitter serotonin is released by the tryptophan chemical which is found in, among other things, chocolate! That's why choc is perfect for those wintry blues or to relieve the Christmas shopping pressure. Come on, indulge yourself!

Good for the environment as these are fairly and equitably produced chocolates made with totally naturally (or organic) grown cocoa. They benefit the cocoa growers, the producers, the planet andyour palate!