Hotel Chocolat - Christmas 2 Gift Guide 2015

Christmas 2015

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We’ve got everything you need to make it a truly magical Christmas and, dare we say it, we think even Santa would admire our gift delivery skills – we deliver over 976,000 parcels a year; many with lovely messages in our complimentary message cards. We are cer tainly in the pleasure and happiness business and hope we can bring some to you and yours.

SHOPPING WITH US IS SO EASY • Visit one of our nationwide stores • Shop the whole collection online at hotelchocolat.com • Call us on 03444 93 13 13

Angus Thirlwell, Co-founder & Chief Executive

P.S. Make sure you order your Advent Calendars by 6pm on Friday 27th November to have them in time for the big Christmas countdown.

Delivery Charges

Single Item

Multiple Items

Standard Next Day or Specific Day Saturday

£3.95

£4.95

£4.95

£6.95

£6.95

£8.95

Click & Collect

Free †

Free †

Same Day

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£5.95

Europe

£5.95 £7.95

US / ROW

£14.95

£16.95

(Up to 30 miles)

£9.95

C R E AT E YO U R OW N BESPOKE GIFT 1. Choose the products you know they’ll love, in store or online 2. Select a ribbon-tied Gift Box or Gift Bag 3. Add your own message on a special gift card 4. We deliver direct to their door or you can use our free † Click & Collect service Look for the icon, or to find out more about our bespoke gifting options, go to hotelchocolat.com/buildahamper

L A S T O R D E R D AT E S T O G U A R A N T E E C H R I S T M A S D E L I V E RY: UK Standard: Thursday 17th December at 6pm • UK Next Day: Wednesday 23rd December at 6pm * UK Saturday: Friday 18th December at 6pm ** • UK Same Day: Thursday 24th December at 12pm UK Click & Collect: Thursday 24th December at 3pm • Europe & ROW: Tuesday 8th December at 6pm * Channel Islands, Nor thern Ireland & Remote Isles: Tuesday 22rd December at 6pm. * * Excludes Channel Islands, Nor thern Ireland & Remote Isles. †FREE if items are available from s tore s tock , if s tock needs to be moved from our warehouse, the following charges apply : £3.95 for 1 item or £4.95 for 2 or more items.

Dietary Guide: Recipe does not contain gluten, but may contain traces Suitable for vegans

Alcohol-free

Advent Calendars View the full range at hotelchocolat.com/adventcalendars

Truffles for Two £26 ref 300435 Our sharing Advent Calendar features two truffles behind each window. Uncover a host of delicious flavours, including festive Mulled Wine, Pecan Gingerbread, Cinnamon Praline and other treats.

Order yours by 6pm on Friday 27th November to guarantee delivery before 1st December

White ref 300433

Milk ref 300431

Dark ref 300432

£12.50 each Let the countdown to Christmas begin in style. Each features 24 fabulous Christmas sculptures, including reindeer, snowmen, penguins and enchanted Christmas trees to name just a few, cast in our mellow 40% milk, 70% dark and creamy high-cocoa white chocolate. hotelchocolat .com – Order by 6pm for nex t day gif t deliver y. Tel : 03444 93 13 13

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H-box 14 chocolates £12 ref 260766

Sleekster 27 chocolates £22 ref 260765

Winter Desserts Apple Strudel, Mince Pie Brownie, Gingerbread, Christmas Mess; there simply isn’t enough time over the festive season to taste all of the delicious puddings on offer, and so we created the Winter Desserts.

The Merry Christmas Hamper £50 ref 356707 A gift that the whole family can share, there’s all you need in our Supreme Christmas Hamper.

Open up the ribbon, and you’ll find: Christmas Sleekster, two bottles of our Prosecco, Gingerbread and Dark Cocoa Cookie nano slabs, Christmas Drinking Chocolate, Caramel Tiddly Penguins and Coconut Snowballs.

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Our Christmas Selections All the flavours of the season gathered into our classic Christmas collections, perfect for sharing.

Including the Mince Pie Brownie, Brandy Butter Truffles, Christmas Cake as well as stars, baubles, bells and fir trees cast in our chocolate. Lift the lid and let Christmas out.

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Classic Christmas H-box 14 chocolates £12 ref 260763

Sleekster 28 chocolates £22 ref 260762

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The Christmas Luxe £35 40 chocolates ref 260764

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The Wreath Box £42 ref 260739 A show-stopping centrepiece to gather around and share this Christmas.

Filled with 43 delicious festive truffles, a chunky cookie wreath and two large chocolate snowflakes, one cast in salted caramel and the other in 85% dark.

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Festive Wreaths A stunning centrepiece for your table this Christmas, to slice and share.

Serve 10 and are all alcohol-free.

View the full range at hotelchocolat.com/christmas

Cookie Caramel Milk 400g £20 ref 310321

Rabot 1745 Dark 400g £22 ref 240714

50% milk generously studded Madagascan 72% dark, with Marcona almonds, roasted with caramelised Florentine Piedmont hazelnuts and squares and nibbly cocoa South African golden raisins. and shortbread biscuits.

High Cocoa White 400g £20 ref 310327 High-cocoa white packed full of delicious pistachios and cranberries, which look and taste perfect together.

Also available in a smaller size of 100g:

Milk £7 ref 310322

Rabot 1745 Dark £8 ref 240715

White £7 ref 310328

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The Truffle Tree £26 ref 310323 Gather everyone around the Truffle Tree for a spectacular festive feast.

Cast in five alternating layers of salted caramel and praline milk chocolate and decorated with baubles of Gingerbread Praline, Caramel Chocolate Pot and Mousse au Chocolat. “ delicious”

METRO

One of Everything

179 chocolates

Chocolatier’s Tables Bar a stay in our boutique Saint Lucian hideaway, you can’t get more awe-inspiring than the complete Hotel Chocolat collection.

Epic in scale, this show-stopping piece makes a fantastic party centrepiece, an unforgettable gift or dessert upgrade.

1.5kg version £100 ref 260760 approx. 179 chocolates 820g £65 ref 260759 approx. 86 chocolates 86 chocolates

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Easy Gift Ideas

The Everything Collection £25 ref 356663 A taste of everything from our all-star recipes: Billionaire’s Shortbreads, Little Cheesecakes, Puddles in 40% Milk and Salted Caramel, Brownies, and nano slabs in 70% Dark Fruit & Nut, 50% Milk & Cookies and Salted Caramel.

The Goody Bag £18 ref 356651 A beautiful ribbon-tied goody bag with Billionaire’s Shortbreads, Mississippi Mud Pie Slab, Salted Caramel Puddles, Little Cheesecakes and Bestsellers Duo. Customer Favourite

The Pick Me Up £12 ref 356650 An uplifting gift with tons of treats, including: Brownies, Rocky Road Slab, Salted Caramel Puddles, Little Cheesecakes in Lemon and Strawberry.

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All-New Sleeksters & H-Boxes Iconic milk, dark and white collections showcasing our top-selling chocolates ever.

View more at hotelchocolat.com/bestsellers

H-box 14 chocolates £12 ref 260748

Sleekster 27 chocolates £22 ref 260740

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The Everything Luxe 40 chocolates £35 ref 260756 “The selection is absolutely amazing. I would recommend this to anyone.”

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All-New Sleeksters & H-Boxes Our obsession with cocoa means that we are on a continual quest to make the most original, authentic and best chocolates we possibly can. For autumn-winter 2015, every single chocolate has been put under a microscope and rigorously examined by our talented team of ar tisan chocolatiers.

The result is a world-class collection and our finest chocolate line-up yet.

Less Sweet H-box 14 chocolates £12 ref 260754 Sleekster 28 chocolates £22 ref 260746 We’ve pumped up the cocoa and raked back the sugar even more than usual in these recipe collections.

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Exuberantly Fruity H-box 17 chocolates £12 ref 260752 Sleekster 34 chocolates £22 ref 260744 Bursts of real fruit (we never use artificial colours or flavourings), balanced with just the right touch of milk, dark or white.

Tipsy Truffles H-box 14 chocolates £12 ref 260750 Sleekster 27 chocolates £22 ref 260742 We’ve raised the bar with our tipsy truffles to bring you fine rums, warming whiskies, liqueurs and cocktails.

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Patisserie H-box 14 chocolates £12 ref 260751 Sleekster 27 chocolates £22 ref 260743 The best-loved cakes, bakes and puddings, recreated with the flair and skill of our chocolatiers.

White & Light H-box 18 chocolates £12 ref 260753 Sleekster 34 chocolates £22 ref 260745 We make our award-winning white chocolate with more natural cocoa butter than ever before, meaning that irresistible melt starts the moment you bite.

Serious Dark Fix H-box 14 chocolates £12 ref 260755 Sleekster 30 chocolates £22 ref 260747 Our high-cocoa edit brings you the ultimate in brooding dark pralines and truffles.

Milk to Caramel H-box 14 chocolates £12 ref 260749 Sleekster 30 chocolates £22 ref 260741 The cream of our milk and caramel chocolate crops.

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A Cracking Christmas View the full range at hotelchocolat.com/crackers

Ten Mini Crackers £16 ref 300440 Make deliciously stylish table settings, as well as beautiful decorations for the tree.

With a space to write your guest’s name, each holds one of our best loved chocolates: Dark Dizzy Praline, Billionaire’s Shortbread, Caramel Cheesecake, Pecan Praline and Florentine Isabelle.

Table Cracker £5 / £4 each for 3 or more ref 300437 Individual table crackers filled with three festive characters, cast in caramel, milk and white chocolate and a party hat and a Christmas joke.

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12 Christmas hats and jokes

Rather Large Cracker

40 individually wrapped festive chocolates

£36 ref 300436 Kick off Christmas with a rather large bang! This is no run-of-the-mill cracker; the Rather Large Cracker makes a statement.

“Simply scrumptious” Customer Favourite

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Create Your Own Tailor-Made Gift 1. Choose the products you know they’ll love and add them to your shopping bag online 2. Select a ribbon-tied Gift Box (£5) or Gift Bag (£2.50) 3. Add a personal message on a special Gift Card at checkout For more information, go to hotelchocolat.com/buildahamper

Christmas Hampers View the full range at hotelchocolat.com/gifthampers

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The Ultimate Christmas Hamper £300 ref 356704 Lift the lid and you’ll find: a bottle of Prosecco • Calvados Apples • Port Soaked Plums Christmas Dinner and Jumper slabs • Tipsy Truffles and Milk to Caramel H-Boxes • Cocoa Gin Brazil Nuts • Malty Munches • Snowflakes in White and 85% Dark • Winter Desserts Sleekster Spiced Apple & Cocoa Nib Chutney • Gingerbread Spread • Winter Cocktails • Tawny Port Red Wine • Winter Nano Slab Gallery • Mini Champagne Truffles • Large Cookie Wreath Tiddly Santas and Penguins • Morello Cherry & Cocoa Gin Jam • Chilli Penguins • Gingerbread Men Classic Christmas Sleekster • Gingerbread Drinking Chocolate. Available online only.

The Luxury Christmas Hamper £150 ref 356703 Filled with: a 750ml bottle of Prosecco • Tawny Port • Classic Christmas Sleekster • Merry Munches Winter Desserts H-box • Alternative Mince Pies • Chilli Penguins • Large Cookie Wreath Christmas Dinner and Christmas Jumper slabs • Christmas Drinking Chocolate • Nutty Bûche.

Available online only.

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The Christmas Goody Bag £18 ref 356702 Ribbon-tied with a host of festive treats: Nutmeg Praline and Christmas Mess, Cookie Wreath, Coconut Snowballs, Billionaire’s Shortbreads, and “Comet Does Caramel” slab.

The Christmas Pick Me Up £12 ref 356701 A Christmas chorus of treats, including: Coconut Snowballs, Milk Dizzy Pralines, Nutmeg Praline and Christmas Mess, and Santa’s Slab, featuring a personal snap from Santa’s holiday album, cast in chocolate.

Merry Christmas £15 ref 111607 The perfect way to say ‘Merry Christmas’; with a festive chocolate for each of the 12 Days, including Caramel Chocolate Pot, Nutmeg Praline, and Gingerbread Truffle.

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The Christmas Collection £35 ref 356706 Ribbon-tied and full of festive cheer. Contains: Classic Christmas H-box, Cookie Wreath, Christmas Drinking Chocolate, Salted Caramel Snowflakes, Santa Lick, Billionaire’s Shortbreads and Christmas Mess.

The Box of Christmas £25 ref 356705 Christmas Mini Selection, Dizzy Pralines, Caramel Snowflakes, Christmas Duo, Coconut Snowballs, “Comet Does Caramel” slab.

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Giant Slabs When you pour molten chocolate onto the cool marble of a chocolatier’s table it naturally sets into a fabulously curvy, fluid shape. This was the inspiration behind the design of our half-kilo Giant Slabs, icons in the Hotel Chocolat range, designed to break and share.

View them all at hotelchocolat.com/giantslabs Giant Slabs are £16 each, weigh 500g and are alcohol-free.

Rocky Road ref 310275

Fruit & Nut Frenzy ref 310276

Triple Chocolate Wham Bam ref 310273

Cookie Nut Craze ref 310274

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Caramarvellous ref 310306

Billionaire’s Shortbread ref 310277

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Cool Yule 500g £16 ref 310317 Silky smooth 40% milk, surrounded by white snowflakes, and our super cool reindeer cast in caramel chocolate.

Which One’s Yours?

We’ve got a slab to suit every chocolate lover, from the littlest to the biggest: our jaw-droppingly huge Giant Slabs are perfect for sharing with family and friends.

Slab Sizer:

Nano Slab

Selector Slab

200g Slab

Giant Slab

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Cabinets of Chocolate Inspired by the wooden cabinet we keep all our working chocolate creations within. We feel excited every time we open it - there’s something about sliding the drawers out to reveal an array of jewel-like chocolates.

Our new Cabinets bring together balanced collections of our best recipes.

Visit hotelchocolat.com/cabinets

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The Luxe Cabinet 138 chocolates £160 ref 260761

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Dark Cabinet 57 chocolates £50 ref 260758

Classic Cabinet 57 chocolates £50 ref 260757

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Christmas Dinner 100g £5 ref 111596 Cast in 40% milk.

Christmas Jumper 100g £5 ref 111595

Frosty’s Cocoa Meltdown 200g £7.50 ref 310316

Cast in 40% milk.

Frosty’s been having so much fun this winter that he’s forgotten to chill out! We’ve captured Frosty’s melting moments in our high cocoa white and milk.

40% Milk £2.50 ref 111581

The Elf’s Stocking 12 chocolates £10 ref 111608 High-cocoa white vanilla bells, caramel trees and 40% milk santas.

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70% Dark £2.50 ref 111580

Ho Ho Ho! Each box contains three Santas.

Cast in mellow 40% milk and smooth 70% dark.

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Stocking Fillers View the full range at hotelchocolat.com/stockingfillers

Dark Pocket Selection

Classic Pocket Selection

£8 ref 111613

8 White Tiddly Reindeer ref 111601

£8 ref 111611

8 Milk Tiddly Santas

8 Caramel Tiddly Penguins ref 111578

ref 111577 £5.50 each

High Cocoa White ref 310310

Salted Caramel ref 310311

40% Milk ref 310312

85% Dark ref 310318

Snowflakes 60g each £4.50 each Two stunning snowflakes in each pack, perfect as a pretty gift, delicious stocking filler or as a festive treat for yours truly!

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Ribbon-Tied Bags – £5.50 each / £5 each for 2 or more

40% Milk ref 111488

Costa Rican Coffee Beans ref 111615

Almonds 40% Milk ref 111571

Dark Ginger ref 111466

Gemstones ref 111463

Strawberries & Cream ref 111487

Salted Caramel ref 111465

Almonds 70% Dark ref 111570

Coconut Snowballs ref 111606

Creamed Caramel ref 111562

Hazelnuts 40% Milk ref 111572

Mini Champagne Truffles ref 340042

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Mix, Match & Make Merry £7 each / £6 each for 3 or more.

Gingerbread Men

Portly Penguins

Alternative Mince Pies

ref 111584 Gently spiced 40% milk.

ref 111604

ref 111602

Indulgent pralines, no mincemeat.

40% milk penguins.

Enchanted Forest

Chilli Penguins

ref 111582

ref 111583 70% dark warmed with a little chilli.

10 caramel and milk trees in a magical Christmas wonderland.

Alternative Christmas Puddings ref 111605 Caramel ganache in milk.

Dasher the Reindeer 150g ref 310297 Hollow reindeer cast in 40% milk.

Christmas Baubles ref 111603 Caramel Chocolate Pot, Mousse au Chocolat and Gingerbread.

Jolly Santa 150g ref 310296 Hollow Santa cast in 40% milk.

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Christmas Edition Recipes View the full range at hotelchocolat.com/festiveflavours

Christmas Gingerbread Spread £6 ref 503545 Spread on thick-cut bread, toasted muffins, and even Christmas cupcakes.

Cocoa Nib Mincemeat £5 ref 503548 A traditional recipe with a difference for spectacular mince pies, tarts and bakes.

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Cocoa Mulled Wine £5 ref 503544 Our unique recipe brings a richer and more uplifting range of flavour notes to your mulled wine.

The traditional spices are blended with roasted cocoa - just add wine.

Cocoa Gin & Morello Cherry Jam £5 ref 503547 A heady aroma suggests the tang of whole cherries and the clean notes of cocoa gin.

Christmas Drinking Chocolate £10 ref 503546 Unwind with a hot mug, perfect with a mince pie or two.

Spiced Apple & Cocoa Nib Chutney £5 ref 503549 To compliment your festive cold cuts with tart-sweet notes overlaid with a dash of rum and spices.

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Christmas Classics: Marzipan, Ginger & Mint

Marzipan £10 ref 260773 The secret of our marzipan: more almonds and less sugar for a truly authentic texture and flavour.

Contains: Bitter Orange Marzipan, Classic Marzipan, Marzipan Ingot and Amaretto Marzipan.

Mint £10 ref 260771 Dark peppermint creams and our unique high-cocoa white mint – a journey in mint chocolate.

Ginger £10 ref 260772 Spicy, warming ginger meets lashings of cocoa. Contains: Gingerettes, Ginger 70% Dark Slab, Hazelnut & Ginger in 70% Dark.

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For Sharing View more at hotelchocolat.com/entertaining

Small £18 ref 310201

Large £35 ref 310202

Extreme £18 ref 330016

Dipping Adventures Just heat the chocolate and throw yourselves into pure seduction for all the senses.

Boxes contain paired pieces to dip, including marshmallows, breadsticks, florentine crisps, salted wafers, candied orange, enrobed nuts.

The Biscuit Tin £20 ref 503525 The perfect marriage of crunch and melt in a feast of handmade shortbread biscuits, with milk shortbread, salted caramel shortbread cookie, nut & nib shortbread; Brownie, choc chip, cookie creme, cookie & chocolate nano slabs.

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The Dinner For Two Hamper £55 ref 356678 A superb range of drinks and treats, all delivered in a stylish black ribbon-tied gift box: our award-winning Cocoa Gin • Prosecco • Mini Dipping Adventure • Beer Truffles Milk Caramelised Hazelnuts • Tawny Port • Hazelnut & Pistachio Bûche.

Nut+ £20 ref 260770 Features our best-selling enrobed nuts: dark brazil nuts, dark almonds, Malty Munches and milk hazelnuts.

The Baton Library 30 chocolates £12 ref 310283 A collection of our best works to taste your way through. Starts with our mellowest milks, progressing in delicious stages to our deepest darks.

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Toast the Season View more at hotelchocolat.com/champagne create a bespoke hamper

Oysters & Champagne £15 12 chocolates ref 111475 6 beautiful milk oysters filled with melting praline, served with 6 stunning classic champagne truffle pearls. Brimming with style and elegance.

Grand Champagne Truffles Classic £20 16 chocolates ref 340029 Pink £20 16 chocolates ref 340030 Luxurious truffles with beautifully delicate flavours, made with real champagne, in crisp shells rolled in sifted icing sugar for an extra touch of hedonism.

Pop, Fizz, Clink!

750ml £18 each Pop open the celebration with our delicate and refreshing Prosecco and sparkling rosé.

Exclusively made for us by a boutique winery in the Dolomite foothills to pair with our chocolate. Ideal for celebrations or simply to brighten up a rainy day!

Prosecco Superiore ref 503358

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Sparkling Pink Rosé ref 503359

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For Gin Lovers We were delighted to scoop one of the very few triple gold awards given out by The Great Taste Awards and celebrated by immediately bringing out our largest bottle. Roasted cocoa shells, creamy macadamia nuts and lemon zest join juniper and coriander to deliver our unique flavour notes – for a classic English gin with a difference. Serve over ice with a twist of orange and quality tonic. View more at hotelchocolat.com/gin

65% Supermilk Gin 75g £7.50 ref 240706

Cocoa Gin 500ml £25 ref 503555

250ml £15 ref 503341

50ml £4 ref 503372

£7.50 each / 3 or more for £6.50 each

Gin Puddles £5.50 ref 111569 Bite-sized puddles made with our signature dark chocolate and real juniper oil, they’re authentically delicious.

The Gin Collection £20 ref 356697 For devotees of the finest gin: Dark Gin Truffles, 70% dark Gin Puddles, two 50ml bottles of our Great Taste Award-winning Cocoa Gin. 33

G I V E T H E G I F T O F C H O C O L AT E - M A K I N G At the School of Chocolate We’ve created events especially for chocolate lovers who want to take the next step in their appreciation of cocoa. The perfect gift.

B E A N -TO - B A R EXPERIENCES

CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS

TA S T I N G ADVENTURES

Discover how to make chocolate straight from the cocoa bean, and take home a souvenir bar you’ve made yourself.

We teach budding chocolatiers how chocolate is made and to decorate their own masterpiece. We ensure they return home suitably messy!

Spend a couple of hours getting to know the intricate secrets of chocolate over a glass or two of prosecco.

DUR ATION : 2 hours

DUR ATION : 1 hour

DUR ATION : 2 hours

PRICE : £65 per person

PRICE : £20 per person

PRICE : £50 per person

LOCATIONS :

LOCATIONS :

LOCATIONS :

Cocoa Vaults at Covent Garden, Cambridge, Rabot 1745, Borough Market and Hotel Chocolat Flagship, Leeds.

Cocoa Vaults at Covent Garden, and Hotel Chocolat Flagship, Leeds.

Cocoa Vaults at Covent Garden, Rabot 1745, Borough Market and Hotel Chocolat Flagship, Leeds.

Buy an experience gift card: hotelchocolat.com/giftcard Book your place: hotelchocolat.com/experiences or call us on 03444 93 13 13 34

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The Rabot 1745 Collection Rare & Vintage Cacao, Served Simply.

Named after our cocoa estate in Saint Lucia, here we showcase our abilities as growers and bean to bar makers.

Connecting cacao agriculture to luxury chocolate!

• Dine and shop at the Rabot 1745 shop/restaurant/cafe in London’s Borough Market • Fly to the real Rabot Estate and stay in our eco-luxury hotel in the most beautiful part of Saint Lucia and plant your own tree • Browse the complete collection online and in-store

The Rabot 1745 Club Box £21 Every month we are working on new harvests of small batch bean to bar chocolate and we send our club members fresh selections. We also make the club boxes available as one-off purchases.

Product shown is indicative of the quantity and formats we create each month.

Contents will vary but that’s the fun of it.

To receive regular boxes of the Rabot 1745 Club for yourself, go to: www.hotelchocolat.com/clubrabot To give membership to our Tasting Clubs, including the option of Rabot 1745 3/6/12 month programs available: Go to www.hotelchocolat.com/giftsubs

Rabot 1745 Bars: Our epic collection showcases the planet's best cacao

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Dine at our Restaurants Enjoy a Christmas dinner like no other as we unite freshly roasted cocoa with traditional festive spices in our plantation-inspired restaurant.

Visit hotelchocolat.com/restaurants to find out more.

Braised Shin of Beef

Mac & Cheese Pie

Chocolate Mousse

Experience the warming flavours of the Caribbean with a British Christmas twist.

Our mixologists will be shaking up a medley of merry cocktails to get the season’s festivities underway, whilst there’s a set menu available for groups of 11 or more.

Break through our crisp cocoa nib pastry to reach creamy mac and cheese, or pull apart our tender braised shin of beef, served alongside cacao beer herb dumplings and winter vegetables. Finish with a selection of fine market cheeses, or save room for our festive themed Caribbean cake, with a sweet trio of white chocolate marzipan, cacao nib ice cream and praline mousse.

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THE HOTEL CHOCOLAT FLAGSHIP, LEEDS 55 Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 5EL Tel: 0113 244 2421 Email: leeds@roastandconch.com

In the Kitchen View more at hotelchocolat.com/cuisine

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£8 each / 2 or more for £7 each

Cocoa Pesto 190g ref 503339

White Chocolate Horseradish 195g ref 503340

Creole Chutney 210g ref 503366

Cocoa Ketchup 285g £6 ref 503542

Cocoa Balsamic 250ml £12 ref 503367

Cocoa & Chilli Finishing Oil 250ml £12 ref 503368

A New Way of Cooking with Chocolate £20 ref 503526 “Sophisticated takes on traditional chocolate recipes” THE TIMES

The Chef’s Hamper £65 ref 356693 Embrace cocoa cuisine with everything you need to start cooking; 40% Milk, 70% Dark and high-cocoa White Chocolate Drops • Salted Caramel & Pecan Spread Cocoa Powder • our Cookbook “A New Way of Cooking with Chocolate Ecuadorian cocoa nibs. Available online only. Contents also available individually.

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Château Chocolat

Dark Cocoa Beer ref 503365

Pale Cocoa Beer ref 503540

750ml £25 ref 503360

500ml £5 each

The rich and spicy notes of our vintage red wine perfectly complement our chocolates for a cosy winter’s evening with friends.

Our distinctive English small-batch beers, brewed with toasty, malty cocoa shells and pulp to create complex flavours with real character.

50ml £4 ref 503364

375ml £16 ref 503362

375ml £16 ref 503361

50ml £4 ref 503363

Special Reserve Ruby Port

Special Reserve Tawny Port

This Special Reserve Aged Ruby Port has been specially selected after a great taste-off to be the perfect partner for our dark chocolate – fruity, full-bodied with a touch of spice.

Best enjoyed at room temperature.

Specially selected in the grand tasting room at the Poças family’s port house in old-town Porto, to be the perfect partner for our milk chocolate – rich and medium-bodied with smoky notes.

Best enjoyed lightly chilled (15ºC).

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The Drinks Cabinet Cocoa Bitters £10 ref 503541 Think cocoa bitters, not chocolate bitters.

The cocoa bean is naturally un-sweet with complex flavours. We extracted the delicious woody bitterness and blended with silver birch, absinthe and grapefruit. As served in the Rum Sour and Old Fashioned at our bars in London, Leeds and Saint Lucia.

Recipes at hotelchocolat.com/cocktails

Salted Caramel Cocoa Vodka Small batch English vodka infused with Maldon sea-salted caramel and cocoa from our own plantation.

Served over ice or straight from the freezer this is a truly unique drink with a great balance of flavours and a worthy companion for our award-winning Cocoa Gin. 50ml £4 ref 503553

The Classic Cabinet with Prosecco £70 ref 356509

250ml £15 ref 503554

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Café Society As served in our cafes hotelchocolat.com/cafes

Cocoa Infusions 9 bags £5 ref 503539 Crushed roasted cocoa shells for a refreshing, calorie-free, in-the-cup infusion drink that really picks you up. Includes Ginger, Peppermint and Natural. “your saintly go-to”

GRAZIA

Drinking Chocolate 250g £10 each For those who enjoy only the very best drinking chocolate, rich with authentic fine-quality cocoa to enjoy hot or cold at home.

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Classic ref 503509

Milky ref 503511

Salted Caramel ref 503510

Chilli ref 503512

Gingerbread ref 503546

Fruits & Nuts Enrobed Fruits – £8 each / £7 each for 3 or more

Calvados Apples

Plums in Port

ref 260769

ref 260768

Soaked until tender, enrobed in milk.

Enrobed in dark.

Kirsch Cherries ref 260675

Rum-Soaked Sultanas ref 260677

Orange Tangs ref 260678

Amaretto Sultanas ref 260676

Munches & Nibbles – £10 each

Mini Pretzels 140g ref 260709 Lightly salted, enrobed in milk.

Brazil Nuts 230g ref 260710 Enrobed in dark.

Malty Munches 215g ref 260711 Malt balls tumbled in milk.

“A taste sensation” Customer Favourite

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Beauty Gifts from Our Plantation Spa Our cocoa beauty range Quilesse captures the energising scent of our cocoa groves at sunrise – uplifting, enlivening, and invigorating. View the full range at hotelchocolat.com/beauty

“...delectable, scrumptious...”

VOGUE

Invigorating Body Scrub ref 100045 Conditioning Body Butter ref 100044 £20 each 185ml each

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Tasting Club Gift Subscriptions This Christmas, send them up to a year’s supply of chocolate and save £80 on the regular monthly price over 12 selections! As a member of our Tasting Club, they will receive a new box every 4 weeks for 3, 6 or 12 months.

Treat them to exciting and original chocolate recipes from our chocolatiers.

They choose their preferred boxes – All Milk, Mixed, All Dark, or Rare Cocoa.

Visit hotelchocolat.com/tastingclub to find out more.

3 Months £60 ref 2027C

6 Months £110 ref 2028C

12 Months £195 ref 2029C

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OUTLET STORES Huntingdon, Telford.

INTERNATIONAL Copenhagen, Østergade, Copenhagen Airport, Frederiksberg.

JOHN LEWIS Edinburgh – Cafe, York – Cafe.

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Please note that some items, such as those containing liquids, are not able to be sent overseas. Please call 03444 93 23 23 for fur ther information. © Hotel Chocolat Ltd 2015. Registered in England no. 2805730, Mint House, Royston, SG8 5HL, UK. Full terms & conditions available on request. We reser ve the right to substitute items of similar value. Our total liability for any claim whatsoever shall not exceed the price of the goods supplied to the customer. We shall not be liable for any consequential loss whether this arises from a breach of duty in contract or in any other way. All trademarks and registrations are acknowledged as belonging to their respective companies.

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Tasting In Store This Christmas Our handy-sized Selectors are the perfect way to try something adventurously new or snuggle up with an old favourite. View the full range at hotelchocolat.com/selectors

Christmas Mess £3.75 / 3 or more for £3.15 each ref 640022 It doesn’t get much more British than Eton Mess! Traditionally served in the summer months, we’ve transported it to a different season and given it a festive makeover. Subtle flavours of cinnamon and white cranberry.

Mince Pie Brownie £3.75 / 3 or more for £3.15 each ref 640023 First came mince pies, then came brownies, then came mince pie brownies: golden raisins, festive spices, chopped pecans and mellow milk chocolate.

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If you ordered from us online at Christmas before, just login at hotelchocolat.com/remindme and you’ll find a list of your previous gifts, the delivery addresses, and some just-right ideas for new gifts this year *. It couldn't be simpler!

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THIS CHRISTMAS, LET THEM CHOOSE With a Hotel Chocolat gift card they can: • Buy anything in store or online • Enjoy delicious food and drink in our cafes and restaurants • Experience amazing Chocolate Tasting Adventures at our School of Chocolate Each card comes in a stylish ribbon bag and can contain a personal message, and you can even send an eGift Card via email as a last-minute gift.

Find out more online at hotelchocolat.com/giftcard