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Chocolate Tasting Notes

Come for lunch, happy hour, or a picnic-to-go of wine, cheese, crackers, and other gourmet delights. We’ll furnish a cutting boards, knife, plates and a comfortable place to relax.

-Affairs Chocolates — University Place, WA

Regionally well-known for handmade chocolates, Affairs has been producing made-from-scratch, original gourmet desserts for over 16 years.

Truffles

Double Chocolate, Amaretto, Kahlua, Raspberry Brandy, Cappuccino, Toasted Almond, Old Dutch, Mint Rainier, Irish Creme, White Russian, Grand Marnier, Mt. Tahoma Ice, Praline, Washington Cherry, English Toffee, Butter Run, Mocha, Apricot Rum, White Satin, Hazelnut Praline, and Coconut. 

-Candy Basket — Portland, OR

Pure flavors, natural ingredients, and simplicity are the basis for this popular line of chocolates.

Truffles

Pure Devotion (dark chocolate ganache), Red Velvet (white chocolate cream cheese ganache covered in white chocolate), Cookies and Cream (white chocolate with a whipped cookie center),  Caramel Apple Squares (soft caramel with dried apple covered in milk chocolate), Dark Chocolate Hawaiian Salted Caramels (caramel in Guittard 58% dark chocolate sprinkled with a "red alea Hawaiian sea salt).

-Chehalis Mints — Chehalis, WA

The mint is grown in a rich agricultural region of Eastern Washington and converted to essential oils.

Mint Bars

Chocolate Espresso, Special Dark Chocolate, Cookies and Chocolate, Chocolate, and Butter. 

Molded Mints

Butter Mint Seashells, Milk Chocolate Gold Coins, Dark Flat Mints.

-Chocolate Visions — Scotts Valley, CA

Using chocolate from E. Guittard with the best qualities for blending with different flavors Chocolate Visions creates custom candy for discerning palates. 

Truffles

Bittersweet chocolate ganache with Westport Winery's Red Sky At Night and topped with their golden logo by legendary artist Bob McCausland. 

-Forté Chocolates — Stanwood, WA

Pure chocolate that is both intense and pure, dancing upon the palate like a fine wine.

29% Cacao White

Silky smooth white artisan chocolate tastefully laced with natural vanilla and light caramel notes.

40% Cacao Milk

The extra high percentage of cocoa butter in this milk chocolate makes for a silky mouth feel.

64% Cacao Dark

Rich dark chocolate blended to create a symphony of complex flavors that will linger on the palate.

71% Cacao Extra Dark

A powerful aroma and a full-bodied taste creates an intensity that is not for the faint of heart!

Orange Jazz

64% dark chocolate infused with orange essence to create a jazzy melody to amuse and delight.

White Swan Espresso

Silky smooth white chocolate blended with espresso by Black Swan Coffee Roasting Co.

Aztec Soul

Roasted chili peppers mixed with smooth 71% extra dark chocolate for a soulful experience.

-Gosanko Chocolates — Seattle, WA

Made exclusively with award-winning Guittard Chocolate using European methods with handpicked cocoa beans.

Molded Chocolates

Salmon, Clams and Sand Dollars in milk and dark chocolate.

-Moonstruck Chocolates — Portland, OR

A tradition of making handmade products using only the finest ingredient with no artificial flavors or preservatives.

Bars

Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate Chile Variado , Dark Chocolate Espresso Bean, and Milk Chocolate Mayan.

Hot Cocoa

Classic, Dark, and Mayan.

Truffles

Bailey’s Irish Cream, Champagne, Grand Marnier, Grenada, Mayan, Pure Gold, and Raspberry Chambord.

-Seattle Chocolates — Seattle, WA

Luxuriously smooth, unique, kosher-certified, all-natural chocolates you can feel good about giving and eating!

Truffle Bars

Rainier Cherry, Orange Appeal, Cappuccino Crunch, Meltaway Mint, extreme Dark, Coconut Macaroon, Perfect Peanut Butter, Pike Place Espresso, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate.

Truffle Collections

Dark (Espresso, Dark, Extreme Dark), Café Collection (Espresso, Café Mocha, Cappuccino), and Milk Collection (Toffee, Peanut Butter, Mint).

-Spokandy Chocolatier — Spokane, WA

Made with the finest raw ingredients, with pure chocolate and no additives, preservatives, or wax.       

Pastel Butter Mints

Smooth and creamy white chocolate, colored in pastels, then flavored with pure peppermint.

Chocolate Dinner Mints

The famous green pastel mint sandwiched between layers of pure milk chocolate.