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Chat => General => Topic started by: drterror666 on September 26, 2008, 09:54:10 am

Title: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: drterror666 on September 26, 2008, 09:54:10 am
For those who don't know, Cabot Circus in Bristol is home to a Hotel Chocolat shop!  It's on the top floor next to Dorothy Perkins.  Of course, if you don't live in Bristol, you can just drool anyway! ;D
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: bounty hunter on September 28, 2008, 01:43:50 pm
Actually we have one in Nottingham and it's very nice, though too expensive for what you get IMO.  Now, when you have somewhere to rival Chocolate Utopia - let me know.
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: drterror666 on September 28, 2008, 03:13:45 pm
What, HC's 62% milk chocolate is the best milk chocolate in the universe!
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: chocadmin on September 28, 2008, 05:13:49 pm
I do love HC (as can be seen in my reviews), I think they're only very slightly overpriced (and certainly better value than thorntons), and am very happy since Southampton got its own branch, sadly nothing like chocolate utopia here (afaik). Though I do intend to do a trip to montezuma's in Winchester when I get a chance.
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: paulham on September 28, 2008, 06:16:58 pm
I used to inspect a little chocolate shop where the shells of chocolate were brought in from Belgium and the fillings added by hand! (Hand-made you see)
He used to continually lick his fingers when picking up the thin sheets of paper between them.
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: bounty hunter on September 28, 2008, 06:19:16 pm
Blurmph!
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: Jim@Chocolatemission on October 01, 2008, 06:28:09 pm
85% nothing beats it!
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: paulham on October 01, 2008, 06:42:30 pm
I'm fairly sure 86 to 100% beats its cocoa content....
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: chocadmin on October 01, 2008, 09:50:13 pm
woah 85's too strong for me. Besides I'd be worried about becoming some kind of connoisseur, then I'd have to join the 70 percenters... ;)
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: bounty hunter on October 02, 2008, 06:25:34 am
85% doesn't have to be bitter - al la Lindt, although I quite like that.  Chocolate Utopia do an excellent 85% ganache and the cream makes the taste very acceptable with a velvety texture.
Title: Re: Hotel Chocolat Shop In Bristol!
Post by: drterror666 on October 02, 2008, 10:03:01 am
Personally, I like 85%, especially when it's bitter.  Hotel Chocolat do a wide range of dark chocolate with very distinctive tastes.  Some of them are quite smoky!