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Hotel Chocolat v Thorntons
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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What is your preference?
I used to think that Thorntons was just overpriced, but as a posh chocolate I used to rely on it.
Then I discovered Hotel Chocolat. Their stuff is magical! |
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Most of the actual chocolate in this country is produced by a company in Banbury called Barry Calibaut - they ship tankers of it to Thorntons and M&S, etc., etc., Don't know about Hotel Chocolat - but all the rest is the same whether you buy Thorntons or Tesc Basic
What a sad git I am to know that !!! |
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"Most of the actual chocolate in this country is produced by a company in Banbury called Barry Calibaut - they ship tankers of it to Thorntons and M&S, etc"
True, but then they add their own individual ingredients to the vats to make it unique  |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"Most of the actual chocolate in this country is produced by a company in Banbury called Barry Calibaut - they ship tankers of it to Thorntons and M&S, etc., etc., Don't know about Hotel Chocolat - but all the rest is the same whether you buy Thorntons or Tesc Basic
What a sad git I am to know that !!!"
Hotel Chocolat isn't..their factory is actually not far from here and has a very good outlet shop too  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I had a slab of chocolate in a fun festive shape as a Secret Santa gift  last year.
The chocolate was very bland tasting and a bit of a disappointment to be honest.
I've only had the Thorntons soft centre selection box and they were delish, so on that limited sample I have to say Thorntons win handsomely. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Hotel Chocolat used to be much better before it expanded and Thorntons just doesn't do it for
One trip to Belgium made me see chocolate in a whole new light. |
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Thorntons is very cheap chocolate, not enough coco solids in it. Has slowly gone downhill and is still over priced...
Hotel Chocolate is expensive but much better quality. You can normally tell as it's hard to eat too much of their product in one go because it's so rich and you get your chocolate fix so quickly lol |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum |
Thorntons, like Cadbury's have changed their recipes and their chocolates are far too sweet and bland.
If its a choice between the OP two then always Hotel Chocolat. If I can pick others, then M&S do excellent chocolate. |
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I love Hotel Chocolat. Especially any of their fruity chocs like blueberry or passionfruit. Thorntons is far too sweet and has that claggy, oily feel in your mouth - and to my taste, everything they do, no matter what it's supposed to be tastes pretty much the same.
Handy tip: if you can get to Huntingdon, there's a Hotel Chocolat factory shop there with 5% off all their normal stuff (or it might be 10%, can't remember), and seasonal stuff (like Easter eggs) is massively reduced. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Most of the actual chocolate in this country is produced by a company in Banbury called Barry Calibaut - they ship tankers of it to Thorntons and M&S, etc., etc., Don't know about Hotel Chocolat - but all the rest is the same whether you buy Thorntons or Tesc Basic
What a sad git I am to know that !!!"
Even sadder is that I know they do different grades of chocolate so it will depend on the quality and area from which it has been sourced  |
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"What is your preference?
I used to think that Thorntons was just overpriced, but as a posh chocolate I used to rely on it.
Then I discovered Hotel Chocolat. Their stuff is magical!"
Hotel Chocolate - I buy Chocolate Pasta off them for an amazing dessert |
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And I rarely like chocolate.
