From Black Forest to Cherry Lush... look Mum we're on the Telly! - Russell and Atwell

From Black Forest to Cherry Lush... look Mum we're on the Telly!

It's amazing how long things take to come to fruition.

Back in April last year, we were filmed producing our latest Micro-Batch - 'Black Forest', where Steve makes 1000 chocolates by hand and we release 100 pouches to our loyal customers - they typically sell-out in under hour - these were no exception! 

At the time, we couldn't say, but were also being filmed for BBC 1 'The One Show'  for a piece on Somerset Food Works - we got to meet and talk to Chef Big Has.

You can view the episode here on iplayer. (watch from about 1:30 in)

 It's a busy, messy day when Steve makes one of these batches!


As is so often the case, there was quite a lot of filming for what will probably be just a few seconds of appearance, (for Dragons' Den we were filmed for 1.5 hours, but shown for 14 minutes!) Anyway, Big Has was kind enough to help us with the piping of a few chocolates on the day.

 

We didn't think much about the day for months, but discovered last month that this episode is due to be broadcast on 28th January.

This was a really happy coincidence - we use Micro-Batches to test the waters on new concepts, listening for feedback, assessing flavour balance and chocolate performance and seeing whether it's worth progressing to a larger 'Limited Edition'. For Black Forest, and specifically the rich, dark and juicy cherry flavour we'd created - this looked like a winner!

So Steve went back to the kitchen to figure out how to make this at scale.

We quickly realised we wanted to use rich, dark, juicy real Morello Cherries with just a touch of tartness as they bring such a depth of flavour that goes brilliantly with chocolate.

Steve then set about combining it with the right proportions of delicious Fino de Aroma chocolate, organic fresh cream, a drizzle of wildflower honey. 

We've been making it this week and it tastes utterly delicious with just the right balance of sweetness and just a touch of tartness, beautifully balanced by rich and deeply indulgent milk chocolate.

Oh, and did we mention we're doing it in heart-shapes for Valentines Day?

So, from Micro Batch to Limited edition in just a few months. Please note that Limited Editions are small-batch and have a finite supply, so get yours while there are stocks available!

We'll keep experimenting throughout 2025, join our mailing list to discover more...

These yummy chocolates will be available from 28th January - perfect timing for Valentine's Day. Other flavours, are of course available!

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