An artisan chocolate maker at 250 Oaia Road in Muriwai, Gisborne, which sells handmade chocolates through its online shop. Its bonbon collections are named for flavour themes, such as Orchard Amble, Granny's Kitchen, Spirit of Cardrona and The Herb Garden. Chocolate Fancies are layered petit fours made in small batches from single-origin Vanuatu craft chocolate, and the range includes salted caramel, hazelnut and boysenberry cacao. Tablets and infusions use a New Zealand partner's bean-to-bar chocolate, with flavours such as Earl Grey, gingerbread and roasted hazelnut. The shop also makes marshmallows from real fruit, dipped in chocolate. The business says it sources locally grown fruit and herbs, often from its own spray-free orchards, and uses packaging made with few plastics.
Customers say the raspberry and orange chocolates were their favourites, along with the salted caramel, banana pancake and dark orange. Another says the chocolates are beautiful and the business is great to deal with. Our pick in Muriwai for a box of chocolates to give.