"Z Chocolats come beautifully presented in a personalized wooden box, the sort of box you might expect to receive an expensive piece of jewellery or nice watch in, but of course despite the beautiful artisan made presentation box it is the chocolates themselves you want to know about. I have tasted, along with my culinary colleagues, the six envelopes sent to me and we all agree the standard of all the chocolates sent are of the highest quality.

Classique: The dark chocolate we found to be nicely balanced with gentle notes of cedar and fermented fruits with a long subtle finish, with very delicate notes of coffee, leather and a very gentle acidity. The milk chocolate is nicely balanced with rich chocolate notes and a soft creaminess but without any heavy sense of coco butter or cream, delicately creamy, smooth and rich.

Amandes chocolates: These were a particular favorite of my wife Imogen. She enjoyed the delicate crunch of the almonds both the nut and also the crystallized sugar coating. She was impressed by the very uniformed size of each almond and appreciated the fine coco dusting which did not cling to her fingers when eating. A very fine Amandes indeed.

Orangette: beautiful soft gel like structure of intense Seville orange flavor; a sense of waxy orange leaf on the palate, the chocolate covering is delicate and thin, a very well balanced strength of coco to the orange. A favorite of all of ours.

Exotique: Wonderfully thin dark chocolate shells filled with a crème delicately scented with notes of coconut and spice with a delicate acidity of passion fruit, yuzu and lime.

Praline: Much like the classiques the tempered chocolate shells both dark and milk are delicate, offering just the right amount of bitterness and acidity to enhance the praline centers. The centre of a beautifully smooth hazelnut rich cream. The crisp shell and smooth praline delivering a beautiful and elegant well balanced chocolate.

Gianduja: These smooth chocolates without shells are beautiful, as with the amandes the coco dust is so fine it leaves your fingers completely clean on eating. The texture of the chocolate is exquisite. A completely smooth creaminess of dark chocolate, delicately bitter tempered by the finest texture and taste of hazelnut. Quite simply stunning. Of all the chocolates presented to me the Gianduja is my favorite, in part to its taste and texture but also its simplicity relaying on the finest of ingredients prepared by a master craftsperson of the highest order.

These chocolates are simply exquisite and I cannot recommend them enough. I will certainly be ordering some for those special in my life."