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Leonidas Chocolate Assortment - Dark, Milk & White Chocolate in Ballotin Gift Box
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The perfect gift for any occasion, Leonidas chocolates imported from Belgium are known among gourmands as some of the premier chocolates of the world. The Leonidas chocolates only use fresh butter, dairy cream and only the best ingredients to make their chocolates and pralines.
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Leonidas Chocolate Assortment - Dark, Milk & White Chocolate in Ballotin Gift Box
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- Publisher: Gourmet Food Store
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- Average Customer Review: based on 3 reviews
- Sales Rank in Gourmet: #9125
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Summary: Beware Shipping Costs 2008-04-09
Comment: Although the product page shows shipping of about 11 dollars for this item, when I tried to order it shipping was increased to over 30 dollars, and there's no way to correct it. Ridiculous!
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Summary: The World's Best Chocolates 2007-11-06
Comment: If it is possible to fall madly in love with a box of chocolates, then the assortment is the perfect place to start such an adventure. These chocolate are named after Leonidas Kestekidis, who definitely knew how to create chocolates for the true chocolate connoisseur.
When he moved back to Belgium he not only married his true love, he created chocolates the world now adores. When you taste these chocolates, your taste buds will also finally know true chocolate happiness. Whether you try one of these with a cup of coffee or tea or enjoy one as a daily indulgence, these will impress.
If being "in love" gives you a zest for life, then the "I Love You" chocolate with dreamy lemon filling embodies this sentiment. Each chocolate has a unique design and the I Love You chocolate has two hearts, ribbons and a seal. After you sample the variety of chocolates, specific flavors will stand out as favorites.
Here are my favorite creamy fillings (ganache and butter cream) which come in dark, white and milk chocolate depending on the selection:
Antoinette - A smooth Brandy flavored ganache
Lingoit Lait - Absolutely delicious vanilla flavored fresh butter cream filling. Time definitely stopped while tasting this chocolate.
Irrésistible - Dark chocolate and Strawberry sauce.
For ever - If you love coffee this may be one of the most delicious milk or dark chocolate chocolates ever made as it is filled with a special coffee cream that has hints of caramel. I will be ordering an entire box of these sometime in the future.
Merveilleux - Milk or dark chocolate filled with coffee ganache.
Europe - Dark or milk chocolate filled with rum filling.
Ganache - Milk or dark chocolate with pure ganache.
Tosca - Milk chocolate with a special ganache.
Poésie - Dark chocolate and a Cointreau filling.
Antoinette - Delicate caramel hints in the milk chocolate coating mingle nicely with the vanilla filling.
Eve - Milk chocolate and banana filling.
Alexandre le grand - A milk or dark chocolate with caramel cream.
Also Recommended:
If you wish to also try the Napolitains, I'd suggest the 1 pound sampler Ballotin with six varieties. You may also want to look for the Leonidas Belgian Chocolates: 1 lb Palet d'Or - 72% cocoa content - Dark chocolate ganache at its best. A deeply delicious and strong bitter chocolate filled with ganache. The center is made with butter, cream and chocolate and the outer coating is a masterpiece with gold decorations.
Leonidas now has over 1700 stores and sales locations worldwide and they offer over 80 varieties of fresh chocolates. The chocolates are air freighted weekly from Brussels so you will always find the quality to be superior.
My chocolates arrived fast and were as fresh as if I had purchased them in Belgium. They were carefully packaged in the famous gold boxes with signature/seasonal wrapping and a ribbon. The boxes were then placed in protective Styrofoam containers to protect the chocolates during shipping. The expedited shipping is recommended from May to early September.
~The Rebecca Review
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Summary: Incredible 2007-04-23
Comment: Forget Godiva. That's like eating a Hershey bar in comparison to Leonidas chocolates. These are THE best chocolates. The white chocolate is to DIE for. My husband would bring them to me from Belgium every time the Air Force sent him there. When he retired, I was depressed at the thought of never having them again. Fortunately, they are now available in the States. I was beyond surprised to find them listed on Amazon! So glad they are. Now I don't have to drive into Washington, DC to get them. I can order them from Amazon.
I don't see any of the liquor ones listed, but those are really good, too.
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