The Chocolate Swap

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Comment by Dee on January 23, 2010 at 4:18pm

I live about half an hour away from Naked Chocolate Cafe in Philadelphia, PA, which has some pretty good stuff. I'd like to try this swap thing, if anyone else is interested in that.

I like milk and dark chocolate, the smoother, the better. I'm interested in trying something new. No raspberry, please.

Send me a message, if you'd like!

Comment by chocoasis on January 6, 2010 at 10:45pm

hi kristina - i'd love to try local chocolates from estonia, finland and germany. i can send you any of the askinosie bars from davao. there's a popular chocolate 'candy' in the philippines called 'chocnut' with a peanut butter taste. want to try that?

Comment by Kristina on January 3, 2010 at 2:43pm

Is there someone world wide :), who could get a bar of Davao 77 for me? Or any other bar of Philippines origin? I could offer something Lithuanian or Kalev (Estonia), or Laima (Latvia), or Karl Fazer (Finland) or Vivani (Germany, bio) or Lindt or Cote d'Or... Just contact me!

Comment by Erin Lale on November 3, 2009 at 12:30pm

cheebs, your chocolates sound incredible! I would love to trade with you!

I live a couple of streets away from the Ethel M Chocolate Factory. It's not artisan, but it is really really fresh-- they let people watch the workers making the chocolates and give samples right off the line --, so I could trade any of their things. They make mostly bonbons.

Comment by Deliciosa on August 23, 2009 at 11:47pm

Swapping chocolates? Oh my goodness, lol! Yes and yes!! I'm near Lindt and several Godiva's and Vosges Haute Chocolat, just to name a few. All in NYC!!

Comment by ashley on July 13, 2009 at 10:52am

I am in the united states in IL. I could offer,dove chocolate,green and black,or lindt. I like milk chocolate that is not supersweet and ark chocolate. I use first class shipping so I am hoping the other person will do the same. I cant pay huge shipping at the moment. Please let me know if interested?

Comment by cheebs on July 3, 2009 at 2:45pm

Hello everybody. I want to offer up my Danta Chocolate bars to trade gram-for-gram for other premium bars.

Currently I have in stock or ready to mold the following 50 or 115 gram bars: 39%cacao Milk, 43%cacao Milk, 60%, 70% cacao and sugar only, 75%, white and white with nibs.

I work with 2 different cacao growers in Guatemala. One, Las Acacias Estate, is as close as you can get to a pure Criollo in Guatemala. It's fruity and spicy and bold. The second, Los Ujuxtes Estate (pronounced "los oo-hoosh-tays") is a Trinitario originally brought to Guatemala from Costa Rica in 1979, prior to the blight that wiped out 95% of their cacao production. This cacao is of a more "chocolatey" nature, but still has a hint of fruitiness and possibly some tobacco.
My white chocolate is made with natural, undeodorized cocoa butter that I have made from the same premium cacao used for my chocolates. I have been told, repeatedly, by professionals in the field and "regular" folks alike that it's the best white chocolate they have ever had.

Now, with all that said, I can't start a swap program until the summer is over. All air mail in and out of Guatemala passes through Miami, and even though I ship in a cooler with frozen gelpacks, they last no more than 3 days in the summertime. The total transit time from Guatemala to the US or Canada is usually around 10 days. Unfortunately, there are no inexpensive options for faster shipping. DHL, UPS, Fedex all operate here but are frightfully expensive. But, I'd still like to get started on making the necessary contacts. So, feel free to post here or contact me privately. Cheers!

Comment by Molly Drexelius on July 3, 2009 at 10:46am

Hi Anna,
Your package is ready to go. Please send me an email at drexeliuschocolates@gmail.com that has your shipping address so we can get the chocolate to you!
Have a great weekend.
Molly

Comment by Anna Bengtsson on June 24, 2009 at 6:57am

No I haven't tried Original beans, haven't heard of them before, they were quite expensive, but as long as they are covered in the "budget" I'd like to try :) Thanks for the tips!

Comment by Molly Drexelius on June 18, 2009 at 12:32pm

Anna,
Glad you got the Askinosie! I will definitely try your suggestion of licorice and chocolate.
Have you tried Original Beans? I am the first online distributor. Check them out and let me know!

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