Wouldn't it be nice if life were like a box of Valrhona chocolates?

We finally consumed the last of the chocolates from a box of Valrhona's last week. The wife didn't like milk chocolates so it had to be me to finish the chocolates - not that I minded that. :)

Box of Valrhona chocolates we got at the airport duty free shop

This is the outer package that showed which chocolates were included in the box. These were all what Valrhona calls Grand Crus chocolates - Guanaja (red), Caraibe (blue), Tainori (yellow) and Tanariva (orange). Only Tanariva is milk chocolate. The rest are dark chocolates.

Details on the chocolates at the back of the outer package.

Close-up for the ingredients of each chocolate

Nutrition information and serving size

There are 52 squares - perfect for samplers and to control your consumption. :)

In praise of the chocolates

Close up of the rows of chocolates

Valrhona chocolates don't need an introduction. These are among the top chocolates in the world and I use them as a benchmark for comparing the chocolates I taste(d). I often compare local (Philippine) chocolates to these and so far, only a couple brands come close to Valrhona on a head-to-head comparison (e.g., same % of cacao at least). If only we had an unlimited supply of these chocolates! We'll probably get another box or two in our next trip.

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