A Spicy Pairing Indeed…

Dec
18

A Spicy Pairing- Café De Olla and Susana Balbo Late Harvert Malbec   It’s here, the Throw Back Collection! The Winter Collection 2016/2017 contains an assortment of 6 decadent chocolates, flavours from past collections.  It is enJoyable to revisit some favourite flavours, and try a new pairing.  The Chili truffle was from the Black Tie Collection Chili: Dark chocolate delicately laced with chili (gluten free). Susana Balbo Late Harvest Malbec: I’ll start at the finish (the flavours left in the mouth after you have swallowed the wine) in this wine, a long lush finish of spicy cherry. When the finish is this good, >> READ MORE

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A very Merry Christmas gift of JACEK Chocolate Ornaments

Dec
09

Looking for some great gifts to spread Joy this holiday season? We have paired each Jacek Chocolate Ornaments to a wine or liqueur to help make your holiday shopping easier this year.  Simply pick up the beverage product and the accompany Chocolate Ornament, hang the ornament on the wrapped bottle and bring Joy to the people in your life. Jacek Chocolate Ornament: Dark Chocolate Ornament (50g) – Limited Edition 2016, 70% dark chocolate sphere (hollow) Milk Chocolate Ornament (50g) – Limited Edition 2016, 38% Milk chocolate sphere (hollow). Sugar-Free Chocolate Ornament (50g) – Limited Edition 2016, 53% sugar-free dark milk >> READ MORE

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An Elegant Pairing..

Nov
24

  An Elegant Pairing- Crème Brûlée Truffle with Canella Prosecco Superiore DOCG It’s here, the Throw Back Collection! The Winter Collection 2016/2017 contains an assortment of 6 decadent chocolates, flavours from past collections.  It is enJoyable to revisit some favourite flavours, and try a new pairing.  The Crème Brûlée truffle was from the 2010 Dessert Collection. In the sea of Prosecco that is available in our market, Canella Prosecco Superiore DOCG is a name you should remember.  The Canella family has been making wine for two generations in the Veneto.  The family-owned hillside vineyards around Conegliano provide all the characteristics that >> READ MORE

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Grand Opening in Canmore – November 26, 2016!

Nov
22

 

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JACEK Chocolate goes to the Pumpkin Patch for Thanksgiving by Sasha McCauley

Oct
03

When Jacek Chocolate goes to the pumpkin patch, and returns with a delicious Thanksgiving caramel, I just had to find a pairing for it: PX in the Pumpkin Patch with Jacek Pumpkin Spice Caramel. Sherry is an underappreciated wine category, which is unfortunate as it has a range of styles from bone dry to very sweet, that display an array of flavours and are wonderfully complex.  When I saw a Pumpkin Spice Caramel was included in the Thanksgiving collection, I knew I wanted to try it with Lustau Pedro Ximénez (PX) Sherry.  I was excited to pair the caramel with >> READ MORE

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