With their usual exquisite artistry and attention to detail, the new Grá Christmas chocolates include a range of chocolate trees and Christmas crackers, as well as the return of their Christmas favourites, available to order now.
Luxurious and decadent, Grá Chocolates are artisan confections created and crafted in small batches by award-winning pastry chef, Gráinne Mullins, and her team in county Galway. Starting with the finest ingredients in the world – ethically sourced Valrhona Chocolate, Casa Luker cocoa butter and the world’s best dairy produce, Irish cream and butter – Grá Chocolates are meticulously made and painted by hand, created in small batches, with each chocolate taking three days to make and finish.
Whether it’s a special gift under the tree or a festive indulgence for yourself, the Grá Chocolates Christmas Collection includes a selection of gorgeous festive baubles, chocolate hearts, special Christmas chocolate boxes, a luxurious advent calendar, an array of luscious Grá hot chocolate, luxury Christmas crackers and a variety of different flavoured chocolate trees.
Stylish and impressive gifts that are also, most importantly, delicious, from a gorgeous hand-painted bauble to hang on the tree to a chocolate a day for the lead-up to Christmas for the lucky recipient of a luxury advent calendar, there are beautifully-crafted presents from Grá Chocolates this holiday season full of panache… and ganache.
Grá Chocolates Christmas Collection are available to order now and will be available to buy from Brown Thomas stores across Ireland, Fallon & Byrne and online. For the full Christmas collection as well as custom commissions or client gifts, see www.grachocolates.com
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New
Chocolate trees, €12
- Milk and Cookies Chocolate Tree
- Orange Festive Feast Chocolate Tree
- Mint Snowball Chocolate Tree
- Ginger All The Way Chocolate Tree
- Pistachio and Raspberry Christmas Tree
- Hazelnut and Almond Chocolate Tree
Luxury Christmas Cracker – RPR €7.50
Start your Christmas with a bang with our luxurious Christmas Crackers! A chocolate, a hat and a joke in every one! Featuring their most popular Gingerbread House chocolate, each Christmas Cracker offers a delicious alternative to single-use toys or puzzles. Their alcohol-free chocolate is perfect for the whole family to enjoy, and we’re sure the little ones will appreciate each mouthful just as much as the grown-ups.
Gingerbread Hot Chocolate- RPR €15
Celebrate the festive season with a mug of our delicious and invigorating Chocolate Gingerbread Hot Chocolate. Made with a combination of rich milk and creamy white chocolate, this hot chocolate is infused with the warming flavours of fresh ginger. The perfect balance of sweet and spicy, our Chocolate Gingerbread Hot Chocolate is sure to warm your heart and soul on a cold winter day.
Advent Calendar – RPR €100
If you’re after something extra special this year, then look no further than The Grá Chocolates Advent Calendar. Brimming with decadent chocolates, you’ll discover a new indulgent treat each day in the run-up to Christmas. Perhaps you’ll find a cacao-rich Lil’ Bit Salty or a pair of decadent Gingerbread House. The Grá Chocolates Advent Calendar makes a beautiful gift for a partner or lucky friend, so why not spread the Christmas cheer?
Returning
Christmas Selection Box – RRP €35
A selection of twelve hand painted crescent chocolates with festive fillings such as Winter Wonderland with white chocolate and cranberry, Gingerbread House with cinnamon and ginger and Under The Mistletoe with spiced orange.
Mince Pie Chocolate Heart, RRP €35
A dramatic Grá Chocolates Christmas spiced large chocolate heart is the perfect stocking filler. A glorious creation inspired by everyone’s favourite combination of brandy butter and mince pies, the smooth milk chocolate shell is carefully balanced with the festive flavours of the ganache inside.
Berry Christmas Bauble, RRP €18
A dreamy white chocolate bauble with a festive red glow, the Berry Christmas bauble from Grá Chocolates is filled with a smooth cranberry pâte de fruit that has been lightly scented with star anise and dotted with dried cranberries.
Christmas Spirit Bauble, RRP €18
A dark chocolate bauble hand-painted in a striking Christmas tree green, the Christmas Spirit bauble from Grá Chocolates is filled with slightly smoky Connemara Whiskey Fudge pieces and sumptuous candied orange.
Ginger Bell Rock Bauble, RRP €18
The Ginger Bell Rock bauble from Grá Chocolates is a smooth milk chocolate sphere with applied 24-carat gold leaf, sprinkled with crunchy gingerbread, lightly coated in blonde chocolate, and a spicy yet sweet filling of crystallised ginger pieces.
Hot Chocolate, RRP €15, 275g per box (approx. seven servings)
Hot chocolate has also been reimagined by Grá Chocolates, using their signature milk chocolate as a base to make three different but equally delicious hot chocolates – a Classic, a Salted Caramel and a Velvet Vanilla Hot Chocolate. Classic Hot Chocolate is a 35% chocolate blend, Velvet Vanilla Hot Chocolate is high cocoa butter white chocolate flakes speckled with the best quality Madagascan vanilla seeds, and Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate contrasts the malty warmth of caramel with the delicate tingle of salt. Smooth and elegant, delivering a deeply satisfying chocolate hit with rich and fragrant tones and just a hint of sugar, each hot chocolate can be made with warm milk of your choice – dairy, nut or plant-based – and about 6 teaspoons of the chocolate flakes from your selected Grá Chocolates Hot Chocolate box.
The Drink Cabinet, RRP €35
A limited edition box, The Drink Cabinet from Grá Chocolates is a selection of 12 hand-painted heart chocolates with fillings using the finest stouts, whiskeys, gins and poitíns from the West of Ireland. Pull up a seat for a deochín (a little drink) and let these exceptional flavours from the West take you on a journey from your first taste to the last sip. As the seanfhocal has it, Is túisce deoch ná scéal (a drink precedes a story) so pass these gently boozy treats around at Christmas and tell some tales.
