10 Mail-Order Chocolates for Valentine’s Day

Published on Friday, January 22, 2010, by Lessley Anderson and Roxanne Webber / Edit Post

Teuscher Champagne Truffes John & Kira’s Drunken Chocolate Figs BonBonBar Candy Bars

1Mast Brothers Chocolate Assortment of Ten Bars ($92). The Mast brothers handcraft chocolate bars in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, then wrap them in superclassy papers sporting classic Florentine designs. Good for someone who takes his chocolate very seriously.

2Zoë’s Chocolate Company Signature Chocolate Collection ($12.95 to $36.50). These assortments of chocolates are inspired by Mediterranean flavors such as orange blossom oil, pomegranate, pistachios, and tahini. They’re made in Pennsylvania by a third-generation chocolatier.

3Teuscher Champagne Truffes ($41). These Swiss truffles are made with chocolate, butter, and cream, and have a Dom Pérignon Champagne–cream center. They’re simple and understated, with a light dusting of powdered sugar, and come in a bright green box.

4John & Kira’s Drunken Chocolate Figs ($19.50). Thin-skinned Calabacita figs from Spain are hand-filled with a whiskey-chocolate ganache, then dipped in a thin coating of chocolate.

5BonBonBar Candy Bars (prices vary). Nina Wanat hand-makes candy bars in Los Angeles with flavors like coffee ganache with caramel; caramel nut; and single-malt Scotch.

6Black Dinah Chocolatiers Farm Market Collection ($20). How often do you see products from remote islands in Maine? Isolation and novelty aside, Black Dinah creates great confections. These truffles use seasonal ingredients from local Maine farms, such as chèvre, pumpkin, and blueberry.

7Theo Confections 12 Piece Collection Box ($26.40). Always-beautiful Theo confections come in flavors like fig fennel and burnt sugar. Two salted caramel varieties are also included.

8La Maison du Chocolat Habanera Gift Box ($47). Dark and milk chocolate ganache candies infused with plum and peach in a cute round box from a popular French chocolatier.

9Neo Cocoa Signature 10 Piece Gift Box ($24). These San Francisco truffles come in knockout flavors including almond butter and smoked sea salt; freshly zested lime; and toasted coconut. And they’re appealingly handmade-looking (i.e., not too perfect).

10L.A. Burdick Chocolate Mice ($32 to $46). Delightful little mice with almond ears and silk tails packaged in a wooden box. The three varieties are dark chocolate with orange interior, milk chocolate with mocha, and white chocolate with cinnamon.

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  • My favs:
    http://azurechocolate.com/
    Examples: "Mexican Rose (A creamy dark chocolat truffle with coffee, cinnamon & a touch of rose water, hand rolled in dark chocolat & topped with an organic rose petal & cinnamon); Irish Coffee (Rich dark chocolat infused with espresso beans & a touch of Irish whiskey, hand rolled in dark chocolate, dipped in white chocolat & topped with a single espresso...+READ

    My favs:
    http://azurechocolate.com/
    Examples: "Mexican Rose (A creamy dark chocolat truffle with coffee, cinnamon & a touch of rose water, hand rolled in dark chocolat & topped with an organic rose petal & cinnamon); Irish Coffee (Rich dark chocolat infused with espresso beans & a touch of Irish whiskey, hand rolled in dark chocolate, dipped in white chocolat & topped with a single espresso bean)."

    and
    http://www.chokolajchocolate.com/
    examples: "Lavender Flower (Local lavender, organic milk chocolate, enrobed in 63% cacao); After Hours (Locally brewed Stout, smoked almond, organic dark chocolate & fleur de sel).

    The favs are the places, not the particular flavors (I just grabbed a few at random for each).-COLLAPSE

  • Very tempting to try them all :) or at least ones with reasonable shipping prices!

    Another place to add to this list is Chocolate Springs out of the Berkshires in MA. They make phenomenal chocolates and they have such unique flavors! http://www.chocolatesprings.com/

  • what about strawberries and homemade whipcream sweetend with stevia

  • http://www.sees.com/Cat.cfm/Best_Sellers

  • I love See's Chocolates!!!

  • I think I'll make my own chocolates.

  • These look great but the $30- $50 delivery fees that some of these sites show for a $20 - $40 box of chocolate is pretty hard to swallow; I have a hard time paying more for shipping than for the product. Still, I'm inspired and I'm going to look around locally for something like this.

    Also, people can eat chocolate on Valentine's Day without being "fat pigs".

  • http://www.sterlingconfections.com/default.asp?s=0
    Sterling Confections is a show stopper and worth every tasty slice. Well worth the price for your special guy or girl.

  • I don't eat sugar either. And we don't all want to look like fat pigs.

  • How depressing, no sugar? =( Get her some lingerie or massage oil, duh ;)

  • What about Vosges?!?!

    Yes buy cheese and fruit! :)

  • Buy her cheese!!

  • Cool, but what does a guy do if his girl doesn't eat sugar?