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Smaller more 'bespoke' bars with unusual pairings - dark and pollen anyone? - Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Smaller more ‘bespoke’ bars with unusual pairings – dark and pollen anyone? – Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Building Swales

Building Swales

Annelli Viik's white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Annelli Viik’s white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

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Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Edmund

Edmund

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots - Gurre, Denmark

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots – Gurre, Denmark

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

Bennett's

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache