A chocolate of the month club

A top chocolate of the month club will offer fine gourmet chocolates from many different sources, and from around the world.

Usually the chocolates will be from small batch producers, or from small confectioners or 'chocolatiers'. They are likely to be hand-dipped. Most of the chocolates you will receive from a chocolate of the month club will be hard or impossible to find in normal stores, since the point of the club is to provide you with new varieties and chocolate eating experiences.

The kinds of chocolates on offer will vary from club to club, but will usually include things like pralines, meltaways, truffles, sweet, dark, bittersweet, couverture (very rich chocolate with a high percentage of cocoa butter), flavored chocolate and so on. The best of the chocolate clubs include information about each kind of chocolate when you receive it. In this way, you can pretend this is not just indulgence, but an educational experience too! If you get a chocolate selection you particularly enjoy, a good chocolate of the month club will offer special discounts when you re-order.

Because chocolates are sensitive to heat, check with the chocolate of the month club what packaging standards they use. Some clubs go to the trouble of including ice packs with the delivery in summer in hot areas.

What about prices for a personal subscription to a chocolate of the month club, or for a gift membership? You will pay about $25 a month for about a pound of chocolates, and the price will be the same whether it is for yourself or for a gift to someone else.

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