Chocolate by Genevie – Review & Giveaway #11

Up in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, there is a new chocolatiere on the block – Chocolate by Genevie. As you can probably guess, in my opinion, you can’t have too many chocolatiers. All of the chocolates are sourced from Belgium “using only the finest ingredients”. At this moment in time, these chocolates can only be bought via the online shop. The boxes come in many shapes and sizes with various price tags to match and all are delivered free within the UK.
I received a beautifully packaged box of sixteen chocolates to review. As some of you may have gathered from the Tower of Gold Boxes giveaway (still running), I am rather partial to gold. The box was gold, tied with a gold silken ribbon with a golden butterfly attached. Butterflies seem to be Genevie’s signature as I noticed many of her boxes have one or more butterflies strategically located.
The chocolates were all good and chunky with a mix of thick shelled plain, milk and white. There were a good range of fillings, with only a couple of duplications. There was no accompanying menu so I had to guess at what the fillings were and hope I didn’t get a coffee one by mistake. There were some clues however, coffee beans and orange slices on the top weren’t really too difficult to work out. CT had the pleasure of trying the ones topped with coffee beans which he thought were quite pleasant. I think some of the other flavours were rum, strawberry, citrus and pistachio and alcohol featured quite strongly in a couple of them. Fillings were various from soft ganache and mousses to sturdier truffles and marzipan. Luckily there were three of the marzipan variety covered in both dark and milk chocolate – marzipan has always been one of my favourites and I enjoyed these. The chocolates were a little too sweet for our tastes, but that is a common finding for us and I suspect that this would not be an issue for most chocoholics.
Giveaway
Genevie has kindly offered a similar box to one of my readers, although this is only open to those over 18 with a UK postal address. To enter this fabulous giveaway you will need to use the Rafflecopter below and leave a comment on my blog – as instructed by Rafflecopter. There will then be additional chances to enter if you so wish. Rafflecopter will pick a winner at random from the entries received. If you are commenting anonymously, please give me some way of identifying you as I will be verifying the validity of entries.
Any automated entries will be disqualified.
Closing date is Monday 10th September.
11 September 2012 – Thanks to everyone who entered. I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on Edinburgh – some of them were very entertaining.
mummy24
17th August 2012 at 7:19 amedinburgh castle or edinburgh rock x
Suelle
17th August 2012 at 8:05 amEdinburgh castle is the most prominent feature of the city.
Dawn Munday
17th August 2012 at 8:10 amThe university, I nearly went there but decided it was too far from where my parents lived in Devon! Those chocolates look beautiful;. Marzipan is one of my favourites as well.
Katie
17th August 2012 at 8:34 amWhen I think of Edinburgh, my first thought is of the book One Day. It’s really stuck in my head!
Blue Kitchen Bakes
17th August 2012 at 9:04 amThe fringe festival, I’ve never been but would love to go
saurus
17th August 2012 at 9:41 amArthur’s Seat, Princes Street, Jenners, great nights out and fantastic restaurants and bars
laura banks
17th August 2012 at 9:42 amthe rock my gran used to bring me when she went it was great
maci234
17th August 2012 at 9:42 amedinburgh castle
kayleigh white
17th August 2012 at 10:11 amCulture, fantastic food and great people.
helen
17th August 2012 at 10:18 amkilts
Galina Varese
17th August 2012 at 10:51 amWalter Scott, University, culture
alexis
17th August 2012 at 10:51 amHistory, beauty and friendliness
lucky321
17th August 2012 at 11:22 amNew years eve Hogmanay 🙂
Anonymous
17th August 2012 at 11:25 amhaggis
Sue Reaney
17th August 2012 at 11:38 amEdinburgh rock!
Attachment Mummy
17th August 2012 at 1:36 pmThe castle
Grace Lavender
17th August 2012 at 2:12 pmThe awesome buildings
Ellen B Cookery
17th August 2012 at 2:22 pmI love chocolate! In fact, I used to import chocolate from Belgium into Canada a few years back.
lapin d'or
17th August 2012 at 5:07 pmFantastic art galleries
Anonymous
17th August 2012 at 5:52 pmThe fringe and the Tattoo
Kim Plant
17th August 2012 at 6:49 pma big city never been tho x
Maya Russell
17th August 2012 at 8:08 pmI think of the castle.
Rainie Bish
17th August 2012 at 8:24 pmthe beautiful buildings
Foodycat
17th August 2012 at 8:26 pmI really don’t like rafflecopter, so I am not entering but those chocolates sound LOVELY!
happyfox
17th August 2012 at 8:38 pmThe castle
Janice
17th August 2012 at 8:53 pmThat’s a great photo of the white chocolate, I don’t want to win any though #diet
Recipe Junkie
17th August 2012 at 8:55 pmmy aunt’s flat 😉
Hotrod mum
17th August 2012 at 10:06 pmThe castle
bloomers
17th August 2012 at 11:03 pmEdinburgh Castle
celia
18th August 2012 at 12:07 amThe chocolates look very pretty! Good luck to everyone in the contest!
sophie2002
18th August 2012 at 6:46 amI think of the fantastic firework display which they put on towards the end of the year. Been twice and watched it. It it fabulous to watch. All set to music.
ali thorpe
18th August 2012 at 7:59 amThree things: Edinburgh castle, a peculiar girl I worked with years ago who studied there and a good friend from university who grew up there.
Jaycee
18th August 2012 at 11:33 amHas to be the holiday my family had there when I was younger, we was able to go to the castle & explore Edinburgh. Bet its all changed since then its a good few years back!
ohmite hudson
18th August 2012 at 12:08 pmbagpipes
7hippopotamus
18th August 2012 at 12:23 pmThe castle!
Christine oprey
18th August 2012 at 1:07 pmEdinburgh castle 🙂
Ian Campbell
18th August 2012 at 1:46 pmThe Fringe Festival – famous the world over.
silviam
18th August 2012 at 2:09 pmShortbread!
Katie
18th August 2012 at 2:40 pmScottland and porridge
Anonymous
18th August 2012 at 4:07 pmThe Edinburgh Tattoo
@beachrambler – Hazel Rea
Sarah-Louise Bailey
18th August 2012 at 5:26 pmThe castle :)x
Crafty Green Poet
18th August 2012 at 7:02 pmwell it’s home to me, so that’s what i think of Edinburgh!
honeydip
18th August 2012 at 7:02 pmIt is very picturesque
R
18th August 2012 at 8:39 pmGhosts!
Carolin
18th August 2012 at 7:52 pmThe castle 🙂
mata777
18th August 2012 at 8:53 pmTHE CASTLE!
Marrian
18th August 2012 at 9:12 pmKilts. 🙂
emma howard
18th August 2012 at 9:27 pmEdinburgh Castle!
Natalie Holland
18th August 2012 at 9:46 pmThe first things that comes to mind, is the castle.
Emma Lowe
18th August 2012 at 10:04 pmthe castle
Baking Addict
18th August 2012 at 10:52 pmEdinburgh University as my friend studied there and I remember visiting once.
hippofriend
19th August 2012 at 10:13 amMeeting friends on Waverley Station.
Eddington Judith
19th August 2012 at 11:13 ami think of the castle
spike1
19th August 2012 at 1:47 pmI think of comedy, as in the edniburgh fringe.
(mainly because I listen to a lot of podcasts such as richard herring’s edinburgh fringe podcast, or as the cool kids are calling it, Rehefp!)
Gillian Thompson
19th August 2012 at 2:44 pmI think of Shortbread biscuits
kelandab
19th August 2012 at 2:49 pmFringe festival
Christy Breazeal
19th August 2012 at 3:27 pmI’m in the US. DARN..can’t ever win anything good!
William G
19th August 2012 at 4:53 pmEdinburgh Rock! Great stuff!
Simon
19th August 2012 at 6:22 pmThe Scotch Whisky Experience 🙂
Simon.
den71cross
19th August 2012 at 6:46 pmSexy men in kilts
James Gordon
19th August 2012 at 7:04 pmEdinburgh Rock! Our honeymoon (19 years ago) I’ve got a good memory!
Sandsferguson
19th August 2012 at 10:55 pmMy brother in law is moving there when he finishes Uni, so it will remind me of family in different parts of the world.
carol
19th August 2012 at 11:22 pmThe Tattoo
kim
20th August 2012 at 1:51 amshortbread (@PolkaDotAddict)
Christina Marriott
20th August 2012 at 8:36 amLots of history 🙂
dragonfly63
20th August 2012 at 8:59 amBagpipes and kilts.
Jane Willis
20th August 2012 at 10:03 amThis may not be what everybody thinks of when they think of Edinburgh (at least, I hope it isn’t) but I’ll always associate it with falling out of a four poster bed when I was there on honeymoon.
Chas
20th August 2012 at 10:10 amWaverley Station
janieo
20th August 2012 at 10:17 amfringe festival
Fiona
20th August 2012 at 11:35 amThe brooding castle set over the dramatic skyline (@catz36)
Samantha OKeeffe
20th August 2012 at 1:33 pmfringe festival
Sandra Clarke
20th August 2012 at 3:04 pmThe castle, although I’ve never been.
Sue McCarthy
20th August 2012 at 3:38 pmEdinburgh Tattoo & bagpipes
Trufflepixie
20th August 2012 at 3:42 pmJust now the fringe festival
maxineflossy
20th August 2012 at 4:38 pmmy first holiday without my parents! It was lovely!
CNSnape
20th August 2012 at 11:07 pmLoud cannon fire from the castle
julsthomas
21st August 2012 at 6:33 amThe castle and my father’s memories of seeing the Tattoo when he last visited
Jules Naybur
21st August 2012 at 8:16 amI think of the castle, and the Vikings that tried to get in there x
Susan
21st August 2012 at 11:52 amI can just picture the castle, And the tattoo.
MERSEYBABE
21st August 2012 at 11:09 amThe Festival especially at this time of year. I would love to go along and see a few shows.
sharon
21st August 2012 at 1:02 pmlooe, cornwall eating the chocs i win, lol
Anonymous
21st August 2012 at 1:08 pmI’ve never been to Edinburgh but I adore handmade chocolates! 🙂 (Anna Thomas on Facebook)
Andrew Ellams
21st August 2012 at 6:42 pmTatoos!
herb
21st August 2012 at 10:23 pmbagpipes and kilts and Scotts
Mrs Voucher
21st August 2012 at 11:00 pmSean Connery, Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street
tabbaz123
22nd August 2012 at 12:02 pmEdinburgh Castle, Tattoo and shopping!
MaryMoh
23rd August 2012 at 4:04 pmEdinburgh Castle and Tattoo.
Wendy@The Omnivorous Bear
24th August 2012 at 2:11 amOh, if only I could enter…..but somehow I don’t think even if I won they’d survive the journey to South East Asia. Oh and when I think of Edinburgh, I think of my best friend who lives there and the many escapades (that may have been alcohol filled) that we’ve had over the years!
Jagruti
25th August 2012 at 3:21 pmShortbread and castle..many many bollywood movies shot in this beautiful city..:) love to visit one day !!
Lynsey Buchanan
26th August 2012 at 4:55 pmThe castle, the dungeons & the zoo
Nickie
26th August 2012 at 5:36 pmBeing very sick – I was only there once (for work) and I was so ill they wanted to take me to a&e. I must go back and appreciate the city!
Light-Wilson Francesca
27th August 2012 at 10:42 amThe castle, kilts and an ex-boyfriend who now lives there 🙂
Cheryll
27th August 2012 at 1:22 pmCastle, shopping, Millenium New Year 🙂
kasza
27th August 2012 at 5:41 pmThe brilliant time I had there on a Hen Party!
janetf
27th August 2012 at 9:50 pmEdinburgh Castle
Anonymous
28th August 2012 at 2:24 pmEdinburgh Castle
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Cas Philip
28th August 2012 at 3:08 pmMen in kilts
xcardiffbirdx
28th August 2012 at 8:31 pmBagpipes and Shortbread! lol 🙂 xx
Farrah Ekeroth
31st August 2012 at 5:05 pmFringe Festival
caroles
1st September 2012 at 11:12 pmThe castle and the festival.
Lovely looking chocolates!
Garden Tea Cakes and Me
2nd September 2012 at 11:18 amFirst thing that springs to mind is Edinburgh Castle
Ursulab
2nd September 2012 at 5:20 pmThe Edinburgh Fringe Festival
magic
2nd September 2012 at 6:03 pmold buildings x
cachexia
3rd September 2012 at 7:13 amEdinburgh festival, I remember going as a child
carowood
3rd September 2012 at 9:56 amThe Castle
Anonymous
3rd September 2012 at 3:41 pmthe lovely castle 🙂
greig spencer
greigspencer@live.co.uk
krnries
3rd September 2012 at 8:03 pmI’m watching a Culture Show all about the Edinburgh Festival right now, so that’s what I’m thinking about when I think about Edinburgh
zoboze
4th September 2012 at 9:56 amThe castle
Susan Martin
4th September 2012 at 11:32 amBeing taken to she the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo with my Gran when I was wee
Sue Jackson
4th September 2012 at 1:35 pmThe Military Tattoo
loumathema
4th September 2012 at 10:53 pmEdinburgh Castle
hayley acton
5th September 2012 at 12:31 amfringe festival
Hannah
5th September 2012 at 3:43 pmNever been but I think about the fringe festival asit gets so much coverage!
x_Kirsty_xx
6th September 2012 at 7:06 amI think of Scotland
Jenni
6th September 2012 at 12:48 pmThe Castle!
maddogs
7th September 2012 at 6:38 amrock
Kristy Brown
7th September 2012 at 9:29 amHome!
sam
7th September 2012 at 5:59 pmThe Castle. x
tinysidsmum
7th September 2012 at 9:53 pmRock and the castle x
missmamo
8th September 2012 at 10:24 amEdinburgh rock
Saran Benjamin
8th September 2012 at 11:41 amI always think one day I will visit Scotland
dragon60
8th September 2012 at 12:42 pmEdingburgh Castle, then princes street
thrlrds2007
8th September 2012 at 3:47 pmEdinburgh Castle
Anonymous
8th September 2012 at 4:01 pmedinburgh castle, burke and hare, greyfrers bobby, and the festival
straysuzi
8th September 2012 at 9:38 pmThe Castle and kilts
Annie Marie Brookes
8th September 2012 at 10:28 pmEdinburgh castle is the best place
claire thomson little
8th September 2012 at 11:22 pmThe shops and castle
Phyllis Ellett
9th September 2012 at 4:51 amGot to be Arthur’s Seat. Was worth the climb
samantha sellick
9th September 2012 at 6:56 amHow I’ve never been and would love to go one day.
102583396029173677047
9th September 2012 at 8:21 amGreyfriars Bobby
Dave Edwards
9th September 2012 at 8:03 amTrainspotting!
Lindsey G
9th September 2012 at 8:59 amThe Castle
Emma2321
9th September 2012 at 9:04 amI think of the castle and the zoo, I visited both with my family when I was little and have such vivid memories, especially of the elephant in the zoo eating someone’s lunch over it’s fence and the penguin parade.
Eska
9th September 2012 at 10:57 amI think of the old castle, such a beautiful place from my childhood!
amy h
9th September 2012 at 12:30 pmGreat food, fantastic shopping and the spooky but beautiful castle.
Jillm
9th September 2012 at 12:52 pmDriving through it when we were going back to Dundee where we lived for 2 years.
Kateg1982
9th September 2012 at 3:25 pmthe castle
emily13
9th September 2012 at 3:30 pmEdinburgh rock
Rikka B
9th September 2012 at 3:54 pmI think of the Alexander McCall Smith series of books set in Edinburgh first
Angie Hoggett
9th September 2012 at 4:38 pmhistoric beautiful big city, lots to see and do
Kevin Symonds
9th September 2012 at 4:38 pmArthur’s Seat
tinkertink2010
9th September 2012 at 4:54 pmA place I really want to visit! xoxo
Jennifer Smurthwaite
9th September 2012 at 6:02 pmUnfortunately, a bad memory of my parents catching me smoking at the castle lol (a long time ago!!)
Jayne
9th September 2012 at 6:13 pmThe castle
KAYLA
9th September 2012 at 6:36 pmEdinburgh Castle, somewhere i would love to visit, i have visited the vaults and done a tour but never been to the castle
nidgysmum
9th September 2012 at 6:48 pmMen in kilts doing amiture dramatics outside the castle when the fringe festval is on
Natalie White
9th September 2012 at 7:21 pmI think of the Edinburgh Dungeon! I love it there 🙂
sheridarby
9th September 2012 at 8:00 pmThe castle and Edinburgh rock
Anonymous
9th September 2012 at 8:08 pmThe brilliant fringe festival, great atmosphere, loads of friendly people = good time had by all!!
Rebecca Woodroof
9th September 2012 at 8:38 pmroyal mile and the castle
Nicky123
9th September 2012 at 8:38 pmThe Krankies
GuruOnAMountain
9th September 2012 at 8:57 pmPrinces Street and tourists!
Claire Sales
9th September 2012 at 9:25 pmthe Tattoo, I think it’s beautiful, and the men are heroes 🙂
Sophie F
10th September 2012 at 12:42 amI think of beautiful fields and Edinburgh castle 🙂
Stewart
10th September 2012 at 10:11 amNever been to Edinburgh but one day I will