Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy … I think you’re probably getting the drift. It’s my birthday and what would make a better gift than chocolate? Only this time I’m keen to offer you some too. Or at least I want to give one lucky reader the chance to win some Pacari premium organic chocolate. But don’t despair, I also have a bonus offer of a 10% discount to all EU readers. Oh, and did I mention, yesterday was World Chocolate Day.
World Chocolate Day is my kind of day. It’s basically a massive celebration of this delectable food of the gods and an excuse to devour, but preferably savour, chocolate. I may have celebrated a little, but I’ve been trying hard to hang out until today. No birthday is complete without chocolate.
Pacari Premium Organic Chocolate
Pacari specialise in premium organic tree to bar chocolate which is grown, harvested and produced in Ecuador. The chocolate is super smooth, melts on the tongue and tastes fantastic. Pacari have so far won over 250 international chocolate awards. But more than that, Pacari premium organic chocolate is highly ethical. Or as they like to say:
“Begin a journey for your senses with our chocolate that is characterised by personality and soul.”
Fine Arriba Nacional cacao beans are known for their full bodied flavour and their aromatic floral and fruity notes. They’re sourced directly from local farmers. This results in 50% of the profits being returned to local communities, compared to a mere 7% from the big brands. The beans and other ingredients are all grown to organic standards and no harmful pesticides are used. Surely the cacao growers and environment deserve better health and well being along with us, the fortunate consumers?
The cacao content ranges from 60% to 100% which makes Pacari’s chocolate much healthier than most. It contains either unrefined or coconut sugar. Palm oil is a definite no no and the chocolate is vegan, kosher, gluten-free and soya-free. The cacao is cool processed, less refined and therefore more nutritious. It’s choc-full (geddit?) of flavonoids, iron and antioxidants.
I’ve posted about Pacari chocolate a couple of times before, so I won’t repeat just how brilliant they are. Suffice it to say I’m a fan. You can find out more in January’s Pacari post and I’ve written even more extensively on the subject in this coffee chocolate chip cookies post. I made the cookies with Pacari’s cardamom chocolate as well as their coffee version.
Discount Offer
You can order any of Pacari’s premium organic chocolate through their online shop. To get your 10% discount, use the code TinThymePacari19 when ordering. The code is only valid during the time of this giveaway and only on orders for delivery within the EU.
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If you want to follow Pacari chocolate on social media, here’s how:
- Twitter – @PacariUK
- Facebook – Pacarichocolates.uk
- Instagram – PacariUK
So What’s On Offer?
I’ve been enchanted with everything I’ve tried so far from the Pacari range of chocolate bars, chocolate covered fruits and drinking chocolate. But they’re continually adding to their range and I haven’t tried everything yet! This time I opted for some Andean chocolate bars and a couple of packs of cooking chocolate. Pacari also included some of their famous mini bars.
Andean Flavours Gift Box
This gift box contains a sensual trip to the Andes, all wrapped up in four bars of chocolate. CT is desperate to go on a plant hunting trip to the Andes. Maybe he’ll make it one day, but until then he’ll have to make do with sharing these Andean chocolate bars with me. The bars are Pacari’s standard 50g bars of premium organic chocolate, but chosen with a variety of flavours to suit your mood.
This Andean gift box would make a splendid present for any adventurous chocolate lover. It’s certainly an inspired one for me.
Cuzco Pink Salt & Nibs
You’ll find an award winning bar of Cuzco Pink Salt & Nibs. This is a real delight for those, like me, that have a penchant for sweet and salt. The cacao nibs provide a bit of crunch and additional antioxidants. I’ve waxed lyrical on this one in a bit more details in my coffee chocolate chip cookies post.
Chilli Peppers
Chilli is always a flavour that gets me excited and it pairs so wonderfully well with chocolate. One of the bars is flavoured with chilli peppers, merkén to be precise. Merkén is a traditional smoky Mapuche spice from Chile and the bar is delicious. It has a slow heat that builds, but not enough to blow your head off.
But there’s far more to it than just heat. It has a nice fruity flavour with smoky notes and the heat doesn’t detract from this wonderfully rich flavoured bar one jot. This is, without a doubt, my favourite Pacari chocolate bar.
Andean Blueberry
This chocolate has chew and crunch. It contains wild Andean blueberries and it’s utterly splendid. It’s sweet without being overly so and the blueberry flavour is rich and fruity. Because of the wild blueberries, this bar is packed with even more antioxidants than most of the others. Blueberries are particularly good for the eyes and research has shown that they may help to reduce the risk of both cataracts and glaucoma.
Lemongrass
The final bar is one I associate more with the flavours of Asia than South America. …. As soon as you taste it, it conjures up the image of a cleaver wielding chef chopping bunches of fragrant shoots. It really tastes of fresh lemongrass, but isn’t in the least overpowering. I’d go so far as to say it has a very soothing quality about it. This bar was so good, in 2012 it won a gold at the Chocolate Awards.
Couverture Chocolate
Pacari’s couverture chocolate drops are made from raw biodynamically certified chocolate. You’d never know if you tasted it. Processing is minimal and the chocolate regularly wins awards for its distinctive flavour. I’ve tested a lot of raw chocolate in my time and this is one of the best.
I had to try a few, just for taste testing purposes you understand. The drops melt beautifully in the mouth but also have a nice snap to them. I haven’t yet made anything with them, but I’m looking forward to the day I do.
70% Raw Chocolate Drops
I have to say I haven’t yet tried the 70% drops. I know if I open the packet, I’ll be in danger of demolishing the contents before ever I get around to making something with it. It’s pretty certain however, that I won’t be disappointed with either the flavour or consistency.
100% Raw Chocolate Drops
Pure chocolate is such an exciting concept. These chocolate drops are extremely rich, but they’re also pleasantly palatable if taken in small doses. There are some bitter notes for sure, but not nearly as many as you’d expect and the delicious flavour of Pacari chocolate is left lingering on the tongue for quite some time after the chocolate has disappeared.
Mini Bars
Pacari’s 10g mini bars are so very cute. They’re just brilliant for enjoying some of Pacari’s premium organic chocolate, without feeling you’ve over indulged. They’re also a great way of taste testing the chocolate before going ahead and buying larger bars.
I’ve been known to tuck one away in my lunchbox occasionally too. It does infuse a humdrum workday with a bit of tropical sparkle. This Pacari premium organic chocolate giveaway includes four mini bars: Andean Mint, Coffee, Andean Rose and Passionfruit.
You can find a bit more about the first three in my coffee chocolate chip cookies post. As for the passionfruit bar, it’s really scrumptious. The flavour is not overplayed as it is in some passionfruit chocolate I’ve tried. I’ve written more about this one in my last Pacari review post.
Let Us Know
Thanks for visiting Tin and Thyme. If you try any Pacari premium organic chocolate, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below or via social media. Or you might even be the lucky winner. Do share photos on your preferred social media site and use the hashtag #tinandthyme, so I can spot them.
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Choclette x
Pacari Premium Organic Chocolate Giveaway
To celebrate my birthday and World Chocolate Day, Pacari Premium Organic Chocolate is offering one Tin and Thyme reader a chocolate bundle worth over £30. It consists of the following: 1 Andean Flavours gift pack containing 4 x 50g bars, two 200g packs raw couverture chocolate and 4 x 10g mini bars.
To be in with a chance of winning, please fill in the Gleam widget below. You will need to leave a comment on this post, answering the question, which then gives you additional chances to enter if you so wish. Gleam 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. This giveaway is only open to those with a UK postal address. Winners will need to respond within 5 days of being contacted. Failure to do this may result in another winner being picked.
Prizes are offered and provided by Pacari Chocolate and Tin and Thyme accepts no responsibility for the acts or defaults of said third party. Tin and Thyme reserves the right to cancel or amend the giveaway and these terms and conditions without notice.
Adrian Bold says
The Organic Chocolate Covered Banana sounds delicious!
Sarah Roberts says
The Organic Dark Chocolate with Orange sounds absolutely divine!
Tammy Neal says
The chocolate covered banana sounds good xx
Leanne Perrett says
i really would like to try the organic with coffee bean chocolate 🙂 i love anything coffee flavour and i adore nice chocolate
Alison says
I would like to try chocolate covered banana
Lindsey Jones says
I would love to try the organic chocolate covered banana, two of my favourite things put together. What could be better?
Elizabeth Gaskell says
Drinking Cacao with ginger to help with daughter’s morning sickness.
Fiona jk42 says
I like the sound of the chocolate-covered espresso coffee beans.
Jo Hutchings says
The organic drinking cacao with ginger. I love drinking chocolate and this sounds like it would be really warming for winter.
Pippa Ainsworth says
I’d love to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans, I’m a huge fan of these but they can be difficult to track down so I’ll definitely be trying the Pacari range
Meryl Thomas says
Oh the organic Chocolate Covered Banana – chocolate and bananas, what could be better?
Natalie Crossan says
We would love to try the Single Origin Organic Chocolate Gift Set – it sounds delicious
Darren Bourne says
The chocolate covered banana because I think the kids would love it and sounds healthy.
Irene Murdoch says
I like the sound of the Organic Chocolate Covered Golden Berries because dark chocolate combined with citrus is a great combination and I think it will taste amazing.
Amy Stevens says
I would love to give the Organic Drinking Cacao with Cinnamon a try. It sounds absolutely delicious and I love cinnamon
Deborah Preston says
The Organic Chocolate Covered Golden Berries because great for snacking on and fruit is good for you!
Jeanette Leighton says
I would love to try the chocolate covered banana that sounds interesting
Thomas Riley says
Organic Drinking Cacao with Cinnamon
cat jamison says
Organic Dark Chocolate with Chilli. I love chocolate with a kick!
Emily G says
Definitely the organic chocolate covered banana. It’s a combination of my favourite things – fruit and chocolate!
Christopher Podmore-Stiles says
I would have to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Banana as it sounds delicious.
Juli Savage says
Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry – love dark chocolate and with added cherry sounds delicious
Claire Hennighan says
I’d be intrigued to try the Golden berries chocolate. I’ve not heard to them before!
Marie Rungapadiachy says
I would love to try the Organic Biodynamic Dark Chocolate with Golden Berries.
Cara-Jane Hunter says
Chocolate and lemongrass sounds like a match made in some exotic heaven. I love lemongrass and I love chocolate!
Christine Hobbs says
I would love to try the Pacari chocolate tasting experience in Edinburgh. I have never been to Edinburgh, have never tasted Pacari and would love to learn more about chocolate and the process of making quality products with great flavours.
Choclette says
That sounds like a fabulous experience. I think I’d like that too.
Lucy Chester says
I would love to try the ‘Organic Chocolate Covered Cacao Beans Dusted with Powder – Banana’ as I love bananas and the idea of chocolate and banana just sounds delicious. Love your chocolate and not tried this one yet.
MJ says
PACARI chocolate covered coffee beans. What more needs to be said?
Ellen Stafford says
I would love to try the Organic Drinking Cacao with Cinnamon – I absolutely love cinnamon and wish there was more cinnamon goodies available here in the UK.
Andrzej Szymanski says
I would like to try Organic Dark Chocolate with Cuzco Pink Salt and Nibs because I adore dark chocolate and this would remind me of Peru where I went to a few years ago and had an amazing time.
Laura Turner says
I’d love to try the drinking chocolate with ginger. It’s maybe not a summer treat, but I could really see me slurping it back in the winter.
sarah c says
We love to try new chocolates in our house. I’ve not tried these so would love to win some. the blueberry one seems really different and interesting
Leslie Evans says
Coco Beans and Banana, I would eat Banana as if I was a monkey maybe that is what my ancestors were.
Choclette says
Hahaha, now that might very easily be true Leslie.
Kristine Bloomfield says
Yummy chocolate flavours
James Travis says
The Cacao Powder Chocolate Range looks tasty. Be good to try this.
Victoria Prince says
I’d most love to try the Organic Drinking Cacao with Ginger because I am a hot chocolate fiend and drink it year round. I also adore ginger, and I have never seen it for sale in a hot chocolate before! Right up my street, I’d be in heaven
Jay says
I would love to try the Raw Organic Drinking Cacao, can’t beat a good hot chocolate in the winter, or any other time of year to be quite honest.
Anthea Holloway says
I would love to try the Southern Flavours Organic Chocolate Gift Set because those lovely South American flavours intrigue me!
Choclette says
Hmmm, yes. I think maybe I’d quite like to try those ones too 😀
Sarah Mccaffery says
I’d love to try the chocolate covered espresso beans.
Sheri Darby says
Organic Drinking Cacao with Ginger – I love chocolate and ginger
Margaret Mccaffery says
The organic chocolate covered banana sounds delicious.
Anne Plumb says
Not heard of Pacari chocolate before but all the flavours sound intriguing and appealing especially the Andean blueberry and the passion fruit. Will be looking out for it. Would love to try some!
Mark Mccaffery says
I would love to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Banana.
emma kinsey says
i would love chocolate covered banana sounds amazing
J Hann says
Chocolate and banana sounds really scrummy. What’s not to like.
Mary Baldwin says
Organic Drinking Cacao with Ginger (125g) sounds fab to me – I love the warmth of ginger and this sounds sublime.
Megan says
I’d like to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Cacao Beans Dusted with Powder – Banana because I love both cacao beans and bananas. They sound amazing!
Rai says
Dark chocolate with cherry. I love cherries, my grandad always worked cherry picking after he retired so I grew up with proper big , fat, dark cherries straight from the tree that would stain your face and hands purple as you ate them.
Choclette says
Sounds like a dream childhood Rai. I hope there are still plenty of children out there getting stained with cherries straight from the tree.
Mel Pennie says
The Organic Dark Chocolate with Fig sounds truly delicious!
Carole Nott says
Lots of interesting and different ideas for flavours on this site. i would love to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Cacao Beans Dusted with Powder in Banana flavour.
Nicola McC says
I’d like to try the banana chocolate bar. Usually banana chocolate tastes synthetic, but I’m sure this would be lovely.
Hayley Lynch says
I would love to try the Organic Drinking Cacao with Ginger
Kelly Cooper says
Would love to try the raw organic drinking cacao as love drinking chocolate.
Angela Kelly says
I would like to try the Drinking Cacao because the usual drinking chocolate is so artificial. I would imagine that this would be a totally different taste.
Jessica Powell says
Ooh, the organic drinking cacao range looks really nice. I’d love to try the cinnamon version.
Sue Carter says
The chocolate covered banana sounds really good. Two of my favourite flavours together
Kim Carberry says
I like the sound of the Organic Chocolate Covered Golden Berries x
Michelle Ferguson says
i would love to try the Limited Edition Piura Quemazón 70% Cacao Organic Single Region Fine Chocolate as I love really dark good quality chocolate
Rose H says
The banana flavour looks absolutely lush! WOuld love to try
betsy ferguson says
i like cinnamon, so the Organic Drinking Cacao with Cinnamon sounds good to me
Margaret GALLAGHER says
Single orange sound wicked
Would love to try them all..
Fig would be whole new experience to me
Jade Jones says
Southern Flavours Organic Chocolate Gift Set (ECU 10-18) this looks so unusual but tasty would love to try it
Dare K says
Dark (60%) Organic Biodynamic Chocolate Couverture / Drops / Chips with coconut sugar because I love coconut
Nadia Josephine says
The Organic Drinking Cacao with Cinnamon OR the chocolate covered banana look really good definitely on my list!
Mike Nicholson says
Raw Organic Biodynamic Chocolate 100% Cacao: Just got some Organic raw cacao powder, I add it to a shake. I am surprised how great it tastes. Breakfast is porridge, banana and a tsp of cacao powder, no sugar at all (apart from what is in the banana) and it is truly great. My wife has taken to a banana dipped in raw cacao. I origimnally bought it for the health benefits, but I am surprised how great it tastes and has no added sugar in it.
Choclette says
Chocolate porridge is something I occasionally indulge in and it’s delicious. I rarely add sugar to my porridge, but I do sometimes cook it with prunes. I quite like the idea of banana dipped in raw cacao – hmmm!
Caroline Tinsley says
I’d love to try the lemon verbena chocolate bar.
ADEINNE TONNER says
Myself personally i would love to try the Organic Biodynamic Dark Chocolate with Golden Berries as i love dark chocolate and this just sounds like it will taste amazing!
Amanda Baggott says
Organic Chocolate Covered Banana sounds amazing! I’d love to share with my whole family, I am chocolate and banana obsessed so its the perfect combo!
Dale Dow says
Ohh so many choices, I think I would be trying Organic dark chocolate with lemongrass
charlotte isobelle says
The dark chocolate with cherry sounds lovely!
Ruth Harwood says
Thinking a Organic Chocolate Covered Banana would be yummy right now!!
Lorraine Stone says
Love the sound of chocolate with figs in. A bit different from what I usually buy 🙂
Jodie Green says
The Organic Dark Chocolate with Chilli, im a huge fan of Chilli so this would be lovely to try!
Annabel Greaves says
I love the organic dark chocolate with chilli xxx
Galina V says
Andean Blueberry bar sounds delightful. I’d also love to try the rose flavour, and chocolate drops look good too.
Jade Hewlett says
The Organic Dark Chocolate with Lemon sounds very nice, I’d love to try it as it sounds like a delicious flavour
Annie Ley says
i would love to try the Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherry, sounds delicious and i’ve never tried a cherry chocolate before
Dean T says
Southern Flavours Organic Chocolate Gift Set = have never tried any of these flavours so would be a treat
Keith Hunt says
Raw Organic Chocolate 70% Cacao with Salt & Nibs and Coconut Sugar sounds good for an hour sitting on the sea wall at night.
Honey McKinley says
Lemon Verbena chocolate sounds lovely as does either of the goldenberry products. I’m most excited to try the rose, which you already mentioned, as it’s hard to get a decent rose tasting chocolate.
Sheena Batey says
Organic Drinking Cacao with Cinnamon for me but perhaps save it for the Winter months
Iain maciver says
The chocolate covered banana sounds delicious
Joanne Beale says
Would love to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Cacao Beans Dusted with Powder – Ginger as they sound rather yummy
Emily Hutchinson says
Dark chocolate with golden berries sounds lovely.
All That I'm Eating says
These sound great, really interesting flavours and I really like the sound of their chocolate covered physalis!
Elaine Savage says
I would love to try the Raw Organic Biodynamic Chocolate 85% Cacao with Coconut Sugar because of the high level of healthy antioxidants and the intensity of the flavour
Ritchie Dee says
Organic Chocolate Covered Banana – because I love the taste of banana
A S,Edinburgh says
I’d like to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans, because I love coffee and chocolate flavours together.
fiona waterworth says
Organic Chocolate Covered Banana I rather like the sound of these, I love banana and chocolate so they are perfect
pete c says
would like to try their organic chocolate covered banana chocolate, as I love all things banana!
James Silcock says
I love the sound of the Organic Drinking Cacao with Cinnamon. Cinnamon is my favourite flavour.
Angela Treadway says
because i love banana flavour and with chocolate sounds great x
Peter Watson says
I’d love to try Organic Dark Chocolate with Lemongrass as I think I might like it a lot.
Amy SIMPSON says
Cacao Powder Chocolate Range
Katie Skeoch says
Bananas are my favourite fruit do the chocolate covered banana pieces would be my first choice
Kim M says
Would love to try the Organic Drinking Cacao with Cinnamon, love anything cinnamon flavoured x
Hazel Rea says
I’d like to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Banana – I love bananas and chocolate and they go so well together!
Jane Willis says
I’d like to try the Organic Drinking Cacao. So many drinking chocolate products are loaded with sugar and as i don’t use sugar I’ve not had a hot chocolate drink for many years – sometimes on a winter’s day I really miss it.
Choclette says
Aw Jane, I feel for you. There’s nothing quite like a steaming mug of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s day.
melanie stirling says
I would like to try the chocolate covered banana because I like anything that tastes of banana.
Anthony Harrington says
the Organic Chocolate Covered Banana sounds fab! I love banana so these would be yummy I am sure
Naila says
The organic chocolate banana sounds delicious.
Oli Marshall says
Cacao with Spirulina and Coconut Sugar is right up my street; sweet and naughty 😀 . Mind you, I LOVE Pacari chocolate and it wold be wonderful to spoil my little family with such wonderful treat.
Choclette says
It’s such good chocolate Oil. I haven’t even spotted the spirulina one. Good luck.
Solange says
I would like to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Banana as it sounds delicious.
Anne Perry says
I would like to try the Organic Chocolate Covered Banana.
Lynn Neal says
Drinking chocolate with cinnamon sounds just perfect for Christmas Eve!
olivia Kirby says
The chocolate covered banana sounds good, as does everything!
Happy Birthday!
Sandra Fortune says
The Organic Covered Espresso Beans and the Lemongrass sound good
angiesrecipes says
What a great giveaway! I would love to try the lemongrass one :-))
Choclette says
It’s a good one. The flavours are all natural and taste like it too.
Maxine G says
Organic Chocolate Covered Banana – I can’t think of a better combination! (although the Organic Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans sound divine too!)
Sally says
What a brilliant prize. If I won, I’d have a chocolate tasting party!
Suelle says
I think I’d like to try the bar of chocolate with added figs – I love that combination!
Julie T says
I hope you are enjoying your birthday Choclette!
I would like to try the ‘Organic Chocolate Covered Banana’. I always buy bananas and yet never seem to have enough! These could keep me going through the shortage stage and they are chocolate covered too, MMmmm. You have me salivating already.
Choclette says
Thanks Julie. I’m just dashing off to work at the moment, but hoping for a more leisurely evening. I’ve tried the chocolate bananas and they are delicious.
Michelle Smith says
I would love to try the Single Origin Organic Chocolate Gift Set that way I could try more than one flavour
Tracy Nixon says
Their Cacao Powder Chocolate Range sounds delicious! I would love to try their Organic Drinking Cacao!
Margaret Clarkson says
I would like to try Organic Drinking Cacao with Cinnamon because I absolutely love cinnamon and I think this would be a delicious drink.
Choclette says
I agree Margaret. I haven’t tried that one yet and it sounds delicious.