Choco-Blog

I’ve been sitting on this decision for a little while, and I’m genuinely excited to finally share it properly. Umber & Ecru is moving to monthly limited-edition collections as a focus of the business alongside our Chocolate Tasting Experiences. If you’ve previous bought our chocolates or followed the brand for a while, you’ll know this feels like a natural step rather than a dramatic change. Umber & Ecru has never been about constant stock or large volumes. It has always been about chocolates that are fresh, small-batch, hand-painted, and made slowly, because that’s how the quality stays where it should...

Recently there has been a subtle shift in how people wish to experience food. Increasingly, the most memorable moments are not about collecting or consuming ‘things’ or ‘stuff’, but are about paying much closer attention to flavour, texture, and the care that goes into creating something exceptional. Chocolate, too, rewards this kind of focus. In a world where it is often given as a gift or eaten without thought, there is something quietly remarkable about slowing down to taste it properly. At Umber & Ecru, our chocolate tasting experience is designed for people who care about quality and provenance. Guests...

We are delighted to be working with Siamaya Chocolate from Thailand. Having visited their cacao supplier in the stunning hills of northern Thailand, and their factory where they roast and make their bean to bar chocolate, we couldn’t help but want to share this unique product with discerning chocolate lovers here in the UK.  I had tasted single origin chocolate from Madagascar, Ghana, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil and other leading cacao producers around the world, but until the last year had not tried Thai Single Origin chocolate. This is simply because despite having the climate to grow cacao trees it has...