JAMES'S CHOCOLATES

Arran Chocolate Factory and Shop
Invercloy, Brodick
Contact: James McChlery
Tel: 01770 302873

 

Chocolate arrives as sacks of round buttons and leaves in sleek, glossy shapes filled with intense flavours and subtle textures. The development of the range is on going, so there's always something new. Samples are in a tasting bowl on the counter. Choices are difficult - Champagne and Ginger? Mandarin Marzipan? Passion Fruit Crème? ..or the newest slinky creation in white milk chocolate with a Lemon Zest filling?

"We're using 54% cocoa solids for most of the dark chocolate" says James "It's not to bitter, yet it's still a good dark chocolate. We also do some of the very dark chocolate with 70-80% cocoa solids, but this is a powerful, bitter chocolate and not to everyone's taste."

Though a professional photographer, he took up chocolate making about five years ago, learning the basics from an expert chocolate maker and converting an old butcher's shop into a smart confectioners.

you can watch the chocolate makers weave their magic as you wait in the shop. A good snap and a perfect shine is the aim of a complicated and lengthy chocolate process.

Product Range: Handmade chocolates with a wide range of flavours and fillings, truffles and fudges. Novelty chocolate moulds.

Distribution: Retail and Wholesale

Delivery Area: Local and National.