About James Chocolates

I started handmaking chocolates in 1995 because I’m passionate about food. At the time, I was working at a delicatessen in Bristol which gave me a chance to learn about good quality ingredients. I’d previously studied biology and worked as a DJ, so this was a chance to use my experimenting and mixing skills!

My chocolates are made with a blend of Valrhona chocolate from France and Callebaut chocolate from Belgium – the best chocolate “couverture” (chocolate base) that you can buy.

Our small, dedicated team of chocolate professionals make around 150 different chocolates in the village of Evercreech in Somerset. We are forever developing new flavours and our recent blends include Rose, Moroccan Mint, Strawberry & Black Pepper and, for the very adventurous – Curry & Coconut and Absinthe!

As each chocolate is crafted by hand, you will enjoy a unique experience every time you bite in to one of our offerings.

My chocolate obsession doesn’t stop at work. I met my wife Vicky when I was giving a chocolate demonstration, and when I proposed, high up in the French Alps, I surprised her with an engagement ring in a chocolate box made with the inscription “Marry Me”. I still make the chocolate boxes – now filled with pralines instead of gold rings. Who will you give one to?

James