Chocolate Heaven for Christmas! Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies ~ Review and Giveaway
Chocolate Heaven for Christmas!
Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies ~ Review and Giveaway
REVIEW:
How I love a package being delivered with my name on it, especially when the name of the sender is Bluebasil Brownies……I have been lucky enough to receive one of their boxes of brownies before, you can read my review and my chocolatey experiences here: Chocolate Heaven! Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies ~ Review and Giveaway, and the experience was just the same this time, the anticipation of opening that lovely brown box tied with old-fashioned string, the intoxicating aroma of rich chocolate, the swathes of tissue paper, and then the ultimate tease of glimpsing that first chocolate brownie, before pulling away all of the paper that the brownies are nestled so seductively in. The little tags attached to the box wished me a Merry Christmas, and indeed I DID feel like a small child on Christmas morn’, with a delicious chocolatey contraband waiting to be devoured in the dark quiet of the Christmas bedroom. I didn’t actually open my brownies in bed, but, what an amazing gift it would be for someone if they did! As ever, Bluebasil brownies come with a personal notes and an ingredients list, and just to tease you all even more, here’s what the lovely Laura and Nikki sent me this time:
Dark Orange & Ginger, Coffee & Irish Cream, Rudolph’s Rumnut and Classic chunky chocolate
Chocolate Heaven for Christmas! Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies ~ Review and Giveaway
And my tasting notes? Just read below how GORGEOUSLY decadent and DELICIOUSLY moreish these lush chocolate brownies are, or should I say were, as they have all gone now!
Lavender and Lovage Tasting Notes for Bluebasil Christmas Brownies:
* Dark Orange and Ginger – rich chocolate taste with chunks of orange and ginger giving an occasional taste of orange and ginger, good velvety almost fudge-like texture.
* Coffee & Irish cream – mellow creamy coffee flavour with an Irish cream after taste, nice but steer clear if not a fan of coffee in chocolate, as coffee is evident but FAB for coffee lovers!
* Rudolph’s Rumnut – smooth rum and chocolate flavour, topped with nutty flakes, slightly creamy and very festive, I donned a red nose to eat them – to get in the boozy festive mood!
* Classic Chunky Chocolate – rich creamy chocolate full of chunks of milk chocolate, a classic rich fudge brownie of the highest pedigree!
All brownies smooth and truffle like, with a crisp topping……conclusion: Très Lush!
“Overall Conclusion: As I said in my last review, Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies are quite simply the best brownies I have ever tasted, and many a brownie as passed my lips over the years. A box of these brownies would make a delightful present for a loved one or a friend for Christmas or any other special occasion, and just one bite transports you (or your lucky recipients) to chocolate heaven. It’s obvious that the tag of “Gourmet” in the company’s name is well justified, and the beautiful and unique packaging adds a touch of luxury. They are simply the best and Très Très Lush!”
Bluebasil Brownies
Prices:
£14.50 for 9 brownies (+P&P)
£17.50 for 12 brownies (+P&P)
£21.50 for 16 brownies (+P&P)
Larger box quantities are also available (OH GOODY!)
Chocolate Heaven for Christmas! Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies ~ Review and Giveaway
And now, a GIVEAWAY! Nikki and Laura, the Brownie Elves who are lucky enough to live at Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies HQ, have very kindly offered a box of NINE of their gourmet Christmas brownies as a prize to one of my lucky readers! The winner will receive a gift box of 9 generous brownies (worth £14.50) and they can choose their flavours too, and all in time for Christmas as the prize will be ‘In Time for Christmas’ delivery (the week preceding Christmas 17th – 21st Dec 2012) ……so, what WILL you choose I wonder! All you have to do is the enter via the Rafflecopter below, and I will tell you how to do that!
Chocolate Heaven for Christmas! Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies ~ Review and Giveaway
Enter now to be transported into Chocolate Heaven!
GOOD LUCK!
Oh my – Caramel Crunch, Chockwork Orange and Chunky Whit Chocolate! Nom nom…. :oP
Coffee & Irish cream…..Cappuccino……Banoffee!!!
YUM! Great giveaway!!
Dark Orange and Ginger!
Dark orange and ginger, Coffee and Irish Cream and Rudolph Rumnut
Deliciousness!!!
Dark orange and ginger! A classic combination 🙂
Dark Orange and Ginger, Caramel Crunch and Crunchy White Chocolate!
Dark Orange and Ginger, Crunchy White Chocolate and Caramel Crunch
Classic Chunky Chocolate sounds wonderful!
Definitely Banoffee, Classic Chunky Chocolate & Dark Orange and Ginger!
Chocwork Orange, Caramel Crunch and Chunky White Chocolate.x
We want to come and live at Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies HQ too!! Want to spend our days gorging on Caramel Crunch and Crunchy White Chocolate!
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Classic Chunky Chocolate, Caramel Crunch and Clockwork Orange (keep everyone in my house happy then!)
Classic Chunky Chocolate, Chunky White Chocolate and Caramel Crunch
I LOVE brownies and these look divine! Keeping my fingers crossed!
Dark Orange and Ginger, Caramel Crunch & Chunky White Chocolate… Such a hard decision, they all sound yummmmyyy 🙂
Dark orange and ginger, classic choc, hazelnut…….*drool*
I would choose, Classic Chunky Chocolate, Rudolph’s Rumnut and Dark Orange and Ginger.
Dark orange and ginger, Coffee and Irish Cream and Rudolph Rumnut
I would choose classic chunky chocolate, Caramel Crunch and Chocwork Orange, think I am going to get my hard to buy for fiancee some of these for a Christmas treat, he loves brownies
Caramel Crunch, Chocwork Orange and Classic Chunky Chocolate
Chocwork Orange, Hazelnut and Banoffee
Cappuccino, Chocwork Orange and Classic Chocolate Chunk
Caramel Crunch and Chunky White Choco, Chocwork Orange
Caramel crunch, Chocwork orange and Classic Chocolate Chunk x
Dark orange and ginger, Coffee and Irish Cream and Rudolph Rumnut.. just right for Christmas
Dark orange and ginger Mmm Great givaway x
Omg… Rudolph’s Rumnut, Classic Chunky Chocolate and Orange and Ginger mmmmm
The packaging looks gorgeous, let alone the contents!
Ooh, Chockwork Orange, Cardamom, and Caramel Crunch for the hubby!
Classic Chunky Chocolate, Caramel Crunch and Clockwork Orange
Oh this is a great competition! I would choose Banoffee, Cappuccino and Classic Chocolate Chunk
Caramel Crunch, Hazelnut and Chocwork Orange. Yum!
Coffee & Irish cream, Cappuccino and crunchy White Chocolate – yum
Classic Chunky Chocolate
Chunky White Chocolate
Hazelnut
YUMMY!
Rudolph’s Rumnut, Classic Chunky Chocolate & Orange and Ginger
orange & ginger, banoffi and caramel crunch
Classic Chunky Chocolate, Chocwork Orange and Rudolph’s Rumnut
Surprise me 🙂
Classic Chunky Chocolate, caramel crunch and a nice surprise for the last one!
nom nom nom!!! Choc and nut!!! Banoffee!! <3
Classic Chunky Chocolate, Chunky White Chocolate and Caramel Crunch
Caramel Crunch, Hazelnut and Chocwork Orange.
Classic Chunky Chocolate, Chocwork Orange and Rudolph’s Rumnut!!
Banoffee, chunky white chocolate and a chocwork orange. Just….nom!
Hazelnut
Chocwork Orange
Rudolph’s Rumnut
Banoffee, Cardamom and Classic Chunky Chocolat!
Classic Chocolate Chunk
Chunky White Chocolate
Dark Orange and Ginger
Dark Orange and Ginger, Classic Chocolate Chunky and Caramel Crunch
Crunchy White Chocolate,Classic Chunky Chocolate ,Chocwork Orange
Caramel Crunch, Rudolph’s Rumnut and Coffee and Irish Cream.
Yummy!
Chunky White Chocolate, Chocwork Oranfe, Banoffee
These remain the best ever bought brownies I’ve eaten and I would love to try them once again. Cardamom, orange and Rudolph’s rumnut would be the three I’d choose – probably!
Dark orange and ginger, Coffee and Irish Cream and Rudolph Rumnut
Rudolph’s Rumnut, Classic Chunky Chocolate, Coffee & Irish Cream
Chunky White Chocolate, Banoffee and Coffee & Irish Cream
Dark Orange and Ginger
I would choose Coffee & Irish Cream, Dark Orange & Ginger and Classic Chunky Chocolate
Caramel Crunch, Chocwork Orange and Classic Chunky Chocolate
Wow! Classic Chunky Chocolate, Chockwork Orange, and Hazelnut
Dark Orange and Ginger, chunky chocolate and caramel crunch yum
I would choose Coffee & Irish Cream, Dark Orange and Ginger and Caramel Crunch.
Dark Orange & Ginger,
Coffee & Irish Cream,
Rudolph’s Rumnut
Dark orange and ginger, hazelnut and chocwork orange
Dark Orange and Ginger, Crunchy White Chocolate &Caramel Crunch
Caramel Crunch, Crunchy White Chocolate and Banoffee, are the flavours I would choose 🙂
Caramel Crunch, Chunky Chocolate and Crunchy White Chocolate.
Dark Orange and Ginger, Rudolph’s Rumnut, Classic Chunky Chocolate
Dark orange and ginger, Coffee and Irish Cream and cappucino
Caramel Crunch, Chockwork Orange and Chunky Whit Chocolate – yummy!
I’d go for Coffee & Irish cream, Classic Chocolate Chunky and (I know its not on the Christmas Brownie list but I love them so much) Chockwork Orange 🙂 @pipersky1
Original Chunky Chocolate – yum yum yum!!
classic Chocolate, Crunchy White Chocolate, and Caramel Crunch
Chunky White Chocolate, Rudolph’s Rumnut & Hazelnut
Rudolphs Rumnut,classic chuncky chocolate and classic white chocolate 🙂
Rudolph’s Rumnut, Coffee & Irish cream and Classic Chunky Chocolate
Dark Orange and Ginger, Caramel Crunch and Crunchy White Chocolate
Rudolph’s Rumnut, Caramel Crunch and Coffee & Irish Cream
Rudolphs Rumnut, Coffee & Irish Cream, Classic Chunky Chocolate
I’d choose Rudolph’s Rumnut, Classic Chunky White Choc, Banoffee
* Dark Orange and Ginger
* Coffee & Irish cream
* Rudolph’s Rumnut
Coffee & Irish cream, Cappuccino and Banoffee – very hard to choose though, they all sound delicious
Banoffee, Coffee & Irish Cream and Chunky White Chocolate
In no particular order 😉
Classic Chunky Chocolate
Hazelnut
Chunky White Chocolate
Caramel Crunch, Banoffee and Chunky Whit Chocolate x
classic Chocolate Chunky, chunky white chocolate and hazelnut
Dark Orange and Ginger, Crunchy White Chocolate and Caramel Crunch
Dark orange and ginger
Orange and Ginger, chunky white chocolate, and * Rudolph’s Rumnut
Dark orange and ginger, coffee and irish cream and classic chocolate chunky. They look delicious!
Banoffee, Hazelnut & Chunky White Chocolate! I am drooling just thinking about them! Delicious!
I would choose Chunky White Chocolate, Banoffee and Classic Chunky Chocolate
Chunky White Chocolate
coffee and irish cream
Hazelnut
Classic Chunky Chocolate, Hazelnut and Dark Orange & Ginger. It all sounds so divine!
Mmm they look so good! I would choose:
Coffee & Irish cream
Chunky White Chocolate
Clockwork Orange
Dark Orange & Ginger, Classic Chunky Chocolate & Rudolph’s Rumnut
Banoffee, Classic Chunky Chocolate and Clockwork Orange
Classic Chunky Chocolate, Coffee & Irish Cream, Dark Orange & Ginger
Dark Orange & Ginger and Classic Chocolate Chunky all the way!
oooo difficult choice, hmmm
Def Caramel Crunch (my favourite flavour ;))
Classic Chunky Chocolate (for daddy!)
Banoffee (for little miss :D)
Classic Chunky Chocolate , Banoffee & Rudolph’s Rumnut
Oh, my goodness! What a decision. I would choose Coffee & Irish Cream, Caramel Crunch and Banoffee.
Would have to be Chocwork Orange, crunchy Caramel and Banoffee! What unique Brownies these are! Would love to try one of them!!!!!!!
Banoffee, classic chocolate crunch and chocwork orange mmm
oh me oh my these look gorgeous 🙂 id have to choose, coffee and irish cream, Hazelnut and Caramel Crunch mmm
G+1 xxxx
Coffee & Irish Cream, Rudolph’s Rumnut and Classic Chunky Chocolate
Great looking brownies
I would pick Chunky Chocolate, Coffee and Irish Cream and Dark Orange and Ginger
I would choose Coffee and Irish Cream, Rudolphs Rumnut, and Classic Chunky Chocolate 🙂
Oooh! Coffee and Irish Cream, cardamon and hazelnut!
Rudolph’s Rumnut,Classic Chunky Chocolate and Dark Orange & Ginger…..my family would have to fight me for them!
Irish Cream, Classic Chunky Chocolate & Banoffee
Classic Chunky Chocolate, Dark Orange and Ginger, Crunchy White Chocolate yum x