Katherine G.
Yelp
What? There are only 5 stars? If possible, I would give Heavenly Chocolates 10. What? It goes to eleven? Then I will give Heavenly Chocolates eleven.
I have been buying and eating Cornucopia's Heavenly Chocolates for several years now. They carry an abundance of sold-by-the piece chocolates as well as more types of bar chocolate than I could possibly wrap my mouth around in a year. Other stuff, too. Beautiful pastilles and candies. So many chocolates that would be appropriate gifts for any occasion. They have local, they have international; they have simple, they have complex; they have chocolate from Belgium, France, Massachusetts, Connecticut; and of course, many different South American countries of origin. There is vegan, there is fair-trade. This should be your go-to place for chocolates, not only in the Valley, but in the world.
One of the first chocolates I tried was Heavenly Chocolate's own habanero dried-mango. Since that first melt-in-my-mouth bite years ago to any day I still walk up to the counter to buy another, these have never lost their complex appeal.
Another favorite of mine is Heavenly Chocolate's "Peanut Butter Sizzle." If the name isn't enough to tempt you, know that it comes in the charming shape of a playing card. I am not a huge fan of peanuts or peanut butter, but, oh....this ranks with peanuts in a finely prepared Thai dish. It is sublime, supreme, delicious.
Two of my other favorites are the Knipschildt black currant heart, perhaps the sexiest and most romantic chocolate I've ever held between tongue and tooth, and the Michel Cluizel coffee cup.
As you can guess, I have only sampled a small portion of the offerings.
I once bought 25 different kinds of chocolate bars for someone's 60th Birthday here. I forget the name of the company, but one bar had absinthe in it and the package is so pretty. My family also got hooked on the 65% Santander bar after trying it here. I love the hint of vanilla--another taste sensation that is hard to beat.
In case you are wondering, I have found that the prices match or beat anyone's in the Valley.
Do it. Go in. See them. Inhale. Ask. Touch. Buy. Beautiful and delicious chocolates for a troubled world.
UPDATE:
Heavenly Chocolates stopped carrying the Knipschildt black currant hearts. You know why?
Because they started to make their own black currant chocolates. YES I know you can't believe it, but they are AWESOME and they are made with LOCAL Massachusetts black currant syrup. From Western Mass, yeah, I'm not kidding. And they are better than the Knipschildt. So there.
I have had quite a bit of correspondence with the Bud Stockwell, the owner, over the new black currant chocolates. I can't say enough good about the way this business is run. Bud is responsive, interested in what consumers want, took my input to heart, loves his chocolates, is conscientious. The staff who emailed me in regards to these chocolates was equally attentive.
Go, what are you waiting for?