Giveaway: Alaska-made chocolates.

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The other day I learned about a most, um, interesting confection: a dark chocolate bar (70 percent cacao) with Alaska sourdough and Alaska bee pollen.

I am not making that up.

Haven’t sampled it yet, but I will soon: DF and I plan to take it over to our beekeeping neighbor, thinking it will intrigue him as much as it did us.

What I did try was a unique specialty at Chugach Chocolates: “bean to bar” chocolates, made with single-source cacao beans from Vietnam, Fiji and Madagascar. The tasting took place after a tour to see how this small-batch chocolate company cracks, roasts, grinds and tempers its beans before flavoring and molding them into smooth, rich, delightful sweets.

This was dark chocolate unlike any I’ve previously tasted. I’m not sure I have the vocabulary to explain the different flavors, but I’ll give it a try: earthy, fruity, ever-so-slightly spicy and, mostly, dark. It made me think of the Mayans and how they drank their chocolate without sweeteners.

Not that this chocolate is bitter! It’s just that the reigning flavor was intensely chocolatey, rather than sugar-with-chocolate-added.

I’ve featured Chugach Chocolates before in my “support the local economy” giveaways. Now I’m ready to do it again, because I learned that they use ice packs and insulated covers to keep their delightful products safe for summertime shipping.

Wanna win? Keep reading.

 

Up for grabs is the “6-Pack Chocolate Bar Bundle,” one of each of the following flavors:

Chocolate with Alaskan Birch Syrup Toffee
Chocolate with Prince William Sound Sea Salt
Chocolate with Mat-Su Valley Potato Chips
Chocolate with Espresso Beans
Chocolate with Pink Himalayan Salt
Chocolate with Alaskan Kelp and Cayenne (not making that one up, either, and I can tell you it’s really good)

If you want to try that sourdough-and-bee-pollen bar, you’ll have to order it yourself. This a limited-edition flavor, so if you want to tantalize a foodie friend I’d order right now. Seriously: Order it now because the flavor could sell out. Who else is going to give your pal something this memorable?

Here’s a glimpse of that bar:

 

Other chocolate options

Chugach Chocolates has more than just bars. The chocolatier offers a brownie mix, several kinds of hot cocoa (including birch syrup toffee cocoa) and a “mugs and chocolate” gift box (chocolate bars, cocoa mix and a pair of insulated Yeti travel mugs). 

Incidentally, the company offers free shipping on orders of $35 or more, and free shipping within the state of Alaska. 

For your chance(s) to win, do one or more of the following:

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry (e.g., “Subscribed via e-mail” or “Follow you on Twitter”).

The deadline to enter is 6 p.m. PDT Friday, May 21. If I don’t hear back from the winner by 6 p.m. PDT Saturday, May 22, I’ll have the random number generator pull a new name.

Note: Due to the high cost of international shipping, this giveaway is limited to U.S. residents.

Once again: This is my way of promoting the Last Frontier. I am not receiving any kind of affiliate fee if you buy from the Chugach Chocolates website.  

 

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90 thoughts on “Giveaway: Alaska-made chocolates.”

  8. Alaska has it all! Denali, volcanoes, the Iditarod, and ……. chocolate with kelp, cayenne, and bee pollen?! I’d love to try those flavor combos!

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  11. And now I’m hungry and will need to find a snack. Yum! Of course I doubt there’s anything as fun in my cabinets as the chocolates listed, so gee, thanks, I’ll be eating one thing after another trying to satisfy the craving LOL

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  15. I am a dark chocolate fan all the way, so every single flavor sounds divine. Fantastic giveaway, Donna, thank you. I follow via email.

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  20. I am a dark chocolate fan and love the deep rich earthy intensity of dark chocolate best. Such as, I’m one who swoons over a thick hot Cocoa. The bar flavor pairings sound divine and bizarre in a good way, as in sourdough in chocolate?! Fantastic giveaway, Donna, thank you. This seems like one of your best and definitely more unique due to pollen in chocolate, etc.

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  25. YUM! When the goin’ gets tough, the tough get chocolate! Thx for the scrumptious-sounding giveaway! I happily subscribe via email. 🙂

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  32. Thank you for offering up another wonderful giveaway to your readers! Chocolate is my favorite food, I would be so happy to win!

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  34. OMG, it sounds wonderful! Will check the actual site later when I return home. Am using the high speed at the internet right now.

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  40. I bought these after your last giveaway (I didn’t win, but I went to their website and ordered them) and they are amazing!

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  45. Terrific. I’m bookmarking their site for gifts that need to be shipped — unique, no-clutter, delicious gifts for free shipping at $35? Perfect. Would also love to win…would eat these myself 🙂

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  52. I follow via email. This delightful, delish giveaway would also be of health benefit, a la dark chocolate! I’d be so happy to win, thanks for the opportunity, Donna!

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  70. and even if the Random Number Generator skips me (quite likely!) I need to taste the birch syrup concoctions so will order for myself. Thanks for letting us know about this company!

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  71. The chocolate sounds yummy yum yum! I’d love to win! I follow you by email. You are so thoughtful to give us all a chance to win these unique gifts!

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  75. The chocolate tour and tasting sound amazing and delicious! Love the 6-pack prize — a special treat to share with friends!

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  80. There’s nothing that’s not to love about this giveaway prize….just sayin’. 🙂 I follow on email & I appreciate Donna & Surviving and Thriving!

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  81. I heard that chocolate prize pack whisper that it wanted to come home with me. Wink wink. Thanks, Donna for offering up great giveaways & this one is no exception! – From a grateful email follower. 🙂

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  82. I subscribe to your emails, it’s wonderful & insightful reading I pass along to any one (or more) of my 5 grown kids.

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  85. Well, am back again, deja vu….to comment and to dive into the chocolate giveaway as it were. I’m an email subscriber/follower & am thankful for the yummy contest chance! Blessings! 🙂

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