Not everyone gets a Valentine’s Day treat from a loved one. In fact, some of us don’t particularly want them. Still, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to feel a little bit special, so I’m having another Chugach Chocolates giveaway. If you didn’t get a Valentine, then treat yourself (or someone else) to this one.
Chugach Chocolates is a “bear-to-bar” that creates delicious (and sometimes scary-sounding) items here in Anchorage. Right down the street from us, in fact, which is particularly dangerous since they’ve opened a nice little coffee shop/retail space.
Since DF’s doctor wants him to eat an ounce of dark chocolate per day, we decided to support the local economy and buy solely from Chugach Chocolates. Happily, they offer a volume discount so we’ve taken to buying a dozen bars at a clip. It’s a health issue, you see.
About the “scary-sounding” chocolates: We’ve found that you don’t need to be afraid of confections such as Alaskan Kelp and Cayenne or Mat-Su Valley Potato Chip chocolate bars. They’re all good. Well, except for the Espresso Beans bars – I’ve never been a coffee fan. DF loves them, though.
The winner of this giveaway gets to choose from among:
8-Piece Tasting Pack: A collection of one-by-one inch pieces of Alaskan Birch Syrup Toffee, Alaskan Kelp and Cayenne (really – don’t be scared!), Espresso Beans, Prince William Sound Sea Salt, Pink Himalayan Salt, Mat-Su Valley Potato Chips (the chips are made from Alaska spuds grown out in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley), Single Origin Fiji and Single Origin Madagascar.
Chocolate 101 Flight Tasting Kit: This is a chance to impress your friends, or just to spend an evening learning about why chocolate tastes so good. The kit has two 1.75-oz. bars (Dark Chocolate with Alaskan Birch Toffee, Prince William Sound Sea Salt) and one .88-oz Single Origin Dark Chocolate bar. To make sure you’re doing it right, you’ll also get three tasting sheets and tasting sheet instructions.
Chocolate 201 Flight Tasting Kit. This one has a trio of single-origin bars (likely from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Fiji, depending on availability), along with three tasting sheets and tasting sheets.
Chocolate for grownups
These fancy treats also make a good Easter gift for someone special, a hostess gift if you’re invited somewhere or a fun confection to share with guests after Easter dinner. Easter is early this year – March 31 – so see if you can hang on to the candy until then. Some people do have self-control.
Don’t waste them on five-year-olds, though. Most little kids prefer a sweeter chocolate, and even if they like the dark stuff they’re more likely to gulp it down and ask for more than to savor the work that went into these fine chocolates. Get them some Hershey’s Kisses and leave the good stuff for the grownups.
To throw your virtual hat into the virtual ring for these goodies, do one or more of the following:
- Leave a general comment below (one per customer)
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Please leave a separate comment for each entry (e.g., “Follow you on Twitter” or “Subscribed by e-mail”).
The deadline to enter is 6 p.m. PST Monday, Feb. 19. I notify winners via e-mail that day or the next, so be sure to check yours. If I don’t hear back by 6 p.m. PST Tuesday, Feb. 20, I’ll have the random number generator choose a new name.
Note: Due to the high cost of international shipping, this giveaway is limited to residents of the 50 United States.
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What a decadent giveaway!! I love chocolate!
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I’ll have to find out whether I can get my GP to prescribe me chocolate. Meanwhile, my hat’s in the ring. I follow via email.
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Please enter my name. I get your emails. Sorry to say, I barely have control when it comes to candy so I don’t keep it in the house often. If I am desperate, I will buy a small size bar once in awhile and bring it home. Sometimes half gets eaten in the car on the way home. After Ash Wednesday, this one church makes the greatest Easter Eggs, and I can’t resist one of each of the two types and I freeze them. Then It is hard because I know they are there!
There’s a reason that Sandra Boynton called her book “Chocolate: The Consuming Passion.”
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Delicious giveaway!
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I LOVE chocolate!!!! Can I say anything more. LOL This would be awesome to win!!!
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Chocolate sounds yummy!!!
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Thanks for the chance to win. I love chocolate.
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These sound heavenly!
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Hi Patty: If you don’t win, head over to Chugach Chocolates and browse a bit. They’re off Arctic and 59th.
Thanks for this delicious contest, Donna! I subscribe via email and follow you on Facebook.
Sounds delicious, Donna! I subscribe via email and follow you on Facebook.
Sounds great! Thank you for doing this. I subscribe by e-mail
Wow – what a choice of excellent options!
Thanks for a timely giveaway, Donna!
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So glad to be part of your blog, newsletter and Facebook! Would be over the moon to win the chocolates, but will be even happier just to see you in a couple of weeks!
Looking forward to your visit, and hoping for better weather.
I would love to win. Plus I love chocolate.
Sounds delicious
Chocolate is my little luxury. Thank you so much for the opportunity to enter!
I follow you via Feedly. Thanks for offering this delicious give-away!
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i ms a chef so i appreciate good quality as much i do a good cheap street taco. point is, i would really enjoy tasting truly american made chocolate. i used to work for a french company at their nyc office, the owner had a house in paris and one in switzerland. anytime he came to the office, he would bring swiss chocolates. this was excellent chocolate, seemingly another realm when compared to hersheys. i would love to try alaskan chocolates. american made but really unique sounding flavors. how cool. thank u for all you do and share and giveaways
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Nothing says love like scary chocolate 😁
Follow you via email. Thanks another fun giveaway and happy Valentine’s Day to you & DF
I love Chocolate. Thank you for the opportunity.
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Please send me a link to this chocolate maker.
I am very interested in buying Alaskan chocolates!
Ha ha! I would bet that doctor’s order for dark chocolate is DF’s favorite directive!
Alaskan chocolate looks and sounds marvelous. Thanks for the chance to win.
Thanks for this delicious giveaway!
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Yum! Sign me up for this great giveaway!.
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Chocolate is a real treat!
Oh yum, sign me up for this giveaway. I LOVE dark chocolate!
Chocolate? Count me in!
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Chocolate deliciousness. Thank you, Donna!
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I follow you FB. All the chocolate sounds delectable, the winner will have a difficult choice.
I follow you via email. Some time ago you had a give-away from Blue Market AK (either that or it was a FB algorithm) and I just love their whole retail concept.
I also follow you on Pinterest … But that’s a dangerous place, you know that right? All those rabbits holes 😅
Thank you for these give-aways. They certainly brighten our days🤗
Thank you for another opportunity to get some gourmet chocolate!
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All the combinations sound yummy. I’m following your internet blog on my desktop, as I’m too frugal to update my electronics.
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This is very interesting chocolate. I would like to try the cayenne.
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Chocolate with bear chunks might scare me (I say might) but chocolate with kelp and cayenne actually sounds good. Thanks for doing the giveaway!
I absolutely love chocolate! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Thanks so much.
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