Hunters of Holt breathe new life into the Caramac concept

Hunters sells exquisitely pretty ‘bonbons’, ie filled ganache/praline chocolates. Bonbons used to mean, to me, icing sugar-dusted toffee nuggets from Sainsbury’s when I was a child. These were somehow the epitome of chic, because we were rarely allowed them. But these days we are all more sophisticated.

I was drawn into the shop by the wonderful looking bonbons. Inside as a personable and knowledgeable woman talked me through the chocolate, we were interrupted by a returning party of three who were so giddy at the thought of getting their hands, anew, on the Caramac with honeycomb. Come to think of it, they may have also had some lunchtime prosecco.

I bought six bonbons, four from the classic range and two from the seasonal collection: apricot and hazelnut praline, orange and Grand Marnier, tonka bean, mint choc (all yum though some flavours could do with more oomph). I also bought their version of a Twix (nice/OK) and Marathon (delicious) – £6 each. These last two are shop-only.

This is a great shop to pop into if you’re in Holt, but these also make such a pretty present (everyone remarked on how gorgeous they looked). In the shop you can just buy a box of six, £15, but online the smallest box is 12 chocolates for £30. If you want to try the Caramac with honeycomb bar, that is £7 and also sold online.