Sunscreen, beach towels, cocktails and…chocolate? Summer’s here, and though you run the risk of having your chocolate melt in the high summer heat, there’s nothing like a flavoured chocolate bar to get us in the summery mood.
With many summer flavours out and about, there can be a lot to choose from. These are our top recommendations for summer chocolate flavours, to celebrate the best season of the year. Grab your shades, and let’s dive in.
Ice Cream Float — Stateside
Ice creams are the perfect treat to keep you cool this season. And though this bar isn’t frozen, it perfectly captures the taste and sensation of drinking a cola ice cream float. Awaken your inner child with the cola flavouring and popping candy; the bar feels alive. The white chocolate brings that sweet vanilla ice cream flavour to the bar.
- Category: 28% white chocolate
- Tasting Notes: cola and ice cream, as simple as that
- For fans of: vanilla, popping candy, sweet chocolate
- Check it out here
Lemon and Poppyseed — Chocolate Tree
It isn’t summer without fresh lemonade. This drink is perfect alongside your backyard barbecue, or just to keep you cool when spending a day in the sun. The chocolate bar is sweet and smooth. And while poppyseed may sound like a strange combination, it adds a delightful texture to this white chocolate bar. The lemon flavour is fresh and fruity.
- Category: 40% white chocolate
- Tasting Notes: creamy lemon flavour with a satisfying crunchy texture
- For fans of: lemon drizzle cake, poppyseed muffins, lemonade
- Check it out here
Caramel Sea Salt — Kernow
Spending time near the seaside is one of our favourite summer activities. The fresh salty wind from the sea is refreshing, something Kernow has managed to capture in this Caramel Cornish Sea Salt milk chocolate bar. The sea salt enhances the sweetness of the bar, and with the caramel flavouring, this bar is the perfect post-swim pick-me-up.
- Category: 35% milk chocolate
- Tasting Notes: caramel, salty sweetness
- For fans of: salted caramel, sweet chocolate, toffee
- Check it out here
Coconut Milk Caribbean — Mellow
Tropical coconuts on paradise islands, the perfect summer image. And while we may not all live in the Bahamas, we can get a taste of the tropics with Mellow’s Coconut Milk Caribbean chocolate bar. Smooth and sweet, the bar’s gentle coconut taste will transport you to white sandy beaches and tropical beach hut bars.
- Category: 50% milk chocolate
- Tasting Notes: coconut, cinnamon
- For fans of: pina colada, smooth chocolate, darker milk chocolate
- Check it out here
Raspberries and Cream — Willie’s Cacao
As iconic as strawberries and cream are with Wimbledon and grassy lawns, the much-underrated raspberry is full of summer energy, likewise. Tart raspberries and smooth cream are the perfect sunny day treat, and this white chocolate bar by Willie’s Cacao perfectly captures the taste of both. Smooth, sweet, creamy and tart, what more could you want?
- Category: 36% white chocolate
- Tasting Notes: tart raspberry, creamy vanilla
- For fans of: strawberries and cream, tart flavours, vanilla
- Check it out here
Dark Chocolate and Passionfruit — Pacari
Another tropical fruit to add to the roster, passionfruit screams exotic summer treat. The sharp and tangy taste of passionfruit works well in cocktails, but also, surprisingly in chocolate. Pairing well with deep, dark chocolate, passionfruit is punchy and sweet, bringing another level to the deep cocoa flavour.
- Category: 60% dark chocolate
- Tasting Notes: sharp passionfruit zing, deep dark cocoa
- For fans of: pornstar martinis, tropical fruits, tart flavours
- Check it out here
Orange and Mint — Marou
Bringing more citrussy flavours, Marou’s Orange and Mint dark chocolate is full of discovery. With the sweetness of orange already pairing so well with chocolate, and the fresh sharp taste of mint doing likewise, both blend exceptionally well to create a tongue-tingling flavour combo.
- Category: 68% dark chocolate
- Tasting Notes: fresh mint, sweet orange
- For fans of: unique flavour pairings, bright flavours
- Check it out here
Texas BBQ — Stateside
You don’t evoke summer more than the smell of a BBQ grilling meat and onions! We love standing by a BBQ with grill marks on our burgers, ketchup and mustard. While this flavour combination of meat and char may sound odd to be in chocolate, Stateside has somehow created a unique and tasty bar that lands that flavour. While not for everyone, this milk chocolate transports us to the poolside BBQs of memory.
- Category: 34% milk chocolate
- Tasting Notes: spicy flavours, beefy, mild sweet onion
- For fans of: fajitas, beef, sweet and savoury combination
- Check it out here
Hot Pickle — Montezuma
Bringing a spicy end to this list, the summer is all about heat. Montezuma’s chilli and lime milk chocolate bar brings a heat wave to chocolate. Featuring the citrus, summery zing of lime, paired with the heat of the chilli, you’ll be coming back for more, no matter what the temperature is outside. This bar is one you think shouldn’t work, but the proof is in the pudding.
- Category: 37% milk chocolate
- Tasting Notes: intense spice, sharp lime, sweet chocolate
- For fans of: fresh flavours, spicy treats
- Check it out here
Fancy trying one of these bars for yourself?
Pop into our chocolate shop at The Chocolatarium to pick up a bar, or browse the full range in our online shop.
