At the time of the creation of the dark chocolates, it was particularly considered to be only for the very wealthy as well as the folks of nobility. Now, most dark chocolate has a somewhat gourmet feel to it and there are now many variations that can also fit this bill. Therefore, it certainly was a gourmet premium dark chocolate. Usually, it is the dark chocolate laced truffles that would fit this bill in the most appropriate manner. Now a day, the word gourmet may be a bit overused when referring to the chocolate genre when every company seems to be very enthusiastically jumping on the gourmet bandwagon to attract more and more consumers. Therefore, one must be very picky as well as discrete when selecting the ones that are actually considered to be in the gourmet vein. And, there are those that are out there that can be considered this too. But, whether they taste better than some of the other considered being gourmet dark chocolate is simply a matter of some personal taste and preference. Let’s take a look at some of these types of the most in demand candy bars and also discuss a bit about them. You can then get them and sample them and decide whether they are actually gourmet or not. However, be aware, that to try these specific gourmets dark chocolate bars, one will most certainly have to order them off of the internet considering that they are not nationally distributed brands. Let’s begin with probably one of the top brands. Recchiuti Confections based at San Francisco is much appreciated and is real worth mentioning. Coincidently, this is probably one of the very few that can truly me called the gourmet. Michael Recchiuti created these wonderful chocolates in nineteen ninety seven following many years working in a test kitchen. He treats chocolate like a work of art and painstakingly hand selects each and every ingredient that he uses. He utilizes tried and true European techniques to particularly create these and the taste will certainly convey his passion. They can be ordered directly from their website and are about seven dollars per dark chocolate bar which is just great. Enstrom's is primarily known for the almond toffee but, does actually create a selection of the dark chocolate truffles that include the fruit purees as well as fine liquors which renders a fabulous taste. They can be particularly ordered by the truffle box assortment directly from their website and from their stores in the Denver, Colorado area. Godiva has been in the chocolate business for a very long time and produces premium dark chocolate. They offer the premium dark chocolate in various degrees for the specialty taste and these include seventy two percent as well as fifty percent dark chocolate candy pieces that will rank closely with the best of them all.

Lindt as it is more commonly known as one of the most luxurious Swiss chocolate and Confectionery Company that has very skilfully developed a very special relationship with the Australian chocolate lovers since it opened its Sydney office in the year 1997. So much so that Lindt is now the leading premium chocolate brand in the country of the country of Australia and currently sits at number two in the general chocolate market behind Cadbury's with a market share of the approximately 20% in the boxed chocolate category. Australia was also the first country in the entire world to house a Lindt chocolate store, as a consequence of the tenfold growth Lindt has very thoroughly enjoyed in the country of Australia during the last decade. That was back in the year 2004 and now there are six Lindt chocolate stores. There are now Four Lindt chocolate stores in the city of Sydney in Australia and two in Melbourne which are doing excellent business.

The origins of Lindt as a company date back to the year 1845 when David Sprngli-Schwarz and his son, Rudolf Sprngli-Ammann opened a small confectionery shop in the beautiful old and vintage town of Zurich. Backed by a delicious range of the Lindt excellence confections, it was a successful venture that enjoyed the great levels of the customer demand. So much so that two years later, a small factory was added to it specifically to produce the chocolate in solid form.

When Rudolf Sprngli-Ammann retired in the year 1892, he handed over the entire control of the business to his two sons. The youngest, David Robert, was given the responsibility for a brace of confectionery stores that particularly operated under the brand name Confiserie Sprngli, whilst the eldest, Johann Rudolf, was charged with running the chocolate factory. An ambitious man, Johann Rudolf had a clear vision of how he wanted to grow the business with passing time. This involved changing its name to Chocolat Sprngli AG and also taking over a chocolate factory owned by one Rodolphe Lindt of Bern.

More recently the whole size and the structure of Lindt changed significantly when as a result of aggressive expansion they acquired the noted Austrian chocolatier, Hofbauer in the year 1994, the Italian chocolatier, Caffarel in 1997 and the American chocolatier Ghirardelli in 1998. All of which were integrated into the company as wholly owned by the subsidiaries. As a result of this Lindt & Sprngli now is one of the largest chocolate companies in the entire world, running one factory each in Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Austria and the USA and the demand for Lindt excellence is tremendous.

Lindt of course is best known now for its amazing silky smooth tasting chocolate which is a favourite among millions. Along with its signature Gold Bunny, the company produces a range of the various Lindt Blocks, Lindt Fioretto, Lindt Gold Blocks, Lindt Piccoli Couverture, Lindt Swiss Gold Blocks and even Lindt Cooking Chocolate.