On the rear, the marketing chaps have gone to town, with imagery of ' The Chocolate Kabin' from 1911, a chocolatier, and a photo of somebody tempering chocolate by hand. Rather than explain what's in the box, the bulk of the text again draws on Thorntons' heritage, with words such as 'crafting', 'passion', and 'expertise' explaining why this is a box of chocolates to give somebody you love. It's powerful stuff too, with a catchy slogan of 'pass the love on' to boot. The rear of the box with chocolate making imagery Crunchy Praline: Hazelnuts and crispy wafer in milk chocolate, covered with white chocolate, dipped in milk chocolate, and topped with roasted almonds. The 262g version of the Thorntons Classic Selection Box is a single tier gift box in a cream colour. The Thorntons logo is in copper foil print, so shimmers in the light, adding a touch of giftworthiness to this particular selection. Indeed, this does scream "birthday present" or "Christmas gift", don't you think? A sleek box front, with images of the chocolates front and centre Lifting the lid, I'm greeted by a sweet, buttery, creamy aroma. Underneath the copper cushion pad – with the words "pass the love on" repeatedly printed – is a tray of 24 chocolates. A menu card provides details of what each one is: Sugar, dried whole milk, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, glucose syrup, palm oil, coconut oil, hazelnuts, butter, sweetened condensed milk (while milk, sugar), lactose, dextrose, double cream, milk fat, dried skimmed milk, whole milk, fat reduced cocoa powder, humectant (sorbitol), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, E471, sunflower lecithin), invert sugar syrup, single cream, flavourings, rice flour, almonds, maize flour, dried whey, salt, strawberry powder, citric acid, colour (beetroot red), dried egg white, margarine (palm oil, rapeseed oil, water, emulsifier (E471), flavouring, vitamin A, vitamin D), vanilla seeds, raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), milk protein. Cocoa solids: 30% minimum (milk chocolate); 48% minimum (dark chocolate). Milk solids: 20% minimum (milk chocolate).

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