Description
Especially for the holidays, we’ve managed to snag something extra special from Mirzam.
A beautiful box of chocolates, but not just any chocolates—spice route caramels.
For those unfamiliar with Mirzam: bean-to-bar chocolate makers—who we know from the Chocoa chocolate festival in Amsterdam, working with fair-trade cocoa, creating beautiful flavors thanks to the quality and origin of the cocoa—well, just like many of the makers in our range, of course (if not: definitely order some 🙂 ), but what makes it extra special is that Mirzam is based in Dubai. This has its drawbacks (the temperatures), of course, but also some great advantages, and one of those is that, like many other chocolate makers in our range, they definitely draw inspiration from their surroundings—in Mirzam’s case, an environment where all kinds of herbs and spices play a beautiful (leading) role. It’s no wonder, then, that they also create this beautiful set of caramels (chocolates with caramel fillings) with inspiration from the historic Spice Route.
The set contains:
Nine bonbons (100 grams) in the following flavors:
Halwa Caramel – with rose, pistachio, and almond infusion
Sea Salt Caramel – with Madonna sea salt flakes
Aseeda Caramel – cardamom infusion, coated in white chocolate
Malay Caramel – coconut, ginger, lemongrass, and chili infusion
Ingredients: cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, glucose, butter, cream, pistachio, almond, coconut, salt, ginger oil, lemongrass, chili, rose, cardamom, sunflower lecithin.
Allergy note: contains milk and nuts. May contain traces of gluten.
Contents 100 grams.
The makers also say:
A combination of our selection of infused and spiced gooey butter caramels, coated in dark, white, and caramelized white chocolate.
Packaged in our elegant signature black kraft paper box and wrapped in Maaida Noor’s beautiful artwork inspired by traditional Islamic patterns.
We thought it would be a lovely set, especially for the holidays or as a gift for someone who appreciates spices (and chocolate). Once you open the box and smell it, you know…there’s something in there—the cardamom, in particular, quickly comes to mind—a scent we always find delightful. Anyway, when we received them, we immediately thought…that was a good decision (because we couldn’t taste them beforehand, so it’s always a bit more exciting, you know). It’s also good to know that there are different dates on the back: both a batch and a production date, but the best-before date is listed under ‘exp date’. Because there are three numbers, we found it a bit confusing at first. The current set’s shelf life, as stated by the makers, is 09-2026, though we personally recommend not storing these kinds of chocolates for too long and simply enjoying them in the weeks after receiving them. We’re pleased to offer this set to caramel and chocolate lovers, and to those who, like us, appreciate the fact that Dubai, alongside the famous/infamous TikTok hype, also boasts genuine chocolate makers who create beautiful things from bean to bar, including these lovely chocolates made in their own chocolate factory, combined with exquisite spices. Well, that was the reason for us to order a few anyway – of course, the price of such a set is quite different from something you get at the local chocolatier (but there the chocolate almost always comes from the big factories of course, so that’s always something different), actually also a bit more expensive than a nice set of delicious bars that you can also order – but hey… you can always order a few nice Soma, Krak or Heinde & Verre chocolates from us, and we offer this set more for special (holiday) days.
