ABOUT US
Our Story
At The Chocolate Libertine our founding principle is to put artistic creativity at the heart of all our products; everything we produce is painstakingly designed and made by hand. Chocolate is an exacting science, as well as being a fascinating medium to work with. We love to combine the traditional techniques of piping and laminating layers of different couvertures with our modern use of lustre and colour in order to achieve our beautiful painterly effects.
The nature of our work means that each piece is unique.
MEET OUR HEAD CHOCOLATIER AND FOUNDER
Julie Devonald
"I have been working with chocolate for over twenty years, taking my artistic skills from textile design into a temporary job for the leading British chocolatier of the time, Gerard Ronay. I stayed, and continued to work under his tutelage for three years, learning more about the wonderful potential of chocolate and experimenting with colour and design. I went on to work with other award-winning London-based chocolate houses before founding The Chocolate Libertine in 2009."
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR CHOCOLATE
Callebaut Cocoa Horizons Foundation
"Your choice for Callebaut is a choice for cocoa farmers to thrive. For every Callet™ of the Finest Belgian Chocolate range, Callebaut sources 100% sustainable cocoa. And for every pack you purchase, a part is reinvested in the farmers and their communities. By partnering with the Cocoa Horizons Foundation which works directly with farmer groups, we support farmer training and empower young farmers & women farmers to excel in their craft." - Callebaut Chocolate
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NEWS
Features
OUR BEEHIVE WINS TOP SPOT THIS EASTER
We are extremely excited to announce that our signature Chocolate Beehive Egg has been named the Best Overall Egg in Good Housekeeping's Easter Taste Test 2020!
“The spectacular Honeycomb Beehive from The Chocolate Libertine certainly has the wow factor and tastes as good as it looks. With a score of 80/100, it shares the joint winner position".
SPECTATOR LIFE
“The honeycomb pieces are great, and this is an extremely enjoyable egg ... Buy it for the big kid in your life.”
DELICIOUS MAGAZINE
“This burst of sunshine is hand-painted using coloured cocoa butter by artisans in Buckinghamshire”
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING INSTITUTE
“A beautiful egg with an intricate, hand painted floral design”
THE TIMES
“This is a luxury egg. The thick wall is made of caramel chocolate and inside there’s a bag of delicious honeycomb and milk chocolate nuggets. Lots of bang for your buck.”
READ OUR PROFILE IN COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE
Discover more about the story of how we started, and learn some of the production tricks we use to create our designs!
SEE HOW WE MAKE OUR CHOCOLATES
Christmas hits our kitchen