I consider myself a chocolate connoisseur. When I travel (abroad or at home in the states), I sample the local artisan chocolates everywhere I go. Specifically, I look for a chocolatier who makes fresh truffles, who knows how to do dark chocolate (it should never be bitter and should never be over-sweetened or over-powered with vanilla, and who is creative and careful with natural flavors.
A friend recommended that I stop by Les Chocolats de Chloe. It was my overall second favorite chocolatier of my trip to Montreal (out of 5). However, I think Chloe does a unique and specific job with flavors that puts these chocolates near number one for creativity.
This is a wonderful, small chocolatier. The flavored truffles are wonderfully subtle; the ganache and flavors are carefully blended. The dark chocolate is subtle, not too sweet, and not at all bitter. The basil truffle and earl grey truffles were lovely. The ganache is a bit tangy, which I find in a lot of British chocolates and don't love. However, the tangy flavor isn't overpowering and is more subtle in some of these truffles over others. I loved that it took a moment for the flavor of basil and Earl grey to sink into my taste buds before I could recognize them. These are truly fun to eat. And the chocolate is a work of art.