Poetry and good chocolate don’t get enough of the limelight. So in honor of National Poetry Month we offer this poetic thought:

April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
-T.S. Eliot, 1922

Eliot may have been taking the cynical view, we at Intrigue sort of like the idea of life and green coming through the drabness, but he does put it so frightfully well! April could certainly be cruel without chocolate for consolation, so indulge with this month’s flavors and it’ll help pull you through the mud and rain!

All of April’s chocolate truffle flavors are available at the Chocolate Shop! Check these out:

Jamaican Hot Chocolate Truffle – A winning blend of dark rum, nutmeg, honey, vanilla, and habenero. This hot little chili’s botanical name is Capsicum chinense and its common name tags it as coming from Havana; but it’s not from China or Cuba! It is found originally in the Yucatan region, but after having this truffle you can see why it became such a popular world traveler!

NEW! Bear Trap Truffle – A honey schnapps from those clever Germans, the Barenjager brand name translates as “bear hunter” but the general type of liqueur is called barenfang (“bear trap”). This vodka-based liqueur adds a wistful sweetness to the chocolate.

Cardamom Truffle – Don’t know what cardamom is? You are not alone. From the ginger family, this aromatic seed is used in cooking, tea, and medicine in India, Asia, and the Middle East. It is also a favorite spice in cookies and breads from Scandinavia. Here it highlights the comforting aspects of chocolate.

Lemon Truffle – You shouldn’t be surprised (but you probably will be pleasantly!). Lemon and chocolate go very well together, but we already knew that the citrus/chocolate coupling was a smash, didn’t we? Wow!, but of course…

Fresh Mint Truffle – This tastes like the real leaves of the plant, not the processed oil or extract (that’s because we use the real leaves!). Fresh and green tasting, Menthe was a Greek nymph who was transformed into a mint plant!

Saint Basil Truffle – Lovely, fresh and organic basil as usual. From the same herbal family as mint, basil was traditionally used for its medicinal powers to treat stress and other ailments.