Here’s the little pause we feel every year as the holiday season draws in a big breath, and prepares to spin into non-stop fun! We try to simplify our lives, and still they become cluttered with demands and busy, busy, busy. We go at a fast pace all year, but this time of year we dance even faster, rivaling the spinning dream of the Sugar Plum fairies.
Well, take a deep breath yourself and make some of your holiday preparations simpler by ordering Intrigue truffles as gifts, and desserts for your celebrations.
Saint Basil Truffle – Sweet basil, the herb of love. Considered by some to be the flora expression of loving kindness, basil is undoubtedly a tasty symbol of good will. Mix that up with dark chocolate and you have an unbeatable combination.
Rumple Minze Truffle – The 100 proof peppermint schnapps mixed into this deep chocolate will make you think of chocolate-covered candy canes. Traditionally this German-style peppermint liqueur is followed with a chocolate chaser, so we’re holding pretty close to custom with this one.
Orange Spice Truffle – The warm spices and vivid orange of this truffle will bring the winter holidays to mind. Using fresh orange zest, cloves, allspice, and cinnamon to evoke aromatic seasonal memories.
Sugar Plum Truffle – NEW! Caramelized sugar and Mirabelle (plum brandy) join forces to create a special treat. Heated over a high, fast flame until it transforms into a syrupy version of itself, the sugar we use comes from organic, fair trade, evaporated cane juice. It is said that the variety of plum (Mirabelle plum) used to make this brandy was first a gift to the people of Lorraine, France by Saint Nicholas.
Juniper Berry Truffle – NEW! After crushing the berries with a mortar and pestle, our Chocolatier steeped them in the cream, and then strained out the bits, leaving only the fresh flavor behind. What flavor is that? Well, this one tastes like a Christmas tree, of course! (A chocolate-covered Christmas tree, at that.)
Jamaican HOT! Truffle – Heat up your mood with this HOT! truffle. Blending dark rum, nutmeg, honey, vanilla, habanero peppers together with this fine chocolate and cream seems to bring out the holiday cheer.
With two brand new flavors to check out this month, some seasonal flavs you’ve seen before, and our reliable regulars, you have a lot of tasting to do! (Don’t forget that truffles make great stocking stuffers!)
Cranberry Truffle – NEW! A brand new concoction in time for Thanksgiving, this truffle is flavored with cranberry juice. Cranberries grow in acidic bogs across the northern hemisphere, and The Cranberries are an awesome band from Ireland where there are lots of bogs! First called Crane-berries by white settlers because of the shape of the plant’s flower, the same fruit was called sassamanash by the Native Americans who used it in pemmican, and purportedly served the fruit to settlers in what was to eventually be called The First Thanksgiving. 
Orange-Fennel Truffle – NEW! Using fresh orange zest and fennel “seed”, this truffle will make an impression that you will not soon forget. Commonly called and sold as “seeds”, this is actually the fruit of the fennel plant which gives theslightly anise, or licorice flavoring. Naturally sweet all on it’s own, fennel “fruit” has many known medicinal values, including calming the stomach and aiding in digestion. Paired here with orange, the combination will give you pause as your tastebuds work to decipher its complexity. Recognized as a noble plant in many cultures, it was said to be the fennel plant that Prometheus used as a torch to “borrow” a bit of fire from the gods!
Hot Toddy Truffle – NEW! An off-shoot of the original Scottish recipe, our hot toddy serves up a touch of whiskey, honey, fresh lemon zest, and cloves. Its said that a hot toddy used to be considered a viable treatment for the common cold, or to warm up a chilled traveler. We still think its a heck of a comforting gesture, and that warms us to the cockles of our hearts!
Pie Are Round Truffle – These are the spices that will remind you of luscious pumpkin pie; cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. No pumpkin to be found here, just lots of awesome spicy flavor, swirled around in dark chocolate. Reminds us of nurturing bakers, and their welcoming kitchens that we love to visit. 
Good Thymes Truffle – The ancient Greeks are said to have taken courage from the medicinal properties of this herb, and its understandable when you get a good whiff of it. Restorative, without being overwhelming, thyme has a lengthy history as a medicine and culinary additive. We use organic thyme that is freshly harvested in this truffle.
Grapefruit Truffle – You will be surprised by the freshness and zing of this truffle. The fresh, organic grapefruit zest stamps its foot coming out of the gates! This is our answer to the old “grapefruit diet”, but the fun way!
Paradise Truffle – Grains of Paradise has spiced the cooking of West Africa for centuries. A slight peppery kick is a precursor to this complex flavor. From the prolific ginger family, this spice is often compared to cardamom and black pepper.
What’s the Buzz? Truffle – Everyone knows that bees make honey. But ever think about where those bees get what they need to make that honey? Well, it’s nectar from flowers, of course. What flora the bees happen to live next to is where they will harvest the sweet nectar that they turn into honey. Sometimes its fields of clover, or tupelo, or a mixture of wildflowers, all of which affect the flavor and intensity. We use pure honey, unadulerated by common additives.
