Only their round shape distinguishes these peppermint flakes from their square relatives with the sticky-sweet filling. In taste, they are almost further apart. Summerdown takes the best dark chocolate and adds pure English Black Mitcham peppermint oil. That's all it takes for this refreshing treat: the crunchy thin flakes perfectly combine the rather warm, earthy flavors of the cocoa with the cool freshness of the peppermint.

Until the early 20th century, England was famous for its exceptionally good mint. Sir Michael Colman (1928-2023), a mustard manufacturer who had been involved in spices and pungency for more than four decades, decided in 1995 to revive this quality and counter the often inharmonious peppermint oils, mostly imported from Asia, with the clear, balanced taste of English peppermint. To this end, he founded a farm in Hampshire where he had the essential oil of the famous Black Mitcham mint extracted from the field-fresh plants immediately after harvesting - in a specially constructed distillery. The result is a rare, intense, pure peppermint oil that is second to none and is still responsible for the incomparably good taste of Summerdown's products today.

Trade Name:

Sweet Chocolate with Peppermint Oil

Ingredients:

sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, glucose syrup, invert sugar, emulsifier: soy lecithin, humectant: gylcerin, peppermint oil

Cocoa: 55% minimum (in chocolate).

Note allergens:

May contain traces of nuts and milk.

Storage and preparation instructions:

Store in a cool, dry place.

Origin:

United Kingdom

Responsible food business operator:

Market Grounds GmbH & Co. KG
Ericusspitze 2
20457 Hamburg
Germany

A slight gray haze on the products is not a sign of old chocolate, but of leaking mint oil.