Vintage Chocolate?

When I wrote the title for this it reminded me of that Seinfeld episode when Elaine eats an antique slice of wedding cake that her boss had won in an auction. I think she ended up violently sick. That really has nothing to do with Chocolove's Chocolador box of vintage, single-origin chocolates, but it tells you a little bit more about me, doesn't it?

Chocolove's theory is that good chocolate, particularly single-origin chocolates, which seem to be the chocolate trend of the day (although I haven't been paying much attention; it could've been going on for years), change (hopefully improve) with age, like wine or cheese. So this nice-looking box contains two different vintages, 1999 and 2004, of the company's three single-origin chocolates: a 33 percent from Java, a 60 percent from Grenada and a 70 percent from Sao Tome. It also contains their basic milk and dark chocolate bars. Big bars. I tried the milk chocolate, which I normally don't like, at the Chocolate Show and fell in love with its buttery flavor.

So this is a chocolate-tasting party in a box. At least that's what I'm hoping to do with the sample they sent to me. Or it's a perfect introduction to different chocolate varietals for the chocolate-lover on your list.