Explorer Club #404: WHITE CHOCOLATE

When I first started MILOU, I had no intention of carrying white chocolate. I thought of it as cloying and artificial, more candy than chocolate. Like a lot of people, I misunderstood what it was – or more accurately, what it could be.

What I didn’t realize was that most commercial white chocolate isn’t made with any real cocoa. But true white chocolate, made with pure cocoa butter, is a whole different thing. It’s the part of the cacao bean that melts like silk, carries flavour beautifully, and acts as a blank canvas for creativity…

This Explorer Club box is dedicated to the makers who see white chocolate not as an afterthought, but as a starting point for something delicious and remarkable.

$37.80

$42.00

Explorer Club #404: WHITE CHOCOLATE

$37.80

$42.00

Baianí White Chocolate w/ Brazilian Spices

Producer Country: Brazil
Cocoa: Brazil
Weight: 58 g

Visually, it’s a stunner. Creamy white, flecked with the colourful spices that hint at the layers of flavour inside. It's one of the prettiest bars I've ever seen! You may not recognize the names of the spices but their flavours will be familiar: you’ll taste a warm, nutmeg-like essence of puxuri (part of the laurel family), the cinnamon-richness of amburana (a type of tree bark), and cumaru (in English known as "tonka beans") which is prized by perfume makers for its fragrance, typically described as a mix of vanilla, clove, and almond. It’s familiar, and yet just exotic enough to make you pause and appreciate each bite. Forget pumpkin spice lattes—this is on another level.

Fjak Lingonberry White Chocolate 34%

Producer Country: Norway
Cocoa: Dominican Republic
Weight: 60 g

The bar is as striking in flavour as it is in appearance—reminiscent of a berry smoothie, with a vivid pink hue to match. The aroma blends coconut and mixed berries, leading into a flavour profile that balances creamy sweetness with the pronounced tartness of lingonberries. Notes of custard and fruit Danish emerge alongside the subtle tang of dairy, creating a contrast that feels both distinct and familiar. The texture is rich and fatty, with the lush, melt-in-your-mouth quality of coconut, yet lifted by the sharp brightness of red fruits. A beautifully layered bar that marries sweet with tart.

Óbolo Dulce De Tres Leches 38%

Producer Country: Chile
Cocoa: Peru
Weight: 80 g

This bar pays homage to Chile’s beloved tres leches cake, crafting its trademark caramelized, rich creaminess into an indulgent chocolate experience. Crafted with organic cacao butter, whole milk powder, organic cane sugar, and butter, this bar achieves a perfect balance for a white chocolate: its silky, light, cloud-like texture delivers the satisfaction of a gooey, buttery dessert, albeit with subtle earthy undertones, semblance to actual cocoa, and surprisingly savoury hints and nuances of warm spices. It's decadent but not overly sweet (for what it is).