Our First Botanical Collection, Curated in Chocolate, Is Here!

As we prepare for our move to the farm at Kurrajong Heights, we've created a dedicated, beautifully equipped chocolate kitchen within our new distillery. It's the beginning of an exciting new collection of chocolates and confections inspired by the more than 12,000 native food plants growing on our farm.

And we've been having an enormous amount of fun developing them!

Finger Lime Cheesecake Bon Bon

Our first creation is something rather special — a Finger Lime Cheesecake Bon Bon, featuring little explosions of finger lime caviar grown on our farm and infused with our Finger Lime Gin.

This unique creation takes six months to prepare!

It begins with a delicate layer of finger lime pâte de fruits, followed by a layer of finger lime caviar infused with Finger Lime Gin (60% ABV), surrounded by a rich, creamy cheesecake ganache. Everything is encased in beautifully decorated Belgian white chocolate.

The result is an extraordinary combination of creamy cheesecake, bright citrus and little bursts of flavour that pop in your mouth.

Dark Chocolate Hand-Dipped Orange Slices

One of Lee's favourite indulgences has always been dark chocolate-dipped orange slices. But really good ones are surprisingly difficult to find!

Faced with an abundance of oranges on the farm (we only use the zest for our gin), he decided to do something about it.

We start by slicing our oranges to 6 mm thick before gently cooking them in a rich sugar syrup. Then comes the unusual part. We leave them for three to four months to slowly soften and develop what Lee calls their wonderful gooeyness.

Once they're ready, we rinse them and carefully prepare them for dipping in rich, dark Belgian couverture chocolate.

As the chocolate begins to set, we scatter over delicate pyramid salt flakes produced on a farm in the Victorian desert, followed by a little dark-roasted Kurrajong seed flour, grown and prepared right here on our farm at Kurrajong Heights.

The result?

Exquisite. Indulgent. Yes Please.

Rich dark chocolate, soft candied orange, a delicate crunch of salt and the wonderful roasted character of Kurrajong seed.

We think these might just be the finest chocolate-dipped orange slices in Australia!

Macadamia Butter Toffee Crunch

Now, this one is so ridiculously delicious it probably should be illegal.

Our Macadamia Butter Toffee Crunch is based on a wickedly buttery toffee — the kind that crunches a little before crumbling and practically liquefying in your mouth.

We infuse the toffee with native wattleseed, adding a subtle roasted coffee note, before slathering it with a generous coating of Belgian milk couverture chocolate.

Both sides are then covered in toasted Australian macadamia nuts before we cut it into thick, chunky slabs.

It's buttery. It's crunchy. It's chocolatey. It's completely outrageous.

This is the kind of thing you need to hide. From yourself AND everyone else.

Consider yourself warned.

Davidson's Rainforest Plum & Coconut Ganache

Another beautiful creation is our Davidson's Rainforest Plum & Coconut Ganache, developed by our factory manager, Sam.

Featuring the wonderfully tart, intense flavour of Australian native Davidson's plum paired with creamy coconut and rich dark chocolate, it's a delicious balance of fruit, sweetness and indulgence.

We're also working on a third bon bon to complete the collection, which will most likely feature our signature Wild Hibiscus flowers.

And This Is Only the Beginning...

As we build towards Christmas, we'll be introducing more flavours and new creations, all inspired by the extraordinary native ingredients growing on our farm.

Our first Botanical Collection, Curated in Chocolate gift box brings together a selection of these creations, offering a delicious first taste of what's coming from the Wild Hibiscus chocolate kitchen.

We also have our Dark Chocolate Hand-Dipped Orange Slices and Macadamia Butter Toffee Crunch available in their own beautifully presented gift boxes.

Over the coming months, the collection will continue to evolve, with different assortments and the opportunity to choose more of your favourites.

And eventually, when we welcome visitors to our new farm and distillery at Kurrajong Heights, you'll be able to experience these creations right where so many of their ingredients begin.

We guarantee you won't be disappointed.