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 | 18th Jul 2010 COCOA MOUNTAIN launches new weather service for Durness Today we are pleased to launch our new weather service, which will provide daily - sometimes hourly - weather reports direct from Durness at www.twitter.com/cocoamountain more ... |
 | 8th Jul 2010 How do you see us? The Balnakeil Craft Village has had a remarkable history, and has had remarkable people living there, all leaving subtle contributions. Now, there is an opportunity to document the village through an exiting photographic competition we have just launched... more ... |
 | 23rd Jun 2010 The Good Ship Starling...and other crafty things Ishbel Macdonald has penned a short history of the Balnakeil Craft Village, which is available to view on the Durness Community Council website. Please send this link to your friends and help us promote our extraordinary little village: http://www.durness.org/Balnakeil%20Craft%20Village.htm
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 | 20th Jun 2010 Hot Chocolate monster! We love getting feedback from our customers (see below) but this picture is really quite disturbing - even for us! Thanks for sending it in though! more ... |
 | 1st Jun 2010 We are just crazy to do this but we have chosen our Truffle of the Month for June 2010... ...our absolutely yummy milk chocolate TOFFEE TRUFFLE. This delicious delight is one of our most popular truffles and a genuine favourite with everybody. Fresh milk chocolate ganache with soft toffee sauce running through it, intense caramel flavour...Oh my! And at only £13.90 for a box of 20 chocolates (including all UK p&p) you'd be crazy to miss it more ... |
 | 1st Jun 2010 We are not making a fuss...but WE ARE 4 YEARS OLD TODAY! more ... |
 | 18th May 2010 Cocoa Mountain recommended... We are very excited to be featured in a new book, 52 Weekends by the Sea more ... |
 | 30th Apr 2010 Our secret Hot Chocolate recipe? We receive quite a few requests like the one below, and are always, sadly, forced to say that we cannot help... Remember that the only place you can enjoy the best HOT CHOCOLATE for the time being is here in Balnakeil! more ... |
 | 10th Mar 2010 The best job in the world? Thank you to everyone who showed interest in these positions, which are now filled. If you would like to be considered for next year then please send us your details more ... |
 | 5th Jan 2010 Delivery Information Weather Delay Update Our deliveries are taking ever so slightly longer to arrive due to the severe weather conditions today... more ... |
 | 22nd Dec 2009 Balnakeil CHOCOLATE BAR Christmas and New Year Opening Times Information on when we will be open for the 'Best' Hot Chocolate during the festive period... more ... |
| 22nd Dec 2009 MERRY CHRISTMAS FOLKS! This is the scene here today. It's all quiet and cold. We're feeling warm and cheery because we have now dispatched all our Christmas orders... more ... |
 | 18th Dec 2009 We're truffled out - theres only one box left in the whole wide world... For the man or woman who has nearly everything... more ... |
 | 15th Dec 2009 Ladies and Gentlemen, Last Orders Please! Our Christmas order book is now almost full and we therefore will be closing our website to new orders from midday on Thursday 17th December 2009. If you would like to make any orders for Christmas delivery, we ask you to place your order before this time. Our website will re-open on January 3rd 2010 more ... |
| 28th Aug 2009 365 Days and Cocoa Mountain The perfect coffee table book has arrived... more ... |
 | 30th Jul 2009 Barbara Morrison ('Babs') RIP We are all devastated by the news of the death of our very dear friend and colleague Barbara Morrison, who died of cancer on Tuesday more ... |
 | 26th Jun 2009 Beautifully painted...and tasty too We introduce the Cocoa Mountain Gift Voucher Card, painted by Balnakeil artist Nicola Poole, and especially designed to carry your personal messages more ... |
 | 28th May 2009 Springwatch...Cocoa Mountain style (or 'wren will I see you again') When we opened our new premises last July, we included birdhouse acommodation for our wee feathered friends. Against all realistic expectations, a family of wrens have recently moved in and are currently - quite literally - feathering their nest! It fills our hearts with joy to watch the little critters through the window each morning. We hope that when visiting Cocoa Mountain you do the same... more ... |
 | 16th May 2009 It's a pleasure, as always... We enjoy receiving feedback from our customers. Many, many thanks for all of the good wishes and supportive emails we received lately due to the Food and Drink Excellence Awards. We would like to show this particular email from Kirsty, which arrived this morning and means a great deal to us... more ... |
 | 11th May 2009 Your Award Winning Cocoa Mountain Thanks to everyone who voted and helped us win...and we're on the 5.30 Show tonight at 5.30 (STV) more ... |
| 9th Apr 2009 Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2009 http://eatscotland.visitscotland.com/home/food-tourism-award.html more ... |
 | 8th Apr 2009 GOOD FRIDAY - THIS FRIDAY 10th APRIL watch the BBC come in search of the 'best' Hot Chocolate... We had a surprise visit from the fantastic Ms Sarah Mack and team of BBC Landward. Our 15 minutes will be screened on April 10th BBC2 Scotland more ... |
 | 7th Apr 2009 Cocoa Mountain on Channel 4 Follow this link to check out some fun videos of us making chocolate on the Channel 4 Big Food Map more ... |
| 2nd Feb 2009 Hooray for Hollyrood! The launch of Mike McCartney's North Highlands Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament was a great success - check out this footage of the event from STV News. We particularly enjoyed the chocolate that was served with the whisky (...and the whisky that was served with the chocolates) http://video.stv.tv/bc/entertainment-fivethirtyentertainment-fivethirty-20090128-mike-mccartney/ more ... |
| 7th Jan 2009 Mike McCartney's North Highlands Renowned photographer (and generally nice guy) Mike McCartney has been a regular visitor to Cocoa Mountain, and has included us in his new book... more ... |
 | 14th Oct 2008 Our Showcase is now open! Take a look at our new Showcase, where you can select the truffles and chocolate to make up your ideal box! more ... |
 | 20th Sep 2008 Stan ('the man') RIP Stan, our four-legged welcoming party, died yesterday. more ... |
 | 26th Jul 2008 The future starts now... Welcome back! We are absolutely overwhelmed with emotion today as our NEW Chocolate Bar in Balnakeil is now open! Over the next few weeks we intend to put together a gallery of the journey, and provide more information about the extended services and facilities we can now offer. We would like to extend a very warm welcome to customers and friends old and new. We are open, as usual, from 9am to 6pm, every day. Thanks, Paul and James more ... |
 | 25th Jul 2008 The end of an era... Our premises from June 2006 to July 2008 have now closed. We would like to thank all of our customers and staff who have helped make the experience so fantastic and enjoyable. Paul and James more ... |
 | 20th Jul 2008 British Telecom (BT) are a DISGRACE We would like to apologise to customers trying to reach us by telephone, and who are currently unable to do so. Because of our pending move into our new premises we had asked BT to begin the process of transferring our line. This was in may 2008. Two weeks ago, our phones were stopped, but never re-connected. We have therefore had NO incoming or outgoing phone line for 2 weeks. We think this is terrible. We think it's a disgrace. We are very sorry that it is inconveniencing our customers, and ourselves at this important and difficult time. We are unable to do anything about it. If you would like to help, please email our BT customer service assistant, Trish (who is actually rather nice - it's not her fault), and complain on our behalf. Trish's email is: Many thanks, apologies again, we really appreciate your patience. Paul and James more ... |
 | 10th Jul 2008 A vision of opening... THE BLUE BUILDING UPDATE: We had been in the depths of despair because our window supplier kept letting us down, but... more ... |
 | 27th Jun 2008 Mountain Rescue... But where is everyone? more ... |
 | 6th Jun 2008 Cocoa Mountain Goes Global!! We never thought we'd make it down under but we have! more ... |
 | 3rd Jun 2008 It's here! The Cocoa Mountain T-Shirt is here! Suitable for all weather conditions, we introduce the Cocoa Mountain organic cotton T-Shirt... more ... |
 | 2nd Jun 2008 We are 2! It's our second birthday... more ... |
 | 27th May 2008 It's so sunny, we've had to invent the Cocoa Mountain T-Shirt... Believe it or not, Durness has been sunny for over 3 weeks now, so we've had to lay on T-Shirts for hot customers More... more ... |
 | 26th May 2008 The boys in blue... Meet George Jamie and Magnus - the latest (albeit temporary) additions to Cocoa Mountain... more ... |
 | 10th May 2008 Scotland Recommends...Cocoa Mountain We are excited to be recommended in a new guide to Scotland... more ... |
 | 3rd Mar 2008 Thank You! Many thanks to our customers for recommending us as a great place to visit! more ... |
 | 22nd Oct 2007 Cocoa Mountain on the move! We will be moving to our new premises in the new year more ... |