A few weeks ago I was on a chocolate test where I had the opportunity to test chocolate made of different cocoa beans. My favorite was Valrhona made of the criollo bean. Did you know one of the most expensive chocolates is Amedei Porcelana, it is told to be made of the genetically pure and very rare "Porcelana" criollo bean. Porcelana because the translucent white colour of the bean. To try Amedei Porcelana is definitely going to be added to my wish list.
My favorite chocolate shop is located in Helsingborg, Sweden - Sofies Butik. She sells pralines made by Stefan Johnson-Petersén. I have tried a lot of different pralines but they are often combinations of different tastes and on the way they loose the wonderful chocolate taste. To be honest I think they are to complicated. These pralines are also found in NK, Stockholm.