Hotel Chocolat The Everything Chocolate Box (29-piece)

When you want something immediate and universally liked to give in person, this is the safe luxury choice. The Everything Chocolate Box is chocolatier-curated across milk and dark, fruity and nutty recipes, and the range scales widely so you can match almost any budget - indicative official pricing runs from a 3-piece at £5 up through 9-piece (£14), 18-piece (£24), the 29-piece at £34 and a 58-piece at £55. (This line was previously the 'Everything Sleekster', a 27-piece 355g box that carried an indicative grocer RRP around £29.95 - useful only as a legacy benchmark.) It is widely available through Hotel Chocolat's own stores and website, so it is easy to buy and hand over. The trade-off against our top pick is that it is a fixed assortment of filled chocolates rather than ongoing single-origin discovery - and, being a mixed milk and dark selection, it is not suitable for a vegan recipient.