Willie's Cacao - Praline Truffles - Marc de Champagne

🍫 Marc de Champagne Praline Truffles

Artisan • Bean-to-Bar • Vegan

The perfect small chocolate gift—crafted, indulgent, and unmistakably luxurious.

These Marc de Champagne Truffles are made bean-to-bar by master chocolatier Willie’s Cacao, delivering a deeply satisfying chocolate experience with real depth and character.

Deep, Dark & Decadent

Soft, nutty single-estate Sur del Lago dark chocolate forms the heart of these truffles. It gently entwines with smooth Marc de Champagne and freshly roasted hazelnuts, creating a praline filling that is rich yet refined, bold yet elegant.

Everything is made in-house:

from roasting the hazelnuts at their flavour peak, to pressing cocoa powder on a beautiful old Spanish cocoa butter press. Nothing is rushed—and nothing is added that doesn’t belong.

🌱 Totally natural

No artificial flavours. No additives. Just pure ingredients and craftsmanship.

✔️ Vegan

🎁 Gift Set Suggestions

🍵 With Tea

• Vanilla Chai Tea
  A beautiful match. Warm spices and soft vanilla complement the depth of the chocolate, while the chai’s body balances the praline richness perfectly.
• Champagne Elderflower White Tea
  A refined and elegant gift pairing. Best enjoyed separately rather than side by side—the delicate floral notes of the white tea are easily overwhelmed by the intensity of the praline truffles.

☕ For Coffee Lovers

• Floral & Fruity Filter Coffee
  Bright acidity and lifted aromatics contrast beautifully with the dark chocolate and roasted hazelnuts.
• Floral & Fruity Espresso Blend
  A bold, indulgent pairing. The espresso’s full body and caramelised sweetness amplify the praline, nutty, and Champagne notes for a long, luxurious finish.

🍫 Want to Go Deeper?

Experience chocolate like never before.

Join one of our Chocolate Tasting Experiences and learn how to taste chocolate like a pro—exploring origin, texture, aroma, and flavour just as you would with specialty coffee or fine tea.

A small box. A big impression.

Perfect for gifting—or keeping all to yourself.

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🍫✨ Flavour Pairing Advice

Marc de Champagne Truffles × Vanilla Chai Tea

These Marc de Champagne Truffles are unapologetically rich: deep, dark, and indulgent. The single-estate dark chocolate delivers nutty intensity, lifted by smooth Marc de Champagne and rounded out with freshly roasted hazelnuts. It’s a luxurious, slow-melting chocolate that fills the palate.

Perfect with: Vanilla Chai Tea

Pair these truffles with our Vanilla Chai Tea for a beautifully balanced experience.

The warm spices, soft vanilla sweetness, and gentle body of the chai frame the chocolate’s depth, allowing the nutty cocoa and Champagne notes to shine without becoming heavy. The spice adds structure; the vanilla echoes the chocolate’s natural sweetness—rich, comforting, and deeply satisfying.

A note on white tea pairings 🍃

Our Champagne Elderflower White Tea makes a wonderful gift-set companion in its own right—elegant, floral, and celebratory. However, when tasted side by side with these praline-rich truffles, the delicacy of the white tea is easily overwhelmed by the chocolate’s intensity.

For that reason, we recommend enjoying the Champagne Elderflower White Tea on its own or paired with lighter chocolates, while reserving the Marc de Champagne Truffles for fuller, spiced or creamy tea profiles.

☕ For Coffee Lovers

These deep, dark, and decadent praline truffles also shine alongside coffee.

Paired with our Floral & Fruity filter coffee, the truffles’ rich cocoa and hazelnut notes create a beautiful contrast with bright acidity and lifted aromatics—elegant and vibrant.

Prefer espresso? The Espresso Blend is a natural match. Its concentrated body and caramelised sweetness stand up to the intensity of the chocolate, amplifying the praline, roasted nut, and Marc de Champagne notes for a bold, lingering finish.​

Learn more

Chocolate is made from Cacao beans. During this tasting experience you will taste pure cacao and a bunch of bean to bar chocolates including 100% pure...you read it correctly. 0% sugar and added ingredients. Just 100% cacao. 

Tasting is something we do with all our senses. It is in fact a sensory experience, mixing the basic taste from your tongue with the smell and mouthfeel of the chocolate. Even your eyes and ears play their part is a sensory experience. 

Our experiences at Amsterdam Coffee Lab are not just about tasting, they are also very informative and exciting. For sure you will learn something new. We will guide you through a (blind) tasting experience.

Choose your experience

WB.coffee blends are roasted fresh on order. We roast with 100% renewable energy ☀ and 0% gas. 

☕ Our Signature Blends

• FC – Fruity & Chocolaty - smooth, juicy, comforting
• FF - Fruity & Floral - elegant & aromatic ​
• FJ – Fruity & Juicy - vibrant and sweet, a filter favorite
• The Chocolatier’s Brew – Chocolate & Praline (Brazil)
• VC - Vanilla & Caramel - creamy, sweet, irresistibly smooth
•  CN - Chocolaty & Nutty (HoReCa besteseller)

🌿 Chemical-Free Decaffeinated Coffees

• AFD – Apple & Fudge Decaf - bright, cozy
• CDD – Caramel & Spices Decaf - warm, sweet

🌍 Single Origins — Limited Editions

New lots arrive throughout the year.

• Ethiopia Guji Honey & Pineapple Express – fruity & complex
• Ethiopia Natural Dimtu & Guatemala Inferno Geisha – classic profiles

Get in touch for what’s currently on the cupping table and receive personal flavour recommendations based on your taste.

🎯 Taste Before You Choose

Try four coffees at once with our Coffee Tasting Set — available in:

• Filter or Espresso
• 4 blends or 4 single origin limited editions

Prefer to experience them first?

Explore our full tasting menu @ Amsterdam Coffee Lab in Weesp, where you can try any blend (or all of them 🏃)

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Coffee Omakase – The Ultimate Coffee Tasting Experience ☕

For the curious, the connoisseurs, and everyone who knows coffee can be more.

Have you ever walked out of a café disappointed — knowing your cup could have been so much better?

Then this experience is for you.

The Coffee Omakase @ Amsterdam Coffee Lab is a guided, multi-course coffee tasting designed for specialty coffee enthusiasts, flavor explorers, and curious coffee lovers alike.

Each session is unique, interactive, and bursting with discovery — like a live culinary performance, but for coffee.

What to Expect

During this exclusive sensory journey, you’ll:

☕ Taste a curated lineup of exceptional coffees — washed, natural, and experimental processing methods (think anaerobic, co-ferment, honey, and even wild fermentation projects).

🌸 Experience rare varietals — including legendary coffees like Geisha, and other micro-lot gems from around the world.

🔬 Explore multiple brew styles — from delicate filter brews and bold espressi to the mesmerizing syphon method.

🥄 Try your hand at cupping — slurp and taste coffee like a professional taster, discovering aromas and acidity in new ways.

🍹 Enjoy surprising coffee mocktails — creative and refreshing, crafted from the same beans you’ll taste in the lineup.

👃 Engage your senses fully — experience how the aroma, cup shape, color, and even the sound of pouring influence your flavor perception.

A Guided Journey by the CoffeeNose 👃

Led by Wouter Brunia, also known as the CoffeeNose 👃, this tasting is a deep dive into coffee flavor and sensory science.

Like a sommelier presenting fine wines, Wouter will:

• Brew each coffee live with expert precision
• Share the stories of each bean — from farm to fermentation
• Explain flavor notes, processing methods, and varietal differences
• Help you understand why your favorite coffee tastes the way it does

It’s fun for your brain, taste buds, and nose — and you’ll leave with a new appreciation for what’s in your cup.

Each Omakase is Unique

No two tastings are ever the same.

Our coffees rotate constantly and often include exclusive lots — such as Geisha, co-fermented experiments, and rare micro-lots you won’t find in cafés.

Every visit promises something unexpected, thought-provoking, and delicious.

Who It’s For

• Specialty coffee geeks craving depth and discovery
• Curious coffee lovers ready to learn (and taste!) something new
• Couples and friends looking for a unique sensory experience
• Anyone who wants to fall in love with coffee all over again

Details

📍 Location: Amsterdam Coffee Lab, Weesp

🕒 Duration: ±1.5–2 hours

👥 Group Size: Small & intimate for personal attention

🎟️ Booking: More info & reservations ⬇

Why Join?

Because coffee can be so much more than just caffeine — it’s chemistry, art, and emotion in a cup.

Join the Coffee Omakase Experience and taste what happens when curiosity meets craftsmanship.

Do you crave the excitement of discovering exquisite coffee flavors and captivating aromas? Don’t miss out on our exclusive Coffee Tasting Experience @ Amsterdam Coffee Lab, where you’ll not only indulge your senses but also gain valuable insights into the world of coffee. Join us for an unforgettable journey!

Join us for a fun and informative sensory experience revolving around coffee. During this experience you will: 

• Taste washed, natural and alternative processed coffee beans 
• Explore various varietals of Arabica coffee including the famous Gesha
• Discover different coffee brewing methods outside of standard espresso
  
• Savor surprising coffee mocktails 
• Try cupping coffee: sample your coffee by slurping it from a spoon, just like an expert coffee taster would
  
• Experience how sensory elements such as aroma, size, shape, and color of the coffee cup affect flavor perception.
  

Similar to how a knowledgeable wine sommelier educates you about the wine and presents it at the perfect temperature in the right glass, our master barista and flavor expert will expertly brew your coffee while enlightening you about the entire process, the origin of the beans, varietals, the flavor notes, and much more.  Envision it as a live cooking demonstration, but dedicated entirely to the craft of coffee brewing.

Fun for your brain, taste buds and nose!

More info & booking ⬇

More info & booking