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Individually wrapped chocolates change the maths. Each piece is its own small gift, which means one box can be shared out across three or four stockings without anyone feeling short-changed. A wrapped praline tucked in beside an orange and a paperback reads as considered rather than filler. It also solves the problem of the mixed household, where one person wants dark chocolate and another will only touch milk.

The third is presentation. A well-made boxed selection reads as considered on its own, without needing a vase or trimming. It travels by post if you are apart on the day, and it arrives intact rather than needing water within the hour. For a couple spending the evening together, it doubles as something to share after dinner.

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The finish is what makes it feel like thanks rather than habit. These chocolates are handcrafted in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, where Mary Ann O'Brien founded the company in 1992, and a single-origin dark or a hand-finished praline carries that through better than a supermarket box picked up on the last morning.

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