Whittaker's Rum & Raisin Chocolate Block (250g)

Whittaker's Rum & Raisin is a 250g block of 50% cocoa dark chocolate with California raisins and a rum flavour. The listing says it is made in New Zealand, and it describes the brand as famous since 1896. It is a grown-up Kiwi chocolate gift: richer than creamy milk, familiar to people who already know the flavour, and easy to hand to someone who likes a traditional block at Christmas.

The wording matters. Say rum flavour, or rum and raisin. Do not describe the block as an alcoholic product, and do not invent an alcohol percentage. The raisins are California raisins, as the listing puts it, in 50% cocoa dark chocolate. That is the flavour. It suits dads, grandparents, a host gift, a Kiwi living overseas who still asks for this one, and a small thank-you that feels more considered than the default milk block.

Picture Christmas lunch, with the milk chocolate going around the kids and this block staying nearer the people who want the raisins. Or a parcel to a parent who moved overseas and still mentions rum and raisin when chocolate comes up. Two photos are on the listing, so two photos are on the page. The gift is the block, not a story about a distillery.

Made in New Zealand, per the listing. A 250g block. 50% cocoa. Those details are enough to choose it. It is an old-school favourite in the sense that the flavour has been part of the Whittaker's range people recognise, not because this page is adding a history the listing does not give beyond famous since 1896.

Amazon lists this block as non-returnable. The seller on the listing is Square Deals Pty Ltd, a third-party reseller, and the delivery window shown there ran from late October into mid November. Order it early if you need the chocolate for a birthday, a host gift, or Christmas. For Whittaker's Rum and Raisin, a New Zealand chocolate gift, or gifts from NZ with a more traditional flavour, this is the single 250g block.

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