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Lauch & Cacao
Rows of dark, milk and white chocolates topped with almonds

Handmade chocolates, by the river Lauch

Pralines, bars and Alsace specialities: everything comes from the workshop behind the shop, following the seasons and holidays.

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Our classics

  • Coated pralines decorated with gold leaf and hazelnut pieces

    Chocolates

    €8.90 per 100 g

    Alsace hazelnut pralines

    Coated pralines decorated with gold leaf and hazelnut pieces

    €8.90 per 100 g

    Hazelnuts roasted in the workshop, ground with caramelised sugar, then coated in milk or dark chocolate. Our most popular chocolate.

    Allergens: soy, milk, tree nuts

  • Gloved hands scattering dried fruit over a chocolate bar before it sets

    Bars

    €7.90

    Fruit and nut bar

    Gloved hands scattering dried fruit over a chocolate bar before it sets

    €7.90

    Dark chocolate scattered with almonds, pistachios, orange peel and raisins, placed by hand before it sets.

    Weight
    110 g

    Allergens: soy, tree nuts

  • A gift box filled with truffles and colourful chocolates

    Gift boxes

    €26

    Box of 24 chocolates

    A gift box filled with truffles and colourful chocolates

    €26

    Pralines, truffles and ganaches chosen by Élise, packed in a box tied with a ribbon.

    Weight
    250 g

    Allergens: soy, milk, tree nuts

  • A jar of chocolate spread lying in cocoa powder, surrounded by hazelnuts

    Spreads and drinks

    €9.50 a jar

    Hazelnut spread

    A jar of chocolate spread lying in cocoa powder, surrounded by hazelnuts

    €9.50 a jar

    Hazelnuts, milk chocolate and a little sugar: that's all. No palm oil.

    Jar
    250 g

    Allergens: soy, milk, tree nuts

All our chocolates

Chocolate being spread with palette knives on the marble to temper it

Everything comes from the workshop

Behind the shop, a twenty-square-metre workshop and a marble table. That's where Élise tempers the chocolate, moulds the Easter eggs and tops every bar, by hand.

We make small batches, often: what you see in the window was made this week.

About us
  • Handmade in Colmar
  • Allergens listed
  • No palm oil
  • Holiday orders

What our customers say

The hazelnut pralines are the best I've had in Alsace, and they let you taste before you buy.

Martine K. · Saturday regular

We've ordered our end-of-year gift boxes here for three years: on time, and our clients ask for more.

Julien H. · accountancy firm

The Easter workshop with our children: two happy hours, and eggs they were proud to bring home.

Sarah et Thomas · family workshop

The shop

Neighbourhood map: the shop on Rue des Tanneurs, by the river Lauch

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Colmar

Rue des Tanneurs
68000 Colmar
Directions

Getting there

On foot: five minutes from Little Venice, along the river Lauch.

By car: Lacarre and Montagne Verte car parks nearby; the centre is best explored on foot.

The shop is step-free; the workshop, upstairs, is not wheelchair accessible.

News

  • The bredele are here

    Shortbread, cinnamon stars and gingerbread men: the Christmas season begins.

  • New bar: the mendiant

    Dark chocolate and hand-placed dried fruit: the bar you've been asking for.

  • Tasting workshops are back

    One Saturday a month, an hour and a half to learn how to taste chocolate.

All news

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