Who we are - the story of Charleys Chocolate
From Banana Farm to Chocolate Paradise: The Charley's Story In 2012, Lynn and Chris Jahnke saw possibility where others saw just a run-down banana farm. Today, that vision has transformed into Charle
Charleys Chocolate art
Charley's support for art Charley's is keen to support the local arts community of Mission beach. Our chair has sponsored sevel rounds of the bi-annual 'Green' exhibition at the Mission Beach Atrs cen
Charley’s – our guide to matching chocolate and wine
In 2021 our food and wine expert Fred Schilling said: ‘The essence of matching food and wine has a lot to do with ensuring that the food is less sweet than the chosen wine. If tannins (think of the m
Explainer - Craft chocolate, cocoa varieties and flavour profiles
Cocoa varieties explainedThe three main varieties of cocoa are Forastero, Criollo and Trinitario. Forastero is 80–90 per cent of world production. The Criollo variety is rare and considered a delicacy
Tasting Charley's chocolate - explainer
Just as you are advised to swill your wine in the glass, sniff it and then sip it, tasting chocolate is similar. When you open a bar of our high-quality single origin chocolate our advice is: admire
July in Mission Beach via The Ghan - tourism
This is my latest visit to Charley’s at Mission Beach. This time via Adelaide, Darwin and then Mission Beach. Mission Beach village – finally completed. It’s looking good; lots of trees and the shop