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Hi, I’m Finlay MacDonald, founder of Chocolates of Glenshiel. I’ve always had a passion for food, having grown up in the beautiful Glenshiel surrounded by outstanding Scottish producers. When I was sixteen years old, I began to experiment combining my two favourite things: delicious Scottish food and chocolate! Working away in my parents’ kitchen, I practised and practised, slowly but surely honing my skills. Now with my very own kitchen, café and gift shop in my beloved home Glenshiel, I work with a small team who share my love of – and dedication to – uniting the finest chocolate with locally sourced ingredients we discover in our day-to-day lives in the Highlands.


The story told by Finlay
Eilean Donan Castle



Loch Duich
A glen of
inspiration
I feel very blessed to live in a place as picturesque as Glenshiel – it really is a stunning setting for my wee kitchen. Its natural beauty is a constant source of inspiration as I expand our range and experiment with different flavours. We always make sure to use the best local ingredients, whether it’s locally foraged elderflower, whisky from Skye or gin from Harris. This coupled with views over the mountains and Loch Duich, I am never far from the Highland dream upon which Chocolates of Glenshiel was founded.
A WEE MAP OF OUR SUPPLIERS


Inverness

Dunnet

Isle of Harris

Grantown-on-Spey

Ballindalloch

Isle of Raasay

Portree, Isle of Skye

Dunvegan, Isle of Skye

Carbost, Isle of Skye

Glenelg

Aberlour

Blairgowrie

Arbroarth

Perth

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Isle of Jura

Isle of Arran

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Come and visit our café.
Dunnet
Isle of Harris
Inverness
Inverness Coffee Roasting
Features in Highland Roast Coffee bar and chocolate (Local and Classic Selections).
Grantown-on-Spey
Ballindalloch
Isle of Raasay
Raasay Distillery
An exciting collaboration! Check out Raasay Distillery’s Tour webpage.
Portree, Isle of Skye
Dunvegan, Isle of Skye
Loch Leven Tablet
Features in our Scottish Tablet and Milk Chocolate bar.
Skye Sea Salt
Features in our Skye Sea Salt chocolate bar, Salted Caramel and Hazelnut chocolate bar and Salted Caramels (Wee Salted Caramel Selection, Local and Classic Selections).
Carbost, Isle of Skye
Talisker Whisky
Features in our Skye Whisky chocolates (Local and Whisky Selections).
Glenelg
Aberlour
Blairgowrie
Heather Hills Farm
Features in our Heather Honey & Raspberry chocolates (Local and Classic Selections) and Whisky & Honey chocolates (Whisky Selection.
Bruce Farms
Features in our Heather Honey & Raspberry chocolates (Local and Classic Selections) and Whisky & Honey chocolates (Whisky Selection.
Arbroath
Perth
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Gin
Features in our Rhubarb & Ginger chocolates (Gin Selection).
Eteaket Tea
Featured in our Royal Earl Grey and Bergamot chocolate (Spring Collection 2021).
Glasgow
Drambuie Liqueur
Features in our Whisky Liqueur chocolates (Whisky Selection).
Graham’s Butter
Many of our chocolates contain Graham’s cream and our salted caramel is made using Graham’s butter.
Isle of Jura
Isle of Arran
Finlay in the kitchen



Meet the team
Bringing people together with chocolate
The cocoa industry is one with many flaws. Thankfully, we source our chocolate from an ethical supplier who is working hard to eradicate poverty and inequality in cocoa farms whilst empowering communities through childhood education and one-to-one support with farmers to help reshape their processes to be more efficient and safer; as well as tackling deforestation and striving towards a carbon neutral industry. To help do our part, we’ve teamed up with Village by Village, a fantastic locally-led organisation doing important work in Ghana – a country growing lots of the world’s cocoa – to help eradicate poverty and provide education and healthcare to communities in need. We asked Village by Village what we could do to help, and they told us that one of their top priorities at the moment is providing schools with clean water stations which has an enormous ongoing impact on the health of both students and staff. A proceed from each and every chocolate we sell now goes to providing clean water stations to Ghanian schools!
You can learn more about the brilliant work Village by Village are doing on their website, Instagram or Facebook.
A TASTE OF SCOTLAND
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We think your customers would love our chocolates! To find out more about stocking our chocolates in your shop or gifting them to your hotel/b&b guests, please email taste@chocolatesofglenshiel.com with a wee bit of information about your business.
Really lovely little place!
The views are absolutely stunning. I'd highly recommend a visit!

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Fun fact: today is the first official day of spring 🌷
Even more fun fact: the Chocolates of Glenshiel Spring Selection is here!
This box has a wee taste of Scottish springtime packed into every chocolate 🌼 This season’s bright and fresh flavours are:
🌸 Honeyberry & Cardamom
🌸 Blossom Honey & Pistachio
🌸 Raspberry Caramel
🌸 Carrot Cake
🌸 Rhubarb Crumble
Available now.

Fun fact: today is the first official day of spring 🌷
Even more fun fact: the Chocolates of Glenshiel Spring Selection is here!
This box has a wee taste of Scottish springtime packed into every chocolate 🌼 This season’s bright and fresh flavours are:
🌸 Honeyberry & Cardamom
🌸 Blossom Honey & Pistachio
🌸 Raspberry Caramel
🌸 Carrot Cake
🌸 Rhubarb Crumble
Available now.
This week brought *a lot* of excitement.
Our new tempering machine was delivered 🍾
This one’s much bigger than the old one and most importantly, it works properly! As you can see, the kitchen team are VERY happy it’s here. Prepare for the shiniest chocolates ever.
Now it just needs a name 🤔 Any suggestions?

This week brought *a lot* of excitement.
Our new tempering machine was delivered 🍾
This one’s much bigger than the old one and most importantly, it works properly! As you can see, the kitchen team are VERY happy it’s here. Prepare for the shiniest chocolates ever.
Now it just needs a name 🤔 Any suggestions?
A Huge Congratulations to our very own Kylie and Chris who got married in Glenelg today and had a wee impromptu coffee reception at the cafe 🎉
So much love for you both, thanks for sharing your day with us ❤️

A Huge Congratulations to our very own Kylie and Chris who got married in Glenelg today and had a wee impromptu coffee reception at the cafe 🎉
So much love for you both, thanks for sharing your day with us ❤️
Easter egg time is upon us!
We have some delicious new flavours of mini eggs joining the line up this year. We dare say this is the best Easter selection yet 👀 Head over to our website to check them out.
#chocolatesofglenshiel #easteregg #madeinscotland #shoplocal #scottishgifts

Easter egg time is upon us!
We have some delicious new flavours of mini eggs joining the line up this year. We dare say this is the best Easter selection yet 👀 Head over to our website to check them out.
#chocolatesofglenshiel #easteregg #madeinscotland #shoplocal #scottishgifts
Instead of a last-minute run to the shops, when you’re a chocolatier you have a last minute run to the chocolate tempering machine for a Valentine’s Day card.
Happy Valentine’s everyone! And a heartfelt message from Finlay to his lovely wife Heather: “To Heath, Happy Valenti”
We hope everyone has a fab day full of love and, most importantly, chocolate ❤️🍫

Instead of a last-minute run to the shops, when you’re a chocolatier you have a last minute run to the chocolate tempering machine for a Valentine’s Day card.
Happy Valentine’s everyone! And a heartfelt message from Finlay to his lovely wife Heather: “To Heath, Happy Valenti”
We hope everyone has a fab day full of love and, most importantly, chocolate ❤️🍫
Today is the 7th anniversary of the official launch of Chocolates of Glenshiel 🎂
It’s so nice to look back to where Finlay started in a cabin in his parent’s garden all on his own, and to see how far we’ve come and how many lovely new faces we’ve added to the team who all share Finlay’s love of chocolate and Glenshiel. Happy birthday Chocolates of Glenshiel!
1. A photo taken of most of the team today outside of our cafe, which reopened this morning after a winter break
2. Launch day back in 2018 with a queue of chocolate fanatics waiting for a taste.
3. Finlay and Lady Claire MacDonald at the launch.
Thank you so much for joining us on this amazing journey so far. We’re so excited to see where the next seven years takes us!
#chocolatesofglenshiel #scottishgiftshop #madeinscotland #highlands

Today is the 7th anniversary of the official launch of Chocolates of Glenshiel 🎂
It’s so nice to look back to where Finlay started in a cabin in his parent’s garden all on his own, and to see how far we’ve come and how many lovely new faces we’ve added to the team who all share Finlay’s love of chocolate and Glenshiel. Happy birthday Chocolates of Glenshiel!
1. A photo taken of most of the team today outside of our cafe, which reopened this morning after a winter break
2. Launch day back in 2018 with a queue of chocolate fanatics waiting for a taste.
3. Finlay and Lady Claire MacDonald at the launch.
Thank you so much for joining us on this amazing journey so far. We’re so excited to see where the next seven years takes us!
#chocolatesofglenshiel #scottishgiftshop #madeinscotland #highlands
Our first week back in the kitchen was a snowy one ❄️
We made Salted Caramel & Hazelnut bars, Scottish Raspberry bars and Haggis Spice bars, all hitting the shelves next week 🍫
Happy Friday!
#chocolatesofglenshiel #madeinscotland #shoplocal

Our first week back in the kitchen was a snowy one ❄️
We made Salted Caramel & Hazelnut bars, Scottish Raspberry bars and Haggis Spice bars, all hitting the shelves next week 🍫
Happy Friday!
#chocolatesofglenshiel #madeinscotland #shoplocal
📣 CHRISTMAS DELIVERY 📣
The last day for Christmas orders will be Wednesday the 18th - one week from today.
Add the finishing touch to any gift, dinner table or hamper with some handmade Scottish chocolates 🎄🎁
#chocolatesofglenshiel #madeinscotland #shoplocal #christmasgifts

📣 CHRISTMAS DELIVERY 📣
The last day for Christmas orders will be Wednesday the 18th - one week from today.
Add the finishing touch to any gift, dinner table or hamper with some handmade Scottish chocolates 🎄🎁
#chocolatesofglenshiel #madeinscotland #shoplocal #christmasgifts