cocolico salted butter caramel

I received a four-pack of these caramels in my February Foodie Pages tasting box.  Please excuse the horrible photograph - I know brown-on-brown wasn't the best choice, but I was too lazy for a do-over.  I have to admit, salted caramel is one of those flavours that, in my opinion, have been overdone in the past couple years (along with red velvet and pumpkin spice).  Also, given the fact that I'm just not a huge fan of caramels in general, I wasn't particularly thrilled to see these in the tasting box.

Cocolico (by Wendy Boys) is based in Vancouver, BC, and is a specialty chocolate company that makes small-batch chocolates and dessert sauces.  More information on the company's other offerings are available on their website. 

The salted butter caramels are apparently a specialty of Brittany, which is a cultural region in the northwest of France.  The website describes these caramels as "chewy, buttery...made with local cream and butter and a generous amount of fleur de sel."  

I actually enjoyed these caramels more than I thought I would.  The caramels had a creamy and buttery texture, and were not as sticky as others that I have tried in the past (you know what I'm talking about...the kind that threatens to pull out cavity fillings).  I was also expecting a strong hit of salt, but was pleasantly surprised by just a hint of salty flavour.      

Buy again?  Not for myself, but I would definitely gift these to a caramel lover.  ~C$9 for a 100 gram bag, available through foodiepages.ca.