Smashing Pumpkins x Vosges – The Mellon Collie Sessions

The packaging was breathtaking, and the chocolates tasted fantastic. Well worth the price.

I think it’s important to put jay as much thought and quality control into the flavors of your product as the design and story. I was in tears as my husband unwrapped this gorgeous artwork and feature. Only for the excitement and anticipation to absolutely plummet upon tasting. Can we have a do over?

I happened to come to chicago to see a performance at the Lyric Opera House featuring Billy Corgan from The Smashing Pumpkins. There was a very sweet lady sitting next to me who said she had won her tickets by purchasing a commemorative box set of chocolate for the event. She couldn't stop raving about how good the chocolate was. I decided to purchase the set mostly to support the local community I was visiting. I could not have been more impressed with the presentation and the products I received. I would recommend this place to anyone, anywhere!

Beautiful box set! The poster is amazing and the chocolate was delicious. I only wish that each chocolate was different.

Three delicious options inspired by the Mellon Collie album. The gift set comes in a beautiful box with artwork inspired by the album, that will make a good memento. Very recommended!

Holy holy.

That’s it, folks. All other chocolate is forever ruined and will never measure up to this. Pinnacle.

I remember my first taste of Vosges chocolate eons ago. It was the Mo’s Dark Chocolate Bacon bar and I thought that was the chocolate to end all chocolate. Boy, was I wrong.

The packaging — GORGEOUS. It comes with a large poster of the cover art, which I’ll have framed. It is my main accent color, so it’ll go nicely in the living room. If you look closely, the main Star has a tattoo of the Madame ZuZu’s logo. Impeccable tie-ins everywhere.

The chocolate. Holy smokes.

The 1979 bar tastes like good Midwestern childhood memories from the early 80s. It’s the only way I can describe it, and if you know you know. This is some s’mores by the fire next to Lake Michigan eats. Apropos. This would make INCREDIBLE s’mores, come to think of it. I will be ordering a ton of these in single bars and squirreling them away in the freezer for future moments of joy and reminiscing. 🥨

The Tonight Tonight bar is interesting. I’m not a fan of white chocolate (we all know you aren’t real chocolate, so quit playin’) but this doesn’t have that crappy white chocolate taste that all white chocolate seems to have for me. Blue matcha is made from butterfly pea flowers, unlike green matcha, and it’s just so lovely and lightly earthy. There’s a fresh zip to it from lime that adds brightness and isn’t one of those overwhelming elements — just enough to sparkle. And then pretty silver edible stars. ✨✨✨

I nommed down the extra Zero bar that I ordered along with this set immediately upon receipt. The flavors are so delicately woven throughout. A taste of tart sweet raspberry here, the exalted smokiness of the black tea creeps by like a ghost and lingers, then the perfect bitterness of the dark chocolate. All of it smoother than silk, dramatic af. I want to melt this for drinking chocolate. Absolutely ethereal.

I hope these will stay in the Vosges lineup in some form for a long time to come. The flavors and textures are so thoughtfully crafted and perfectly paired.

First, the good. The packaging is gorgeous, the entire idea of a chocolate paired with music is fun and worthy of celebrating, and the craftsmanship of the bars (the edible stars!) is beyond reproach. I couldn't wait to order this set for my chocolate lovin' genx hubby who hasn't shut up about Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness since the day I met him. Unfortunately, the shipment was several days late, so it didn't arrive when scheduled, giving the ice block included inside ample time to melt and water damaged the box. He's a fan and still plans to keep the box, but it's all wrinkled in the back, not a major deal but paying a premium knowing it arrived damaged was a bit of a disappointment. The real bummer is that the bars aren't very tasty. The matcha bar was very grainy and wasn't very good. We paired it with a hot beverage to help with the mouthfeel but ultimately we didn't eat it, even though it was gorgeous. I'm a former team member at Whole Foods Market, and I've even visited a vogues store on a trip to Seattle. We're big fans but these were a miss on the execution side of things. Just some feedback from a user, thanks for a fun experience that needs a little more fine tuning.

Amazing flavors and a thoughtful collaboration. I enjoyed the 1979 the most, but the Zero is also amazing. I bought this as a gift for my wife, but I added two bars to taste test before I gave it to her. The packaging is a true work of art.

Beautiful presentation, the packaging is display worthy! The chocolate is complex, has a variety of flavor profiles and was very fun to open and experience. I loved the pretzel marshmallow the most.
I think this is a wonderful treat for the Pumpkins fan in your life!

Love the packaging and chocolate for this legendary band. Love the collab!

They place the ice pack directly onto the collector box, then seal it with insulated wrap. Once it sweats and melts, it soaks and swells the cardboard. The water stain, warping, and peeling greatly affects the collectable's appearance and value.
Not well thought out; hopefully they find a better method of packaging in the future.
Would recommend purchasing shipment protection, as they were the ones to resolve the matter.

Vosges never disappoints and what a lovely surprise! I found these when ordering my holiday advent calendar, so naturally; I ordered one of these beautiful sets for myself and one for friends as we just purchased tickets to see The Smashing Pumpkins! It is absolutely beautiful and comes with super cool poster and the chocolate bars are unique and delicious….. even for vegan chocolate! If you’re a SP fan, order this!

Such a cool gift for a Smashing Pumpkins fan! They were blown away by the packaging. Some of the flavors were better than others but the overall experience was really cool.

Flavors do not work together except pretzel. Very surprising.

The chocolate was delicious, and the packaging was exquisite. The poster was so fun, and is framed a d hanging on our wall.

Excellent Quality Product With Some Minor Critiques. For this price point i would have expected somewhat nicer packaging, Chocolates were in plastic wrap. Would have expected foil

I purchased The Smashing Pumpkins Gift set for my daughters. They absolutely loved it. I was told that it was the best present that they ever received! (PS. They’re adults. 😉).

Got this for my husband for Valentine's day. He's been a lifelong Smashing Pumpkins fan. This was our 18th Valentine's Day together and it was the best thing I ever got him. The chocolate goes without saying. Vosges is ALWAYS amazing.

The artwork was incredible, which is why I was willing to shell out $85 for 6 chocolate bars. The chocolate itself was incredibly disappointing. 1979 Dark Chocolate Pretzel Bar had stale marshmallows and mini pretzels half-hazard tossed in some gritty dark chocolate. Tonight, Tonight Vegan White Chocolate Matcha Bar was gritty to the point of being inedible, I didn't taste anything other than gritty matcha. ZERO Raspberry Black Tea Dark Chocolate Bar had a lot of promise, but again, more gritty chocolate and the smoky tea notes took over the entire bar.

All in all, I'm happy I have the poster, but would not purchase again.

This was such an awesome collaboration, especially when it came to the packaging. I can’t wait to give this to my husband for Valentine’s Day.

The whole collaboration was put together beautifully! Smashing variety of sweets and melon collie memories of the years I’ve spent through my pre teen adult lifetime listening to this album.