Iain Burnett

CEO & Creative Director
Highland Chocolatier

Award-winning Master Chocolatier Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier has a passion for excellence. He creates his uniquely hand-crafted Velvet Truffles® for Michelin Star chefs, VIP gifts, and clients worldwide.  Scotland's most awarded Chocolatier, his creations are made with an exceptional fresh cream and rare island cocoa. 

Master Chocolatier Iain Burnett is an award-winning artisan with a passion for excellence. Iain creates the uniquely hand-crafted Velvet Truffles for Michelin Star chefs, VIP gifts, and clients worldwide. Scotland's most awarded Chocolatier, his Velvet Truffles are made with an exceptional fresh Perthshire cream and a rare island cocoa. The luxurious textures and flavours of the Velvet Truffles® have received over 40 awards, twice judged the Best Truffle in the World out of thousands of chocolates from 40 countries by chefs, sommeliers and food experts. Other awards include twice Best Food Service Product at Food&Drink Excellence; Gold, Silver & Bronze awards from the Academy of Chocolate; Triple Gold Star from the Great Taste Awards; and Europe’s Best Hot Chocolate Ganache.

As one of Europe’s leading truffle specialists, Iain Burnett creates bespoke petits fours for clients including Claridges, Gordon Ramsay, Albert Roux, Gleneagles, Harvey Nichols, British Airways First Class, Michelin Star chefs, Master Distillers, governments and royalty.

Iain shares insights into the art of a Master Chocolatier, flavours and textures, in guided Chocolate Tasting Flights sent worldwide with an audio link or experienced alongside Europe’s Best Hot Chocolate in the Chocolate Lounge next to his Kitchen, Exhibition and Shop.

Speaker Events

MEMBER SOCIAL: Whisky and Chocolate Tasting with Gordon & MacPhail, The Highland Chocolatier and Woven

9th Jun 2021
The perfect brand experience? According to branding agency Woven, it’s where story and product combine. The story is the journey. It’s where we, as luxury brands, talk of history, uniqueness, provenance. It’s where we build intrigue, anticipation, and a sense of prestige. The product, then, is the destination.