Kcal 215 Fat 12.2g Carbs 22.1gThis bar was certainly tricky tracking down and as far as im aware it is now out of distribution so good luck finding it folks...you will have to take my word for it :)
The Galaxy Promises Caramel follows the same premise as its hazelnut variant I reviewed a few weeks ago. The bar is compromised of Galaxy dark chocolate beneath a layer of Galaxy milk chocolate; this caramel version contained crystallised caramel flavoured bits similar to the Green & Blacks bar I reviewed a few days ago. These were distributed amongst the upper milk chocolate layer.
The bar came in a standard 40g size and split into 8 handy triangle shaped parts. Upon opening the bar I was met with the great aroma of Galaxy chocolate yum yum!
The chocolate being galaxy was inevitably sublime: as with the hazelnut variety the fusion of the dark and milk chocolate is managed excellently, the balance is just right and it provides an ultimately splendid variety of flavours.
Despite the excellence of the chocolate the actual flavouring of the bar is where it lets itself down. The caramel bits are a nice addition and are actually more flavoursome than the ones found in the similar Green & Blacks bar. The problem is that Mars were not generous enough with the caramel specks and as a result they are overpowered and lost in the rich chocolate.
Overall there is no doubt this is one great tasting bar. As I have said the chocolate is excellent however the actual flavouring of the bar is certainly a let down. If the Caramel element were more prominent this definitely would have been up there with the best of them. Unfortunately this doesn’t look like an issue that will ever be sorted and it seems Mars have pulled this bar from the market :( ... disappointing in a product that has such potential.
7.6 out of 10
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I haven't seen this one at all, but it still sounds interesting.
By the way - I subscribed to the RSS feed of your blog but it hasn't updated since the 10th (so I had a LOT of catching up to do today!).
Hi Cybele,
I hope you are well. You have had some excellent reviews recently on www.typetive.candyblog.com recently I especially enjoyedyour Lindt Easter bunny one...I have been eyeing one of them up for awhile now and your review has convinced me to purchase; I will add my review soon.
This Galaxy Bar certainly is intresting..I had heard about it a while ago and have reviewed the Hazelnut one previously in January. I actually found this in a drug store in the UK called 'Superdrug'....a rather random place to find it I know :)
I hope your well. Keep up your good work.
Jim
P.s. Have looked into the RSS problem and am trying to sort it out...unfortunately im under the cosh at work at the momment and having difficulty alone posting a review a day. Suffice to say this weekend will be a big one for 'The Chocolate Mission'..expect a new URL/Graphics/Scoring system... ;) good times ahead!
ive tried these and they are nice , its a shame mars has pulled them - typical lol not sure if you noticed tho that the bits are only in the smooth triangles (or textured but smooth i think) hence the lack of them lol? think the idea was one triangle textured choc and the other smooth with the flavour lol
I guess Superdrug isn't sucha strange place to find them , after all it stocks a whole range of food and sweets aswell as well as toiletries, much like Boots does lol
cheers
alan
Alan not many people seem to know what im talking about when I ask them their views on this range so its nice to see someone else who remembers these apart from me!
Do you know if there were any more variants than just the hazelnut and caramel ones? For some reason I always got the impression there was more than just the two ... this may just be me though!
Cheers
Jim
Hi Jim,
I have a feeling that there were a few other variants but I don't remember trying them, prob because my local supermarket seems to take an age to get new lines in, so by the time they will have got round to stocking them they were probably obsolete lol.
have you tried the Galaxy Dark and fruit n nut etc its prob in your review box if not lol im still on the fence about the Dark but am not sure why the bars are all thinner than the original!
cheers
Alan
Alan use the 'Chocolate Mission' search if your trying to find something my man...or just ask me lol heres the link to the Fruit and Nut review:
http://www.chocolatemission.net/2008/03/march-5th-galaxy-raisin-almond-hazelnut.html
it was yet another fruit and nut 8.3!! lol there seem to be alot of them!
As for the Galaxy Dark I haven't tried that one yet ... I was eyeing it up for £1 in Woolies today but I have stupid amounts to be reviewing before that (including 6kgs of goods arriving from Germany tomorrow!!) so skipped it for the minute! From what you say its not one I should really get overly fussed reviewing yet.
Cheers
Jim
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