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Kcal 330 Fat 17.4g Fat(sats) 11.1g Carbs 39.7g Firstly apologies for a lack of update yesterday - I worked late and subsequently didn't get time to have any chocolate...shocking yes I know.Following on from the Original Yorkie bar the other day I thought it best if I finish off the current range so today I opted to munch by way through a Yorkie Raisin & Biscuit - this variant includes pieces of shortbread like biscuit and of course raisins. This bar although exactly the same size as the original bar weighs in slightly less at 61g which is obviously accounted for by the lighter biscuit and raisins.
The bar was similarly split into five massive chunks though these did not break cleanly as the inclusion of the raisins weakened the bar in sporadic places...this meant unfortunately that the bar broke off in rather unfortunate sizes...some huge and some titchy - not overly impressive. Smell wise there was no evidence of the added ingredients; nothing that I could detect anyway, and it merely had the same slight chocolaty smell of the original.
Though distributed quite generously throughout the bar the raisins had little or no effect on the actual taste. In essence all they mostly did was add a rather random chewy texture which I honestly didn't enjoy overly. The biscuit pieces were also quite generously dispersed; and although adding a slightly cereal type taste I found them to be too light in actual constituents to add a meaningful flavour or texture. The chocolate was of the same standard of the original bar and there was no evident difference - a little uninspiring.
Overall this bar was slightly disappointing in my eyes. Due to its large nature, like the original variant, it will fill many an empty stomach and will leave the consumer in that instance quite happy. However that taste is really not as forthcoming as it should be and despite not ruining the bar in any manner its simply not as flavoursome as you would assume...it should be bursting with a fruity/biscuity hit but I feel it really falls short of its potential.
7.3 out of 10
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This used to be one of my favourite bars (though I havent had one recently). I agree the chocolate is possibly too chunky and you cant really taste the biscuits inside.
Hi thanks for your opinions - I think theres really a big gap in the market for a good quality chocolate bar with buscuit in at the minute since Cadburys delisted their bar.
Maybe Galaxy should give it a go!? Lets hope so anyway.
They don't make Dairy Milk with Biscuit anymore? Boooo! :(
I rather like this bar, I seem to remember it had a greater number of divisions when I ate it as a kid which helped it feel like the substantial bar it is. My main gripe is that while most places stock the original version it can be harder to pick one of these up.
Saz - It really is a big bar...I remember feeling so full after eating this one (which is a bit rare for me im a greedy guts lol!)
Its very true what you say this is so hard to find compared to the ease of the original. I guess the fruit and nut end of the market is sewn up by Dairy Milk and Galaxy but this is a seriosuly good bar that should be more avalible than it is.
Thanks
Jim
I just had one of these for a morning snack and have to say that I rather enjoyed it.
I have to disagree with you on the texture provided by the raisins as I found it to be quite pleasant and a good addition.
I really love the chocolate as well and will also say that the biscuit was a bit too light.
However this did not spoil it for me and I found the bar very satisfying and yummy.
James
P.S. I also had problems with the breaking of the bar and found it to be really tricky to break it into even pieces, ending up with rather chocolatey hands.
Ususally I like the chewy texture raisins give to chocolate bars, but not in this case. You're right, Jim, the addition of raisins and biscuits did nothing for this product, in fact, I think it took something away. The thick blocks of chocolate that Yorkie provide were left wanting because of the extra ingredients - which were all pretty tasteless. I'd choose the original over this any time.
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