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Kcal 255 Fat 14.6g Fat(sats) 9.0g Carbs 27.7gThe confectionery market is such a busy place with new and exciting products popping up all over the place, its sometimes easy to forget the classics that have been with us for decades. It came to my realisation yesterday despite having reviewed some of the more obscure products on the current market, I had somewhat neglected some of the older time classics.
Today for the first time in a long while I went to the shops and I bought a 49g bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk...no truffle centres...no peanut butter...no fancy biscuit elements in sight...just a plain old milk chocolate bar.
Cadburys have recently just changed their packaging too more subtle matted textured wrappers. Personally I don't care too much, but I must admit they do look a bit more appealing and classy than the previous slightly dated looking foil wrappers.
Opening the wrapper, the Dairy Milk aroma quickly became evident - I think anyone whose had a Dairy Milk bar before will be able to relate to that extremely distinctive Dairy Milk smell, a creamy cocoa scent...gorgeous.
I ate the bar block by block letting each melt in my mouth slowly. It had a silky texture that melted at just the right rate in the mouth, releasing its creamy flavour but avoiding being pro-longed in its presence - something that is often the case with more waxy textured bars that just seem to stay an unmelted lump in the mouth. The chocolate melted at such a nice rate that chewing was unnecessary and sucking on the block alone allowed it to release its full flavour.
Flavour wise I think its universally agreed that Dairy Milk has a distinct taste. Dairy Milk's big marketing claim is that there is "a glass and a half of full cream milk in every half pound"...and I'm not going to argue this is untrue. The taste...its simplicity in itself...Cocoa routed creamy goodness...and in every bite...in a word..Delicious.
Overall I cant say enough good things about this bar. Its easy to see why it gets overlooked so often by people like myself who are always chasing the new ideas in the confectionery market, but thats really to our own detriment. This is simplicity in itself - just a standard 49g bar of solid milk chocolate - a no frills, no nonsense great tasting chocolate bar. Its not the most exciting bars on the market but its up there with the best and probably will be for years and years to come. Next time your browsing the confectionery shelve why don't you ignore the 'triple nut, double caramel, nougat extravaganza bar' and just indulge in one of these; I can promise you wont regret it.
8.9 out of 10
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It's hard to fault this bar, again it's one I enjoy as part of a big bar over the individual ones.
I also have a soft spot for Irish Dairy Milk, it's quite different and I wouldn't want it to replace the original but it's nice to have both options!
Saz - where do you get this Irish Dairy Milk from? I would be really intrested in trying it?
sometimes I just want a plain chocolate bar..the CDM does the job perfectly :D
JIM
I'm in Northern Ireland so while the 'normal' ones are stocked here I am over the border every few weeks and get them then. Next time I'm over I'll get you one to review!
Saz that would be so nice of you. Thanks so much..do they have anymore irish variations of Dairy milk!? Am i correct in thinking they have a 'crispy' one? 'tiffin'? 'irish cream?'
Any info would be grand.
Thanks
Jim
I'm pretty sure they do though I've never paid attention as they don't appeal all that much, I'll investigate properly next time I'm down though :-)
Does anyone else think that the taste of CDM has changed in the last couple of months?
I've been a huge fan of it for about 40 years but I think it's changed for the worse - so much so that I've stopped buying it (shock horror).
Scruffy Hi Scruffy I dont think you have posted before so welcome and thanks for the input :) make it a habit please - the more the better.
Regarding CDM changing in taste I cant say I have noticed anything myself but im possibly not the best person to comment as I havent had a bar of pure CDM since well...April 29th lol - the demands of the site mean I have to have a different bar everyday so im very very rarely repeatedly eating bars.
It would be great to get some other peoples opinions on the matter though as it sounds as if your pallete would be quite used to what it should taste like if you have had it for the past 40 years! Anything you can pin down in particualar about the change of taste?
Thanks again for the comment - the sites updated daily so be sure to check back for the daily review published at 11am each day!
hey jim
just been to the shop and bought two new bars from cadbury - dairy milk varients - one with Carnberry and Granolla with cranberries and pieces of granolla, and the other Apricot Crumble with pieces of apricot and crumble bits!
You must try these if you get chance :)they're certainly interesting!
cheers
Alan
Alan Cheers for the heads up but Cadburys marketing department had already contacted me with some samples to review - probably going to be a few weeks before I get round to it - but thanks again for the heads up really appreciate it - I often miss these types of things :)
Cheers
Jim
no worries - actually the cranberry one would prob work well in the Bournville bar. Actually thast another thing lol did you knwo about teh Bournville variants? I havent seen them for a while, but I'm sure there was a darker version and a flavoured version!
alan :)
Alan Brrrrrh just thinking of Bournville makes me shiver!! haha na its not that bad!!
Do a search for a bar called Old Jamaica ... actually let me link it for you ....
http://www.chocolatemission.net/2008/06/june-27th-cadbury-old-jamaica.html
Bournville flavour variants are out in Australia branded under 'old gold'!!! Well worth you taking a look if they strike your fancy!
Jim
lol thats a strange title - old gold! these variants werent called that i think one was called Bournville deeply dark -60% and the other was Bournville and then the flavour whch i cant remember- it had nice paper packaging though, quite sophisticated, with teh new chcolate 'splash' design theyve got on the normal bars - they are on the cadbury website. looks like the flavour was coffee!
cheers
alan
Alan believe it or not I actually have that Bourneville bar in my review cuboard! Its been one of the ones that sat their the longest! Lol must be a few months now!
Its the Bournville Deeply Dark with Coffee! I seem to remember getting it in Sainsburys if I remember correctly!! Maybe chance your luck at your local!
Jim
aww a few months lol they're really not all that bad, i know theres deeper and darker out there like lindt but everyone seems really down on the bournville for some reason, due to it being 'lighter' maybe...it seems perfectly chocolately to me and melts fine.. lol
alan
omg..i just love PLAIN MILK CHOC!!!! and cadbury is one of the best plain chocs ever :) the aussie version anyway ;)
I finally tried this classic and am really intrigued by the differences between the version I'm used to (Indian). This one melts thicker and creamier (the other doesn't melt easily since it's meant to last in hot weather and non-A/C shops). And this has the most interesting lingering aftertaste... definitely milk-based but I can't quite put my finger on it, almost like milk powder, somewhere in between roasted and evaporated...? which I decided I like :) Qualitywise, I would say it's far better than the Indian/US versions I've had. But even so I still prefer the one I'm used to, for all its familiar flaws :)
I think I'm finally caught up now on feedback for the different British chocolate I've tried to date :D...I still want to find a Bournville Dark though to compare it to the Indian version (which I like), just to see if I find it as bad as you say it is lol.
Thea - It's often the case that people feel more comfortable with eating things they are more used to. I'm the same with the Irish Dairy Milk (which believe it or not contains more milks solids and is EVEN thicker melting!!). I know it is higher quality, but I still prefer the UK version. Thanks for sharing your views on this. keep them coming :D
JIM
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