Kcal 235 Fat 11.4g Carbs 30.5gToday im reviewing yet another imported product courtesy of my friends at Sweetstall. Todays offering came in the form of the South African bar the Nestle Peppermint Crisp. This bar is a combination of 'Peppermint cracknel coated in milk chocolate' and came in a pretty substantial 50g serving - it cured my chocolate pang thats for sure.
As you can see in the picture above this bar offers a pretty unqiue proposition. The mint cracknel is actually formed by very thin straw shaped sugar strand-like pieces. These sugar straws were very prominant in colour and were strikingly green - this combined with the nicely seperated chocolate blocks made for a nice looking and interesting bar. The bar came foiled wrapped which ensured and maintained a nice fresh smell to the bar...it wasnt suprising the smell was very minty and only had a slight cocoa edge.
To be blunt the milk chocolate in this bar was very average. In terms of texture it did a nice job as a coating chocolate, offering a slightly crisp initial bite but one which melted at a nice rate in the mouth to reveal the centre flavour. Its hard to describe its flavour as it was so largely dominated by the peppermint - by and large though it had a sweet milky taste which was neither fantastic or disappointing...just purely average.
The intricate sugar cane based centre made for a very distinctive centre texture. Initially biting through the chocolate the centre had a initial sharpness and crunch to its build. Once slightly crushed and moistened though the centre quickly became quite chewy and was a complete contrast to its initial texture. Its flavour was very strong and heavily rooted in the peppermint oil ingredient...despite its main constituants being sugar its strong mint flavour avoided it being sickly...this bar was incredibly moreish and had a nice fresh minty taste.
Overall this is a high quality tasting mint chocolate bar that certainly offers someting different with its unique centre texture. The fresh peppermint flavour was hugely dominant and heavily overshadowed the taste of the chocolate...a little too much if we are getting picky! I would definately recommend this bar if your a fan of mint chocolate - this could be heaven in chocolate bar form if thar is your get up. A nice bar that deserves a try if you like the sound of it...just watch your mouth on the initial sharpness of the centre...we wouldnt want a chocolate related injury now would we ;)
8.3 out of 10
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15 comments:
This sounds really good. It's tough to find a decent peppermint pairing with chocolate. Thanks for the review!
I really enjoy all kinds of mint chocolate, so this looks very tasty to me. :)
Justin & Gemma Its pretty safe to say if you like mint chocolate your going to like this bar...its texture is like nothing I have had before...its not everyday you get to say that in a market where products are getting more and more similar. If you guys ever get a means of trying it I really suggest you do so...if only to see the glorious green centre :D
Thanks for the comments :D
Jim
I wonder if this is similar to the Bitz bar... do you remember those?
Pip Hi Pip I cant say I do!?? You got any info on it? When was it last around?
Thanks
Jim :D
This looks tasty. I've been eating chocolate mint straws with iced tea lately.
That center looks so good!
Looks crumbly and cookie like. I bet with a quality top coat this bar would have been great.
Jeanna Hi there. Mint straws eh they sound interesting - I wish it was hot enough in the UK to be drinking Iced tea :) I hope its Lipton btw ;) Sounds like a bit of a fan of minty things if you get to sample this bar let me know what you think.
GiGi The chocolate is a bit average indeed...a bit of high quality choc and this bar could your really be a top bar....the peppermint flavour is luckily the strongest element so it wasnt too much of a problem though. I realised today I havent tried many chocolate mint bars..but this is defo up there with the best of them.
Thanks for the comments guys
Jim :D
Jeanna Hi there. Mint straws eh they sound interesting - I wish it was hot enough in the UK to be drinking Iced tea :) I hope its Lipton btw ;) Sounds like a bit of a fan of minty things if you get to sample this bar let me know what you think.
GiGi The chocolate is a bit average indeed...a bit of high quality choc and this bar could your really be a top bar....the peppermint flavour is luckily the strongest element so it wasnt too much of a problem though. I realised today I havent tried many chocolate mint bars..but this is defo up there with the best of them.
Thanks for the comments guys
Jim :D
The Bitz bars were around in the 80's. The taste was very similar to matchmakers except they were in a bar
http://www.chocolatereview.co.uk/individual.asp?ID=118
I used to love them.. the orange was was yummy too!
Will do. The straw things are very thin wafers by the York Peppermint Patty people. (Try saying that real fast.) Just had a tall glass of iced tea and a few York straws before bed.
What do you mean it's not hot enough?
Humid, floods, and tornadoes here.
Pip Those Bitz bars look really tasty. From what I hear they are quite like Matchmakers?? Thanks for taking the time to post that link its always great learning about old bars that people used to like...fingers crossed it comes back eh!?
Jeanne Thats some crazy old weather you have...unfortunately here in the UK its just cold and wet :( :( its supposed to be our summer aswell....means we are more inclined to be drinking warm tea rather than the iced version....oh theres always hope. I have had a look for those York straws on the internet...they look awesome. I thought the original NY PP was pretty damn refreshing and I bet they are too.
Thanks for the comments guys - always great to hear from you all :D
Jim
IMO Australian peppermint crisps are superior to South African peppermint crisps because the chocolate is a nicer quality.
Foodycat I havent come across the Australian peppermint crips though it sounds good! Definately worth getting onto my suppliers about this one as the SA bar was so damn good.
Thanks for the input - i dont think you have commented before :D always great to hear from new people :)
Thanks
Jim :D
" Foodycat said...
IMO Australian peppermint crisps are superior to South African peppermint crisps because the chocolate is a nicer quality. "
no way, can't believe you could say such a thing! i live in the uk and my family live in south africa, i go there each year and the south african peppermint crisps are what i look forward to, yes the mint sometimes gets stuck in your teeth but they're amazing!
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