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Kcal ??? Fat ??? Fat(sats) ??? Carbs ???Until now Hotel Chocolat had been one of those specialist brands I had simply never tried. Recommended by all…but simply a brand I had never gone out my way to purchase...all I can say now is thank god to Chocolate Mission reader Maxine who most recently went to the trouble of ordering me some herself...this wasn’t just good...this was damn good!!
Today I ventured into my first taste of the Hotel Chocolat world sampling their 85% Dark chocolate which came in the form of two 62.5g slabs. Despite only intending to eat one today (which is plenty!!) as you may later come to understand it was no surprise that by time of writing both are now gone.
Hotel Chocolat seem to be a company that pride themselves on presentation this was ever so evident with the sheer stylishness of both wrapping and bar. Both slabs were not only contained in an elegant looking cardboard covering but also sealed in another softer packaging...im not quite sure what this packaging material was but once opened an absolutely gorgeous cocoa smell was released...you could literally taste the richness of the bar before even placing it in the mouth...it smelt amazing. The bars themselves also had a certain chic-ness...bold in stature in that they were thick slabs but also sleek in presentation with a nice looking Hotel Chocolat logo inscribed. My only slight gripe was that this slab style made it nigh on impossible to split into even chunks...admittedly this wasn't the biggest of deals and its presentation overall was very good.
The pack described the bar as 'healthy cocoa solids with the tiniest amount of sugar whilst retaining a surprising mellowness and superb mouth melt'. Im not going to disagree with that!!…the texture was super smooth...I mean Lindt Lindor truffle centre smooth...YES THAT SMOOTH!! As with every chocolate I taste I let each piece melt slowly on my tongue allowing the flavour to develop. The bar had an initial dark cocoa flavour which as it melted developed to having a slight vanilla note...it had a long sweet aftertaste which was surprising due to its high solids content. I would say its flavour was smoother than the Lindt 70% I tried a few weeks back...and despite its higher cocoa content it actually tasted a tad sweeter. There are no other words to describe it other than smooth, rich, luxurious and just delicious.
Overall this is bar is just simply oozing quality in every which way. It’s presented amazingly, smells massively enticing and tastes just simply gorgeous. I simply couldn’t get enough of the super smooth texture and sensual taste...I just cant recommend this enough. Ladies and gentlemen it looks like we have a new leader of Chocolate Mission.
9.5 out of 10
Today I ventured into my first taste of the Hotel Chocolat world sampling their 85% Dark chocolate which came in the form of two 62.5g slabs. Despite only intending to eat one today (which is plenty!!) as you may later come to understand it was no surprise that by time of writing both are now gone.
Hotel Chocolat seem to be a company that pride themselves on presentation this was ever so evident with the sheer stylishness of both wrapping and bar. Both slabs were not only contained in an elegant looking cardboard covering but also sealed in another softer packaging...im not quite sure what this packaging material was but once opened an absolutely gorgeous cocoa smell was released...you could literally taste the richness of the bar before even placing it in the mouth...it smelt amazing. The bars themselves also had a certain chic-ness...bold in stature in that they were thick slabs but also sleek in presentation with a nice looking Hotel Chocolat logo inscribed. My only slight gripe was that this slab style made it nigh on impossible to split into even chunks...admittedly this wasn't the biggest of deals and its presentation overall was very good.
The pack described the bar as 'healthy cocoa solids with the tiniest amount of sugar whilst retaining a surprising mellowness and superb mouth melt'. Im not going to disagree with that!!…the texture was super smooth...I mean Lindt Lindor truffle centre smooth...YES THAT SMOOTH!! As with every chocolate I taste I let each piece melt slowly on my tongue allowing the flavour to develop. The bar had an initial dark cocoa flavour which as it melted developed to having a slight vanilla note...it had a long sweet aftertaste which was surprising due to its high solids content. I would say its flavour was smoother than the Lindt 70% I tried a few weeks back...and despite its higher cocoa content it actually tasted a tad sweeter. There are no other words to describe it other than smooth, rich, luxurious and just delicious.
Overall this is bar is just simply oozing quality in every which way. It’s presented amazingly, smells massively enticing and tastes just simply gorgeous. I simply couldn’t get enough of the super smooth texture and sensual taste...I just cant recommend this enough. Ladies and gentlemen it looks like we have a new leader of Chocolate Mission.
9.5 out of 10
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16 comments:
Haven't got around to reviewing any yet, but I am a HUUUUUGE fan of Hotel Chocolat. Their chocolate really is divine . . .
Wow... new leader! Looks like I'll have to try some of that!
Hotel Chocolat is simply amazing. I have to buy all my goodies online as there is no store as yet in Scotland. :( I've tried a lot of their products and I have never been let down. I think they're just brilliant.
This one looks like really high quality chocolate. I am not such a big fan of dark chocolate but i loke the look of the bar :)
Amanda I simply cant argue with you their...i could eat this bar everyday of the week..as you say divine!!
Pip Well it comes very much recommended!! Would be great to hear your opinion if you do get round to trying it.
Gemmaa I dont have a shop anywhere that near me either so that why I had never tried anyting until yesterday...it took a very nice Chocolate Mission reader to order me some to finally get around to trying some! Whats even more awesome is that I still have several variants of these slabs to try wooohooo!
Franzi This is certainly some high quality chocolate...its texture was like butter..just melted in the mouth!! Even if your not a masive fan of dark chocolate this is simply delightful and a must try if you can get hold of it!
Thanks for all the comments everyone would be great to ear from some of you if you get around to trying it!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did if you do!
Jim :D :D
The price has always made me reluctant to try this, but it sounds like it may be time. Thanks for the review!
Justin Hi justin...i know how expensive importing stuff can be..but if I was going to recommend that you try one bar of chocolate this year...I would pretty safely say this one..yep THAT GOOD!!
Thanks for the comment amigo!
Jim :D
Wow!! This sounds like my kind of chocolate:D..
It sounds absolut superb in every possible ways. The way you described the texture and taste almost made my tongue fall out(lol).. I just looove dark chocolate<3 Devine and pure taste all the way trough!
Thanks again for this great review of, I belive, an even greater chocolate! I most definatly will order this sometime really soon from the internet!
:)
Benedicte I really hope you do try get hold of a bar of this so you can share your own thoughts on it!
Ive sampled near on 200 bars this year for Chocolate Mission...and this is the best yet...no question!
Thanks for the comment...I hope you can tell me what you think of this bar soon!!
Thanks
Jim
I have GOT to try one of these bars!
Told you there 85% bar was the best!
I think I'm one of the only people in this planet who can't stand dark chocolate. It just tastes to bitter for me, but I may give this a go as you've rated it so highly!
Do you ever think anything will beat this Jim?
Hutchy who knows fella...its certainly set a blooming high standard though...I guess I will just have to continually work my way through the worlds chocolate bars to find out...thats the whole point of the site now eh!?
Jim
I've never heard of this stuff before, but now I've seriously got to get me some!
The salesgirl assured me this and their 85% Ghana chocolate are one and the same, but I'm still only 85% convinced. Although I'm starting to prefer milk chocolate nowadays, I'm really impressed with how HC, unlike so many, manages to produce dark chocolate as it should be -- actually not bitter and with extra flavor dimensions. That said I missed the saltiness in this (Ghana) bar and would love to try it with some added peanut butter or nuts. They must do a nutty dark chocolate of some sort.
PS I forgot to put, how amazingly smooth this was. I wonder how many hours they conch it, or whatever, to get it like that?
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