Kcal 85 Fat 2.6g Fat(sats) 1.8g Carbs 14.3gA mini review for a mini product. I imported this little bar (20g!) as a means of rounding up my last order from http://www.sanza.co.uk/ to a round £10 ... by telling you that Im trying to get across the point that this wasnt a bar I was very much aware of before I ordered it - I solely bought it on impulse and had never heard of it before.
The 'Buzz' bar is made in New Zealand and distributed in Australia - it described itself as 'Dairy Milk Chocolate covered marshmallow and caramel' - it sounded fair enough.
Although I wasnt expecting much from such a small bar even before I tasted it I was extremely disappointed. The bar didnt look anything special out the packet...there was a sticky residue covering the top of the bar which made my fingers feel horrible and messy - Unfortunately its smell was even worse. It had a slightly sour aroma...like gone off milk - hardly appertising!
Tasting the bar things didnt get much better - frankly it tasted horrible and cheap. The milk chocolate layer (supposedly Dairy Milk!! err I think not!) was extremely thin which made for a relatively flavourless element. The caramel was nothing like the standard in taste of any other Cadbury bar I have tasted; its flavour was sickeningly sweet and a quick glance at the ingredients showed that it was actually 'golden syrup'...im sorry but last time I checked caramel was not golden syrup. The final element - the marshmallow, was fine in texture but just horrible in taste. It had a spongy sticky feel which was at least a little unique. Despite this its presence in the bar was ruined by its cheap flavour...im normally a big fan of marshmallow but this was frankly terrible...horribly artifical in taste - disgusting!
Overall this bar has to be one of the worst I have eaten on Chocolate Mission. Cadbury's normal high standards completely deserted them here and its really no where near the standard of 99% of their portfolio. The chocolate was insignificant in proportion aswell as flavourless..the caramel was horrible and the marshmallow was not much better. Im going to stop here as I really dont want to waste much more time on this bar...take my word for it - avoid..this is one New Zealand can keep!
4.2 out of 10
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How can golden syrup be classed as caramel? Sure, they're both made from sugar and somewhat similar processes, but they're two completely different products.
It's a shame that this bar was so awful. It could taste wonderful if Cadbury would pull their finger out...
- Laura
Laura I really have no idea about the golden syrup/caramel thing...what a let down eh!
It was a complete let down...brillaint concept but flawed in implementation....booo for Cadbury!
Thanks for the input!
Jim
I love marshmallow, especially in chocolate, but this just looks so... boring!
Gemma There arent many marshmallow containing decent bars out there really are there!?? Im actually struggling to think of one to be honest :S :S :S I reviewed the Nestle Chocolate Log a while back but it was as equally as awful! One marshmallow bar you might want to take a look at is the Cocoa Deli 'Rocky Road' I reviewed it a while back and quite liked it!
Thanks for the input!
Jim
normally I really like the Cadbury chocolate and have never been disappointed after eating one of the bars but I think I won`t try this one. Maybe the company in New Zealand use other ingredients for the Cadbury chocolate?! Hope ur next bar will be better :)
Sounds pretty awful. When trying new things, I guess not all of it will be good.
Why would Cadbury skimp on what their known for doing best (chocolate)? Sounds like a plan for a disaster. Thanks for the review!
Franzi Thats a good point maybe they do use different ingredients in their chocolate in NZ...the thing is that I have had other Cadbury bars from their and they have been great...I guess this is their equivalent of the 'Freddo' we have here in UK...just a small cheap snack bar that probably dosent get too much attention from the company as the margins are probably so low. I hope my next from there is better aswell ;)
Justin Cadbury should defintely stick to what they know best...especially if they are going to put in as little effort as they did with the other ingredients here....as you so correctly put - im trying so many bars out theres gonna be duds along the way...i guess its just as equally as intresting/useful to hear about the not so good stuff anyway.
Thanks for the input everyone
Jim
Next time stick to the Whittakers Sante bars to round out the order. Or the chocolate fish if you are desparate! The Buzz bars are aimed at kids and are just sweet and cheap!
Anabels Choclate fish or Sante bars you say!? Sounds like i need to get hold of some of these! Thanks for the recommendation! If you know of any other bars I should try please dont hesitate to contact me!
Jim :D
Hey Jim, reading some of your reviews of Australian bars I think my friend may be in for a bit of a let down with some of the bars over there lol alltho some sound very nice and would love to try them :)
Alan
Alan to put it mildly some are not the best :) :) this one especially! Avoid at all costs!
Jim
Having emigrated to NZ a year ago, and "researched" this a fair bit - I can confirm that Cadbury's chocolate here is awful. I used to live off the stuff in the UK, especially Dairy Milk, but I can't stand anything Cadbury's here - maybe apart from the Energy bar.
I think they've got a higher fat and sugar content - I only eat Whittakers/Lindt/Snickers now!
Or occasionally I go to one of the "British" shops and get some proper Cadbury's! ;-)
Anon
Don't you have some bars called Cadbury Desserts though? Aren't they supposed to be rather splendid?
I have heard of this Whittakers stuff! I should really get around to trying some!
Please leave your name! And let me know about the Cadbury Desserts range I am interested to hear about them!
Cheers
Jim
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