Kcal 530 Fat 29.5g Fat(sats) 17.5g Carbs 59.0g (per 100.0g)My world tour of Chocolate has once again swung past Germany with today seeing me try yet another of Kraft's Milka range - the rather oddily named 'Happy Cows'. This bar was formed of a base of Alpine milk chocolate with splodges of white chocolate inserted into the surface...this gave the bar the 'cow' like appearance.
As standard with the Milka range this came in a 100g package - this served me for three sittings...normally I would have consumed 100g in two but due to the taste I chose to eat this over three. I must pass comment on the new 'reclosable' packaging - not only did it serve its purpose keeping the bar fresh but it also handily sealed back up with the ingenuity of the seam of the wrapper being slightly tacky...simple but effective. The design work of the bar itself was certainly unique and despite my small uncertainty at the name of the bar, the splodge theme certainly made it interesting to look at. The bar had a nice aroma that seemed even more dairy based than the original Alpine milk...the cocoa smell didn't quite come through as strongly though it still smelt damn appealing.
The divine texture that im so accustom to expect with Milka was yet again evident from the very first block I placed in my mouth. The milk chocolate melted almost the instant it hit my tongue releasing the milky cocoa nature of the Alpine milk chocolate. The Alpine milk was its usual balanced taste of milkyness and cocoa and the only slight discrepency I noted in this bar was the sweeter aftertaste that misplaced the usual subtle nuttyness. Due to 'splodged nature of the white chocolate it was not present in every block, though even in the ones that it was present it struggled to establish a real flavour apart from adding a sweetness to the aftertaste as noted above. The sweetness unfortunately soon became quite arduous and it slightly spoilt the overall flavour. The added sweetness was solely down to the white chocolate and when I actually tasted it in isolation (after some intricate operation board game like manouevers splitting it from the milk chocolate base haha!) it was very very sweet and tasted somewhat like the Cadbury Dream white chocolate...never a good thing!
Overall despite having a nice base flavour with the Alpine milk chocolate the added white chocolate did little but spoil the subsequent taste. Although largely dominated by the creamy flavours of the milk chocolate the white added an unfortunate sweetness to the aftertaste making this a slightly less attractive option when placed next to an original Alpine Milk bar. The texture, presentation and appearance of the bar are still of a high standard though I will tell you this for nothing - I will not be running to try Milka's white chocolate bar anytime soon. If your after a recommendation from me regarding the Milka range I would point you in the direction of the standard Alpine Milk. Though if you truly believe you can handle the sweetness, then this bar wouldn't be a bad shout either.
7.5 out of 10
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this chocolate bar has to have one of the best names ever haha! i would buy this just because it's called "happy cows"! maybe its my child like mind coming to the front, but a cow named, cow packaged and cow patterend chocolate bar is just superb.
oh and it doesnt sound like it taste too bad either :p
Colin This bars name is right up there as one of the most obscure....some of the bars from the Montezumas range take some beating though - check these out
http://www.chocolatemission.net/search/label/Montezuma%27s
At least the theme behind the bar shows some effort which I like to see....not like the Lily O'Briens bars which just having nothing in the way of design work and could just pass for supermarket own brand goods.
You should be able to get this in Sainsburys or Woolworths! If you give it a go let me know what you think!!
Thanks for the input
Jim
This bar has always annoyed me for some unknown reason. I only ever tried it once ages ago and it annoyed me then. It may be because a cow tried to sort of herd me out of its field once. I must admit though I used to love milka white chocolate, mainly because it is sooo sweet.If you eat a whole bar in one go you actually go temporarily insane with the sugar. Not ideal but amusing never the less.
Another one of the Milka chocolate. This one is not my fave but I think it is good for childs because of the great look of it *haha* Na I prefer the normal white chocolate and not the mix of both. But nice review. I am always happy to see that u try something from Germany :)
I think the design of the bar is great. Somehow, for me, the mixture of overly sweet white chocolate with milk chocolate is even worse than overly sweet white chocolate on its own. There's something unappealling about this even though the score wasn't too bad... Thanks for the review!
Lottie lol you always seem to have some story to share :D As I said in my review I think the Milka White chocolate is very similar to the Cadbury Dream white chocolate...so yeh its massivelly sweet! I can imagine the sugar rush would be quite something!! Maybe I will just bite the bullet anyway and see whether it does send me insane like you suggest.
Franzi You prefer the white chocolate on its own then?...hmm maybe im dismissing its quality too soon and I should try it! I havent actually seen a plain white chocolate bar of Milka before anyway so I think my opportunity of trying it might be rather limited! Since you say you enjoy it though I will give it a try if I get the chance! Im always happy trying German chocolate aswell is very rarely that its been poor quality.
Justin It was certainly annoying how the sweetness of the white choc all but diminished the lovely nutty aftertaste of the Alpine Milk...with mixes of ingredients you always hope they bring out the best in each other not the other way round.
Thanks for the input everyone much appreciated!
Jim :D
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