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Kcal 510 Fat 29.5g Fat(sats) 17.0g Carbs 57.0g (per 100.0g)To say I was a little bemused by this product is a bit of an understatement. 'Terry's Chocolate Orange goes Minty' constitutes of 'dark chocolate with peppermint oil' .... notice anything missing here? Kraft are obviously relying on the 'Terry's' brand to shift this product, but surely branding a product 'Chocolate Orange' and it not containing an orange flavour of any sort is a step to far?
I bought product in the standard 175.0g sphere that was broken into twenty segments. Despite being slightly disgruntled at the misleading outer packaging I could still appreciate the look of the chocolate itself. Terry's Chocolate Orange *ahem* spherical presentation really does have a uniqueness of its own - it would be silly to see any other brand try and imitate it. The chocolate was contained nicely within a foil layer - all of the pieces appeared very clean cut, with very shiny surfaces. The presence of the peppermint oil was very evident from the smell. I could detect elements of cocoa, but the aroma was largely led by the mint.
In terms of dark chocolate quality I wasn't particularly bowled over by the 40% recipe of this product. As I have referred to with many mass produced dark chocolate before the taste was very 'mass consumer friendly' ... i.e. it tasted more like unsweetened milk chocolate rather than having its cocoa flavours amplified. Although not the most strongly flavoured, the dark chocolate still provided a tasty chocolaty background for the more prominent minty flavours. The peppermint oil had a nice cool, refreshing flavour, however its dominance meant the taste was quite one dimensional. The intensity of the peppermint meant the product offered very little in the way of flavours progression - the taste didn't change whatsoever from the chocolate first entering the mouth till the aftertaste. Five segments provided a reasonable snack, though I must admit I was getting a bit bored of the product once I was near finishing it.
Overall this was a real no frills chocolate mint product. I am still a little peeved at the 'false advertising' of the 'Chocolate Orange' branding - I know it would be one wired mixture with the mint, but surely everything is worth a try. Anyway, forgetting what might have been, this product was a pretty run of the mill offering. The dark chocolate was far from offensive, but at the same time decidedly average. The mint flavouring was strong but a bit overly so, its dominance made for quite a monotonous overall taste. If your a fan of chocolate mint combinations then this would probably be a product you would enjoy, for the rest i wouldn't recommend going massively out your way to try it.
7.3 out of 10
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hey jim
i cant rememebr if we tried this, i have a feeling we did ince and wasn't all that bothered, even my sis and she lives mint chocs lol. i think mint is one of those things you have to be careful with, i think it works much better in say a Jacobs Club where its not too strong.
as you say, mint choc orange wouldve been a more interesting combination and true to the packet!
cheers
alan
Alan
False advertising if you ask me! I am not sure mint/orange would even work! but still I would have liked to have tried it!
Cheers
Jim
I got this for christmas, never got round to trying it but I do love chocolate and mint, and I adore chocolate oranges (my fave choc) so thought this could be a damn good combination.
Upon taking a bite I was infinitely disappointed to find it contained no orange flavour and that the "orange" only refers to the shape in this chocolate but then it's just a ball shape with a flat top, not necessarily an orange.
I'm not a big fan of dark chocolate but can put up with it when with a stronger taste like mint and while this is no exception I did feel the taste of the chocolate to be more bitter than most and more unnapealing.
I'm dissapointed you still gave it 7.3 given how it has nothing unique to it except the shape, which makes it an expensive alternate to the already existing, superior mint-choc choices available (after eights <3) and feel because there is no orange to be found it and that it doesn't compare to after eights (specially the milk choc ones) it shouldn't be given any more than 4 or so. Presentation/appearance is the only thing it has going. Everything else is lacking.
Actually after re-reading your article you don't particularly praise anything of it and have a few negative points about it but still give it a high score?
You have great writing skills but I think you need to learn on making the score be concordant with the review.
Ben
Thanks for taking the time to write.
I must say I disagree with you about the score though.
To be honest a 7 on ChocolateMission is about what you would expect for an average product ... this is an average product by all means. The mint and dark choc are not exceptional in any instance ... but they are still pretty standard. A 4 would suggest there is something fundamentally wrong with the product ... which there isn't.
Anyway I would take it all that seriously fella, it is only a site for fun!
Thanks
Jim
Nice review. Kraft foxed me with their 'new' advertising lol, I did not realize they owned it earlier than recently, I checked the CM reviews but not as far back as 2008. I liked this all right but while I am glad they did not mix orange and mint, I thought the base chocolate was a little boring.
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