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Kcal 245 Fat 12.5g Carbs 29.1g This was one of those bars I had to wait ages to try, but I finally managed to get my hands on one thanks to *The Irish Shop*, a UK based Irish firm who import their goods. So whats does the Cadbury Dairy Milk Tiffin comprise of? It is a pretty simple bar really - 'Dairy Milk chocolate with raisins and biscuit pieces'. What with the Cadbury Dairy Milk Biscuit bar now out of distribution in the UK this is about as close as your going to get to it.
As with every Irish Dairy Milk bar I received this in a 49.0g serving. As ever I really liked the presentation, the paper wrapper and foil combo looked classical and did a job maintaining the freshness - great stuff. Wrapped in the lovely gold foil the blocked pieces looked pretty appetising - I was a little disappointed at the lacking of the fruit and biscuit content though, which didn't look all that generously portioned. The Dairy Milk smelt as fabulous as ever, the sweet smell didn't fail in raising my expectations of what was to come.
In my previous Irish Dairy Milk reviews I have constantly referred to the real thickness of the Irish Dairy Milk melt. This was again present in this bar, and unfortunately again didn't prove to be advantageous. Before I get into that I must express the fantastic nature of the Dairy Milk - I can't say it often enough ... I think its absolutely fabulous for the price. It combines a rich, creamy taste with real lasting and friendly cocoa flavours ... nothing short of delicious. Personally I thought the raisin and biscuit elements didn't quite hit it off with the Dairy Milk. At the best of times raisins can have difficulty exerting flavour in chocolate, and this was very evident here due to the real thickness and dominance of the chocolate. The raisins flavours were really non-existent and couldn't muster a real influence on the taste. The biscuit element was ever so slightly more successful at generating a malty, wheaty hint to the taste, though the sheer lacking in the number of biscuit pieces really limited their impact. That said I did eat this bar in one sitting, and it certainly made for a very delightful snack.
Overall this was a bar that I very much enjoyed, however at the end of the day thought it could have been executed better. The quality of the milk chocolate was as ever unquestionable - simply luxurious. However, it was the thickness of the melt that really rendered the limited presence of biscuit and raisin elements quite meaningless as they really struggled to contribute to the overall taste. To be honest I don't think this is a bar I will be rushing back to try again anytime soon, though being a Dairy Milk fan I am really quite glad I have finally been able to review it. It isn't the best, but worth a look at if you enjoy your Cadbury products.
7.8 out of 10
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This sounds quite nice, It's like a scaled down version of the Yorkie biscuit and raisin which I happen to find quite an alright bar, and because it's Cadbury chocolate, it can't be worse than the Yorkie!
I reckon if I ever saw this or maybe even one day while I'm browsing I may actually try this bar.
I think I'm going to have to try the Golden Crisp Irish Cadbury first though, that looks rather yummy,
Nice review Jim, cheers!
This sounds quite nice, It's like a scaled down version of the Yorkie biscuit and raisin which I happen to find quite an alright bar, and because it's Cadbury chocolate, it can't be worse than the Yorkie!
I reckon if I ever saw this or maybe even one day while I'm browsing I may actually try this bar.
I think I'm going to have to try the Golden Crisp Irish Cadbury first though, that looks rather yummy,
Nice review Jim, cheers!
James V
I would definitely try the golden crisp first! Though saying that you might as well get one of these whilst your at it ... you never know could be to your taste better than mine!
Thanks
Jim
Haigh!!!! I'm Irish and I eat Tiffins aaaaall the time(approx. 2-3 bars a day)! It is quite mortifying that they aren't available in the UK! Coming from a connoiseur of Tiffin, there is a trick.
the trick comes down to buying the right bar of Tiffin. Before buying the bar u should turn it over and feel the underside with ur fingertips. If it feels quite bumpy through the paper then theres gonna be a lotta biscuit so its gonna be a good bar of Tiffin! On the other hand, if the bar is ..too bumpy, shall we say, the bar consists of too much biscuit and too little chocolate. It all comes down to a matter of experience, when one knows what a good bar of Tiffin tastes like, one knows what a good Tiffin feels like!!
Eventually I began to recognise a cycle, where for a few weeks the bars would be very bumpy as they would be the first of a fresh batch, and week by week they would become choclatier with less filling as the batch comes to its end and it is time to replenish those Super Biscuity ones with which the cycle began!
Little Hannah
Boy you do know your Tiffin bars don't ya!
Some nice tips in there! Thanks for sharing them with us!
Cheers
Jim
My sister and I were quite taken with this one, we have yet to try the mint crisp or golden crisp, but this was very nice. The Irish Dairy Milk is different to ours, and is rather pleasing. This should be available in the UK! In fact it was available in the UK under Fry's/Cadburys (I looked it up lol) back in the 60's. But as often is the case it must have been discontinued :(
Alan
Hmm I wasn't quite as impressed with this one as you were. Each to their own I guess. I must say I am a huge fan of the Irish Dairy Milk though. Look forward to hearing your views on the Mint Crips and Golden Crisp ... delicious both of them!
Thanks
Jim
Lol I know what you mean, i do agree with what you say tho - and i partly wish that all the irish bars had bigger squares - they seem like little minature ones lol. I quite like fruit n nut tho and your not such a fan so thats prob partly why you didnt enjoy this as much. lol
Alan
I thin kthat this is a sensible conclusion to come to. Just a case of individual tastes.
Cheers
Jim
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