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What with the re-emergence of the Cadbury Wispa, the Cadbury Dairy Milk Bubbly (reviewed back in February 2008 - See HERE) has taken somewhat of a backseat in Cadbury's way of thinking here in the UK.
Conversely, in the Southern Hemisphere (where the Cadbury Wispa doesn't exist I must add) the Bubbly sub-brand is being heralded as big 'new news', and has been recently brought to market in three different varieties. Today, thanks to ShopenZed I will be doing you all a two-for-one review looking at the original chocolate and white chocolate Bubbly offerings.
Both of these bars came in 175.0g sizes, and were produced in Australia. Packaging and presentation wise these both looked very nice and incorporated the usual purple Cadbury colours with some appealing on-pack pictures and branding to communicate Bubbly theme suitably. Out of the two, the white chocolate Bubbly did look the more exciting with it's uniquely coloured centre, though to be fair both variants looked pretty appetising with the bubbly textural effect on full show when the blocks were bitten in to.
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Bubbly
Kcal 533 Fat 29.5g Fat(sats) 18.2g Carbs 57.9g (per 100.0g)
'Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate with an aerated chocolate centre'
In proposition this was no different to the UK Bubbly bar, but like I have mentioned in previous Cadbury reviews on products from the Southern Hemisphere, there were noticeable differences in the taste of Dairy Milk chocolate. Starting with what was similar, the aerated texture was just as well implemented as in the UK bar and it created a pleasant sensation when melting on the tongue. In terms of the differences I detected in the chocolate, in comparison to what I am used to from the UK Dairy Milk, the taste was a little less creamy, and had a slight hint of yogurt amongst the latter stages of the melt. The cocoa volume was totally comparable from UK to Aussie recipe, though the Australian flavours were sustained less as the melt was noticeably a little thinner.
7.6 out of 10
Cadbury Dairy Milk White Bubbly
Kcal 545 Fat 31.3g Fat(sats) 19.4g Carbs 56.9g (per 100.0g)'Dairy Milk milk chocolate with an aerated Dream centre'
I have to admit I did shudder when I saw this bar included Cadbury Dream chocolate - you may recall it is not one of my favourite white chocolates - See HERE. Despite my scepticism it came as a pleasant surprise to me that this Bubbly bar actually benefited from the presence of the Dream chocolate - one day I will learn not to judge a chocolate by it's wrapper. In terms of proportions the Dairy Milk outweighed the Dream chocolate 64%:36%, so as you can imagine the milk chocolate was by far dominant in terms of the taste. With the Dream element constituting the Bubbly part of each block it actually only had a very fleeting say in the taste due to the fast melting texture. The condensed milk like flavours contributed were super sweet, but they gave the taste a little extra depth without being over bearing like Dream chocolate normally is. It wasn't a chocolate I wanted to eat in great quantities, but I actually ended up preferring it to the original variant due to the extra interest brought to the party by the white chocolate - I never expected to say that!
8.1 out of 10
Overall I am going to give up trying to predict what chocolates I am going to prefer over others, because once again I was proven totally wrong when it came to these two. Speaking of the original Chocolate variant first, in comparison to the UK Dairy Milk Bubbly chocolate it was slightly less to my preference due to there being a touch less creaminess in the taste and it having a thinner melting texture. In regards to the White variant, it seems a little funny to say how having less of something can actually be beneficial, but this was very much the case with the Dream white chocoalte in this Bubbly format. It is going to be interesting to see what I make of the third flavour from the Aussie Bubbly range - expect that review in the coming weeks.
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well that I was not expecting at all. I don't think I have ever read you say anything nice about Cadbury Dream chocolate before.
I had the white bubbly ones last week and loved it, so nice with the conflicting flavours. Although i found my self nibbling off the milk choc and then sucking the white chocolate haha :).
Im liking alot of stuff from Aus at the moment. Anything else lined up from Shopenzed soon?
I didn't know that Bubbly still existed here in the UK. Are you sure you can still buy it? I never liked it as much as the Wispa, I didn't have the same feel when it melted.
Rxxx
I just took a look at this website you get these bars from Jim. I don't get it .. do they charge the postage for each item or is it a set fee? If its for every item the postage is going to be massive.
I can't believe how big their range of Cadburys is out there. They seem to have just as many (if not more!) bars than we do, and we are the founders.
Nice review Jim. I really love your photo of the white bubbly. Im not sure how it tastes of course but it makes it look very yummy. Sorry about the football result yesterday.
Whats the 3rd flavour they get?
I like Dream chocolate in small doses but I am can never eat a whole bar of it. It's way to sickly and sugarey.
I just had a peek at what this other flavour is. I think it has some promise. I looking forward to seeing what you say about it.
Dx
I had just assumed that Cadbury stopped making the Bubbly as soon as hey bought the wispa back. It doesn't make sense that they would have both.
It still looks like they do in Tesco though
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Block_Chocolate/Cadbury_Dairy_Milk_Bubbly_Bar_181g.html
You can also buy these in smaller bars from cybercandy at the moment. I couldn't believe how different their dairy milk tastes compared to ours. I think jim has done a better of describing what the differences are than I ever could. It is noticeabley different though.
@Anonymous if you look on the shopenzed site it says the other flavour is peppermint. It will be interesting to see if it is better or worse than the aero mint.
Oh yum a mint bubbly sounds terrific.
I don't think I would bother buying either of these two. I have never see the point in the wispa because it is just normal dairy milk but with air in it? I also hate dream so I would stay well away from that.
Thanks for the reviews.
You can indeed still buy our Dairy Milk Bubbly but only in the big block format. I think they couldve done more with it in that format, added different flavours etc, esp now that Aero's are down to just a pitiful two varieties, original and peppermint. Apparantley into the 70's and even 80's they did allsorts of Aero flavours,(including Coffee!) but of course when Nestle took over they disappeared.
Cadbury Oz like putting their chocolate bars in boxes, it's quite nice I think :) I wonder what they would make of a Wispa?
@Golden Touch If you look at the ingredients list on a Wispa wrapper Wispas are actually slighty different in terms of recipe to normal DM, and of course the added bubbles/texture make for a different bar! :)
The white chocolate one is alright but I don't fancy the normal milk one that much. It isn't different enough to anything we have seen already before.
Sounds interesting, I'm actually not a big fan of bubbly chocolate, the only one I buy is Wispa Gold - more for the caramel. But the Dream one sounds nice. I think there used to be an Aero with a white centre years back.
@Phil hasn't the Wispa Gold gone now? I haven't been able to buy them for a month or so now. I think Cadbury may have run out :(
I'm a bit of a sucker for chocolates like these. I know they are only lower in calories because they have more air in but I can't help myself thinking that they are better for me than just normal Cadburys bars. It's so stupid, these companies must love the fact that we are willing to pay more for added air.
These reviews always make me feel really homesick :( I think I'm going to have to contact my friends from back home to see if they will send me some of these newer chocolates.
Failing that I have these shopzed guys to fall back on at least.
I wonder why they just didn't release wispa bars instead of the Bubbly. You would have thought that they would have seen the wispa was more popular in the UK and just ran with that.
From what I could gather everyone always used to complain about the Bubbly when it was out in this country and just demanded the wispa come back. I dunno I just would have thought that they might have thought about this in New Zealand.
The white chocolate flavour looks a bit tidy. I'm eagerly waiting to hear how good the mint one is. I think it has some great potential, I used to love Wispa Mints.
I can't be the only one who thinks that dream white chocolate if perfectly pallatable can I?
Its not the best white chocolate(Thorntons IMO) and not anything as good as dairy milk but I don't think its horrible by any means.
I'm never sure about these aerated chocolates. Alicia is right about paying more for chocolate with air in it. It seems a bit stupid when you think about it.
Cadburys should give that Dream bar a whirl over here to see how it does. I bet it is the sort of thing that would appeal to people in this country. We are severely lacking in white chocolates at the moment.
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Matthew
Well I am glad to hear you enjoyed it aswell chap. I do have plenty more things coming from NZ in the coming days. I don't want to spoil the reviews but expect a few more Cadbury and Whittakers things.
David
Well you have obviously forgotten my review of the Cadbury Dream Fingers which I wrote only a few weeks ago ;)
Rachel
Yep you can find it in the 230.0g bigger bars in certain retailers. I never percieved much of a difference between the Bubbly and the Wispa myself. Either would do me nicely.
Nick
They aren't bad on postage - it is just the one set fee for all items. The best thing to do is to send Lesley and e-mail with what you are interested in and then she will invoice you.
Lauren
Haha I was terribly upset about the footie yesterday. Such a let down after the big build up :(
Thanks for the nice words about the photography. This was another taken using the old man's camera.
Anon
I would say waite and find out but someone has said it already. Its a mint flavoured Bubbly.
Daisy
My thoughts exactly about Dream chocolate. It is horrible stuff when eaten in any large quantity, generally it is alrite though.
Duncan
Nope they still make it in the bigger bars like you found. I think the packaging has even been updated from what it was.
Paul
I don't like Cybercandy that much. Their prices are extrocinatte. You are probably better off buying the bigger bars from New Zealans. The value for money is far superior.
Emma
Cheers for spoiling the 'big' surprise :D Haha only joking, I was expecting someone to look it up anyway.
Golden
The mint Bubbly is a review well worth tuning in for. I get what you mean about the normal chocolate variant though - it is nothing you would haven't tried before if you have had the UK version.
Alan
Didn't Aero used to do an orange flavour aswell. I also have a little sneaky feeling they used to do a bar very similar to the Dream bar I reviewed - wasn't it in a blue wrapper!? Am I talking rubbish again :D
The boxes you get are very cool looking tryst me. I have no idea what they would make of the Wispa. Perhaps it wouldn't take off like it has in this country. They might just be happy with these Bubbly bars.
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Alan contd
I hadn't remember that about the wispa and the bubbly ... the bubble sensation they deliver are quite different aswell I think.
Phil
The Wispa Gold is head and shoulders above the bars we have in this country. I am rather partial to the Aero Mint though ... suffice to say the Cadbury Bubbly Mint has a lot to contend with to take the crown.
Perhaps I wasn't imagining it about this blue wrapper aero after all.
David
Yep I haven't see a Wispa Gold for ages now. I think stocks are dwindling.
Alicia
I get what you mean. It does seem awfully stupid that we pay the same amount for a wispa than we do a standard dairy milk bar. Actually ... properly thinking about it ... it does make no sense whatsoeever! I guess with the Wispa Gold you get the caramel to make up for it.
Colin
I guess because neither the Wispa or the Bubbly brand were established they had an either/or choice between launching one of the two.
When you think about it, the Cadbury Bubbly plays way more off the heritage of the Cadbury brand than the Wispa does. The brand linkage with Cadbury is as immediate with the Wispa as it is the Bubbly.
Alun
It's tidy!? Does that mean good? Wispa Mints should be the next limited edition to come out of Cadbury HQ in my opinion.
Estelle
Of course your not the only one. If you were I don't think Cadbury would continue to sell it.
Saying that, it is one of their brands that is in lower distribution compared to some of the other parts of their portfolio.
Ben
I think there are so few white chocolates in this country because it isn't all that popular. Also when you think about the brands that do play in that part of the market are pretty established. It would take a lot to break through so I'm not surprised other manufacturers don't see it as an attractive sector to get stuck in to.
Thanks everyone - I hope you all had great weekends. There are some great products coming up this week! I hope you continue to enjoy the reviews.
JIM
They did indeed do Orange, my favourite flavour out of the mint, orange and normal. They also did do a white centred one which would be alot like this Dream Bubbly. Unfortunately Nestle don't seem to have been very successful developing the Aero brand in my opinion - I know they brought out Bubbles but basically all the spinoffs (caramel, truffle etc) have failed.
Whatever you say on your comments everyone, I don't care!..LOL...what I cared a lot are these cadburry chocolates!...hmmm! really a chocolate addict!
now this looks so good :D
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