Thursday, 31 October 2013

Lindt Lindor: Coconut


Product name: Lindt Lindor: Coconut
Purchase details: £4.50 for a 200g box (Sainsbury's)
Calories:
Unsure – estimate 77 per truffle
Country of origin:
Italy
 

Despite my previously voiced apprehension surrounding Lindt Lindor truffles (see here), I’ve actually been searching for this limited edition Coconut variety for ages. In the end, I had to call in reinforcements, so tonight’s review is thanks to my sister who finally managed to find me a box! Due to my love of coconut, I expected these truffles to be another exception to the rule in terms of my enjoyment of the brand, although I was slightly disappointed that they consisted of milk chocolate shells rather than white chocolate.


I absolutely loved the colour used for the box and foil wrappers of these ‘milk chocolate truffles with a smooth melting coconut filling’ and, due to the icy shade and white floral decoration, I actually thought they looked quite Wintry and snow-like. I do wish Lindt would put the nutritional information on the packaging, though, since I've again had to rely on MyFitnessPal for the calorie count.


These truffles had the same outer appearance as the Caramel variety and emitted a deliciously strong, milky coconut smell. On cutting into a ball, I found that the chocolate shell was nice and thick, and the white filling contrasted well with this.


When biting into a truffle, the aforementioned thickness of the milk chocolate was immediately apparent and it tasted as good as Lindt normally does, with a minimum of 31% cocoa solids and 20% milk solids.


Whilst only 1% of the product was coconut powder, this flavour was strong and tasted lovely and sweet, although the nutty element was also present. Despite my initial concern, I found that this did actually go really well with the milk chocolate and, to be honest, white chocolate probably would have been a little bit too sweet.

Aside from the flavour being really good, I was pleased that it wasn’t actually that Lindor-like in that I didn’t find it at all sickly. Maybe the curse is broken?!


I found these truffles quite greasy to touch but, in the mouth, they did have a great texture. They weren’t as silky smooth as the Caramel ones in that the coconut centres didn’t turn into puddles in quite the same way due to a slight graininess. However, the balls did still melt well and the truffle aspect did have its anticipated cooling effect.

On the whole these truffles were so milky and smooth that eating them wasn’t that dissimilar to drinking a glass of milk – they just had a more awesome flavour. I think I’m in love. 

Appearance: 9/10
Aroma:
8/10
Taste:
9/10
Texture:
8/10
Overall score:
8.5/10

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Leibniz Pick Up!: Choco & caramel



Product name: Leibniz Pick Up!: Choco & caramel
Purchase details:
£0.65 for a 28g biscuit (monstersweets.co.uk)
Calories:
138 per biscuit
Country of origin:
Germany
 

It’s time for the last of my Leibniz Pick Up! reviews, and the one I was most looking forward to trying – Choco & caramel.


Continuing the sandwich biscuit theme, this variation was most like the Choco & milch since its milk chocolate bar centre contained a hidden layer of caramel. This was represented on the wrapper by an attractive looking caramel stream, along with an accompanying product image. 


The product’s outward appearance was identical to the Choco & milch and Choco versions but I’m afraid to say that I was slightly disappointed by the presentation of the caramel. On breaking apart the biscuit, this looked like a far thinner and stringy layer than the gooey image portrayed on the wrapper, and it almost looked like some kind of orange flavoured filling.


The Choco & caramel biscuit smelt different to the other varieties which seemed to be a result of the caramel. It was quite a dark, sweet scent and was slightly odd.

Again, the biscuit used was like a sweetened rich tea, with some extra flavour added by the caramel-filled chocolate. Overall, this was a slightly sweeter offering which seemed to be due to the caramel but, aside from that, this didn’t seem to have an obvious taste or add much additional flavour which was a shame. Whilst the chocolate's flavour was still evident, it wasn't as strong as the other varieties, and this also seemed to be a result of the caramel.

 
Texturally, this variety was most like the Choco & milch due to the softer centre, but the thin layer of caramel was really slippery which meant that, when biting into the biscuit, the two layers of the sandwich slid apart. I didn't consider this to be an issue - it was just something a bit different!

The Choco & caramel definitely wasn’t my favourite of the Leibniz Pick Up! range but its combination of biscuit and chocolate, as well as a generally sweet flavour, did mean it was still pleasant.
I certainly wouldn't have any complaints about having another!

Appearance: 6.5/10
Aroma:
6.5/10
Taste:
7/10
Texture:
7/10
Overall score:
6.75/10

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Leibniz Pick Up!: Choco



Product name: Leibniz Pick Up!: Choco
Purchase details:
£0.65 for a 28g biscuit (monstersweets.co.uk)
Calories:
143 per biscuit
Country of origin:
Germany
 

Next up in my Leibniz Pick Up! reviews is this Choco sandwich biscuit.  

This product was the same as the Choco & milch variety but with a solid milk chocolate filling instead of one with a milk core.


This Choco version was represented by a deeper blue strip on the wrapper and, combined with the yellow and the red that were also present, it took me right back to my childhood with the use of primary colours.


Once again, the biscuit and chocolate both provided a pleasant smell with the chocolate edging it in terms of strength.


The golden biscuit was really crispy whilst the chocolate had the same texture as the white version used in the Pick Up!: Black 'n white – a good, solid piece of chocolate. I preferred it this way to having the soft filling that was present in the Choco & milch.


I loved how thick the chocolate layer was in this Pick Up! Choco since it provided a really chocolatey and milky flavour. It also didn’t have the same sweetness that the Choco & milch had which I, again, preferred.

On paper, this Choco biscuit wasn’t as exciting as the other varieties in the Leibniz Pick Up! range but, actually, it worked really well. I’m also loving the chocolate-centred sandwich concept rather than the more usual chocolate coated biscuit. Well done, Bahlsen! 

Appearance: 7/10
Aroma:
7/10
Taste:
7.5/10
Texture:
7.5/10
Overall score:
7.25/10

Monday, 28 October 2013

Leibniz Pick Up!: Choco & milch



Product name: Leibniz Pick Up!: Choco & milch
Purchase details:
£0.65 for a 28g biscuit (monstersweets.co.uk)
Calories:
145 per biscuit
Country of origin:
Germany
 

It’s time for the second of my Leibniz Pick Up! reviews and tonight it’s the turn of the Choco & milch variety.


This product was the same basic idea as the Black 'n white version but consisted of plain biscuit rather than chocolate and contained, according to Monster Sweets, a ‘delicious choco and milk cream filling’. The wrapper was very much on the same theme but contained a strip of baby blue, rather than black, and had an illustration of a square of chocolate and a glass of milk which, coincidentally, are two of my favourite things.


On opening the product, I was greeted by a smooth-looking, golden biscuit sandwich which had the product name imprinted on the top. Whilst the Pick Up!: Black 'n white had a white chocolate bar running down the centre, this one had milk chocolate. After initially being concerned that, somehow, the milk layer had been forgotten about, I was relieved to find that this was entirely cased within the chocolate and there was actually a lot of it.  


The main smell emanating from the biscuit was the chocolate which had a creamy and almost coconutty aroma. There were also hints of the biscuit itself within this.

The biscuit had a sweetened rich tea flavour and, whilst there was visually more of a milk filling than a chocolate one, the chocolate had quite a dark, strong flavour. Combined, the central bar was smooth, soft, creamy and very sweet. I did find it difficult, though, to pick up exactly which part of the flavour was coming from the chocolate and which bit was from the milk. However, it did seem that the extent of the sweetness was down to the milky core.

As for the texture, this was very similar to the Black 'n white, although the centre was softer due to the milk filling.

I thought this was another tasty biscuit from Bahlsen and I really enjoyed the combination of plain biscuits that allowed the main flavour to come from the centre. 

Appearance: 7.5/10
Aroma:
7/10
Taste:
7/10
Texture:
7/10
Overall score:
7.13/10
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