Orla Kiely Chocolates
Lovely gift from friend visiting from Dublin. Wish I had taken a picture of the box. Perhaps tomorrow?
The chocolates in order from left to right, top row first:
Lemon Sorbet-- Lemon truffle center in white chocolate. Not much lemon flavor here, just lots of creamy white chocolate. Tasted half and didn't finish the rest. Just alright.
Earl Grey-- No taste of tea or Earl Grey's distinctive bergamot. Just tasted chocolatey. Again, just alright.
Creme Brulee-- Vanilla center truffle in milk chocolate. Meh. No caramelized sugar taste or crunchies, not even a pronounced vanilla bean look, taste, or smell. Again, tasted half and didn't even bother to finish it.
Salt-- Salt caramel in dark chocolate. Finally, a winner! The saltiness worked very well with the creamy caramel and rich dark chocolate. Yum.
Butter Praline-- Best of the bunch. True, full, and rich hazelnut flavor. The texture and taste all gianduja aspire to. My roommate and I agreed that it was a good thing we didn't have a box full of just these.
Double Chocolate-- Basic chocolate truffle. Faily yummy, as all of it was eaten.
Almond Cafe-- Decent coffee flavor, ending kind of peanut buttery though.
Cross-posted to candyisawesome
The chocolates in order from left to right, top row first:
Lemon Sorbet-- Lemon truffle center in white chocolate. Not much lemon flavor here, just lots of creamy white chocolate. Tasted half and didn't finish the rest. Just alright.
Earl Grey-- No taste of tea or Earl Grey's distinctive bergamot. Just tasted chocolatey. Again, just alright.
Creme Brulee-- Vanilla center truffle in milk chocolate. Meh. No caramelized sugar taste or crunchies, not even a pronounced vanilla bean look, taste, or smell. Again, tasted half and didn't even bother to finish it.
Salt-- Salt caramel in dark chocolate. Finally, a winner! The saltiness worked very well with the creamy caramel and rich dark chocolate. Yum.
Butter Praline-- Best of the bunch. True, full, and rich hazelnut flavor. The texture and taste all gianduja aspire to. My roommate and I agreed that it was a good thing we didn't have a box full of just these.
Double Chocolate-- Basic chocolate truffle. Faily yummy, as all of it was eaten.
Almond Cafe-- Decent coffee flavor, ending kind of peanut buttery though.
Cross-posted to candyisawesome