Daim review (#11)

Remember Daim? For some odd reason the only time I'd have a Daim is when I occasionally used to buy a bag in the little food bit of Ikea, and it had been a while - so to remind myself of what I'd been missing all this time, I bought one.

 

I was going into this a bit blind as I had little recollection of what a Daim was. Although, as you might be able to deduce from the packet it is a thin bar almost entirely made up of hard caramel, then covered in milk chocolate.

 

And yep, this will cling to your teeth like glue. The caramel is hard, though breakable but the sheer sweetness means that a fair bit of it will stick to your teeth. It works well with the milk chocolate, which is nothing special although does have small almond pieces which give a nice bit of added flavour.

 

The caramel-toffee centre is best described as if you were to make it yourself in a pan at home and left it go hard for a while. On it's own its really nothing special at all, but the almondy milk chocolate compliments it well, and is something a bit different.

 

7/10



Rolo review (#10)

I know what you're thinking. Rolo - it ain't a chocolate bar. Aaaannd this site is called 'Chocolate Bars Reviewed', but I fancied a Rolo since I hadn't had one in ages and thought hey, since it's chocolate - why not review it.

 

 

For those unaware, Rolos are little plant pot shaped chocolates which have a gooey caramel centre. I didn't count them but there were maybe 8 or so in the packet..?

 

And you know what? They were great. So much so that I ate the lot in about 15 minutes (greedy git). Standard Nestle milk chocolate which had a good thickness to it combined with the sweet and runny caramel centre make these a real winner.

 

8/10





Wispa review (#9)

Ah, Wispa. It was here - then it went - and now, it's back.



According to Wikipedia we had to suffer without the famous Wispa for a whole 4 years, until they bought it back on a trial in 2007 and apparently as we bought so many of them, Cadbury bought it back permanently the following year.

The Wispa's a very, (to put it mildly) indulgent bar. I don't usually go into calories and sugar and fat (as where's the fun in that) but this rather modest bar has nearly half your daily saturates. It's not much more than a lot of others and worringly not even as high as some but the reason I mention this is that it just felt... overly creamy and buttery?

Let me explain. I honestly ate this before looking at the nutritional information and the best way I can describe it as being like is one of those things you eat that you can feel its unhealthiness as you eat it. It wasn't rich as such, but all that aerated, bubbly chocolate inside gave an overwhelmingly creamy and buttery taste which stood out even against the chocolate. That aside, the chocolate isn't bad, if quite sugary though is very smooth.

I don't know if I'm making any sense, and it's probably just me but it just felt so creamy and buttery to the point where that overtook the chocolate flavour, which should be the primary taste in any chocolate bar.

5/10

I'm probably mad!

Kit Kat review (#8)

I said in yesterday's review that surely everyone's had a Twix, but fair enough maybe one or two of you haven't... but - I am sure that there is no one out there that hasn't had a classic Kit Kat. (But hey, if it's a chocolate bar review type website then... I have to cover all bases - right?)

 

 

Have a break, have a Kit Kat. Well, I was on my break - and I did. It needs little explanation. Unlike the Kitkat Chunky which is one big, fat bar this is made up of four fingers which snap apart individually.

 

Inside it's more wafer than chocolate (although there are thin layers of chocolate in between) - I mean, it is a chocolate bar after all. The fingers are then covered in milk chocolate.

 

You all know what it tastes like, the wafer and the chocolate is perfect together and like the tagline says, it'ss the perfect lunch break snack. Yes, it's not the most exciting chocolate bar and yes, I do prefer the Chunky but it's a classic, and rightly so.

 

7/10



Twix review (#7)

I think everyone's had a Twix at one point or another (though I suppose that can be said for a lot of these bars, but you've got to start with the classics people!)

 

 

But... for the one person out there that's unfamiliar with a Twix, its basically a shortbread style biscuit base topped with caramel and then covered in milk chocolate. You get two fingers in a standard pack.

 

Biscuit, caramel, chocolate. Simple enough but it all works together really well. The biscuit is buttery if slightly on the firm side though this provides a contrasting texture to the soft oozing caramel which complement each other. Okay, I got a bit wordy there but in other words... it's damn good. Sometimes the more simple things are.

 

8/10



Lion Bar review (#6)

Another *shock horror* moment... I'd never had a Lion bar until the other day. Well, that had to change then...

 

 

For anyone else not in the know it's basically got a bit of everything inside. Part wafer, part Rice Krispie, part chocolate the Lion bar is then covered in Rice Krispies and more milk chocolate.

 

A Nestle bar, and a very disctintable one at that (what with that roaring lion on the packet) its not one thats going to be missed on the shelves. And taste wise? Well, actually it was really rather pleasant. In true Joey from Friends style - Wafer? Good. Rice Krispies? Good? Loads of chocolate? Goood. No minced beef or peas in sight though ;)

 

All those different parts create a great texture and although it was my first Lion bar, it won't be my last.

 

8/10

 

So until next time...



Aero Mint review (#5)

You've got to love any chocolate bar that is a luminous shade of green on the inside, so straight away I'll hand it to Nestle for that.

 

 

 

Of course, I'm talking about Aero mint. It's a chocolate bar that shouldn't really work on paper, but just does. Is it the best quality milk chocolate ever? No, but it's not bad at all and it serves its purpose well at giving the minty bubbles a thin chocolate layer. Speaking of the bubbles...

 

  

*bonus picture!* But look at that, bubbly, right? There's that luminous green filling I mentioned earlier - and it just works. It provides a fairly strong, minty tone which compliments the milk chocolate well while also leaving a fresh and minty aftertaste. It's also quite a light chocolate bar which is great, though you'll want another one straight after! It's not the world's most sophisticated or best quality chocolate bar? No, but the Mint Aero gets a solid...

 

7/10

 

 

Any other Mint Aero fans out there? Let me know in the comments. 





Twirl review (#4)

Another day, another chocolate bar review and today it's the turn of Twirl.

 

 

 

In all honesty I can't remember the last time (until this review, obviously) that I'd eaten a Twirl in it's entirety. I always remember them being one of my favourites in the tubs of Heroes you'd get at Christmas - you know, the little bitesize ones - but it's been at least a good 6 or 7 years since I've had a full chocolate bar sized one. Well, time to rectify that.

 

'The Intense Chocolate Hit' the packet claims, well I don't know about intense chocolate but an intense sugar hit was what I got. Man, this was sugary. Like, really sweet. For those unsure, inside it's kind of like a Flake but then covered in milk chocolate. I  mean I understand why Cadbury use the cheaper chocolate in a lot of their bars when it's combined with other things as often the chocolate isn't the sole thing in the bar but in the case of the Twirl it is, and it just wasn't great. In small little bite size bits I'd never noticed it but in the bigger bar it's really obvious to me.

 

Shame, as I remember really enjoying the Twirl. The sugar (while high) is roughly in line with the rest of Cadbury's bars so maybe it was just me... I don't know, I certaintly won't be rushing back for one.

 

5/10

 

So, until next time... thanks for reading.

Snickers review (#3)

Get some nuts. And that's exactly what I've done... well, I've bought a Snickers anyway. I'll be honest and admit that I'm often quite partial to a Snickers, but enough about that. I'll get on with the review.

 

If you've been living under a rock the past god knows how many years and don't know what a Snickers is it's basically a chocolate bar consisting of peanuts and a whipped nougat topped with chewy caramel all covered in milk chocolate

 

I'm gonna go off topic for a minute here and many of you will hate me for saying this but I love fridge chocolate. If it's just a standard bar or block of chocolate I'll stick it in the fridge for a bit. Okay, not so hard that it'll break my teeth when I take a bite but with a thin bar like Lindt it works really well. Now, let me give you some advice - don't put a Snickers in the fridge FOOL (in the words of Mr T). Why? Well, because you will dislocate your jaw. Or at the very least you'll spend the entire day still chewing the damn thing.

 

Best at room temperature, when the nougat is still quite tough (don't get me wrong) but the caramel oozes and it works with the peanuts so well. It's sweet - but not overly so and not in a cheap chocolate sort of way. And anyway, if it's good enough for Joan Collins or Mr. T then it's good enough for me.

 

9/10

 

Do you go nuts (see what I did there?) for a Snickers or do you want nut-thing *groan* to do with them? Let me know below, so until next time...





Kitkat Chunky review (#2)

*drum roll please...* Review number 2! You love 'em, I love 'em, we all love 'em, yes it's the Kitkat Chunky.

 

  

Now don't get me wrong, I love the standard Kitkat as much as the next person, those four breakable sticks that just snap apart satisfyingly - some people even dunk them in tea (sacrilege). But, as with many things in life - bigger is better. And thus, we have the Kitkat Chunky.

 

Like the regular Kitkat it's more wafer than chocolate bar with thin layers of milk chocolate between the wafers and then it's covered in more milk chocolate. Even so, it just works. The crunch of the light wafers and the thin layers of smooth chocolate just make the Kitkat Chunky a satisfying winning combination.

 

8/10

 

Thanks for reading everyone. Also FYI... these pictures have been taken over the past 2 weeks or so whilst I've been debating whether to do this whole blog thing so once these next 10 reviews are completed I'll promise to take some more pictures if I get the chance. So, until next time...



Double Decker review (#1)

Hey! I'm Oli and Welcome to Chocolate Bar Reviewed... let's be honest, we all like a good chocolate bar (or two) every now and then (who doesn't?) and I thought to myself - why not share my opinion with all you internet folk. You've probably eaten most of them before, loved them, hated them, whatever your opinion I'm here to share mine, hear yours and have a bit of fun while I do it. So, without further ado lets kick things off with the Double Decker.

 

An unusual one to start off with for me as (shock horror) I'd never had a Double Decker before this very day but I'd heard good things. As you can see for yourselves it's made by Cadbury and it comes in quite a distinctive purple and orange wrapper.

  

 

First bite was a strange one... it wasn't rock hard but it was pretty damn close. Not sure if the vending machine at work was operating at Antarctic like temperatures but this thing was no Mars bar to eat!

 

Inside it's made up of two distinct layers (hence the name) - the bottom one being a chocolatey Rice Krispie type substance and the top being a whipped texture. Cadbury describe it as 'nougat' - I wouldn't go that far, it had a similar taste to a Milky Way except it was a lot firmer. The bar is then wrapped in milk chocolate. Not Dairy Milk chocolate, probably a cheaper, sweeter alternative though it wasn't overly sweet.

 

Overall the Double Decker wasn't bad. Best chocolate bar ever? Nah. That said, for many people though this is one of their favourites! Perhaps it was due to it being a bit overly firm but it gets a decidedly average...

 

5/10

 

Thanks for reading everyone, and more reviews to come..!