Jameson's Ruffle, Thorntons Moments, Chocolate Coma

alright.

these are belated updates.

i had this (Jameson's Ruffle) on sunday:



not particularly impressed - it was interesting; the raspberry + coconut was definitely not a mix i'd tasted before - and since i'm not a huge fan of coconut at all, i probably won't try it again. i'm just confused about this. the wrapper was bright and really pretty, and i had expected something... well, ribbon or ruffle like. i suppose maybe the inside was a tad ruffle-y, but... meh. anyway.

it just seemed kind of crumbly to me (and i am fast learning that i like smooth and/or crisp... crumbly/dry doesn't do it for me at all). i give it a huge, apathetic meh.

alright, now onto the thorntons moments:


these took me about 3 days to polish off (disturbing, i know.). the reason being that i started off with the orange chocolates, figuring that since i have never found a combination of orange and chocolate that i've enjoyed, that this would probably be no different (or it would be the worst), and then i'd be able to slow down from there.

however, the orange crisp was surprisingly well done. not too overwhelming with the citrus flavour, and just the right amount of crispy inside. so then i had to try everything else - and they were, for the most part, quite in order. here are the descriptions, and my opinions:

soft caramel: rich, smooth flowing caramel cloaked in chunky milk chocolate dome. i was not impressed by this. it seemed pretty average to me - the caramel wasn't too sweet, but the entire thing was just so run of the mill. also, the caramel wasn't quite as flowing as i would have liked.

creamy fudge: luxurious, velvety butter fudge made with demerara sugar and coated in milk chocolate. i think this was my least favourite. i'm not sure how demerara sugar is supposed to affect taste/texture, but this was more like a slightly weathered sandpaper, not velvet. but i suppose i'm also not the hugest fan of butter fudge...

double chocolate croquant: crunchy chocolate dome made from layers of milk and white chocolate with croquant pieces. this was delicious. i think maybe they ought to have used something a little more sharp to contrast with the sweetness of the white chocolate, but since i love crunchy (croquant pieces were definitely nice and crispy), this ended up disappearing rather quickly.

crunchy praline: exquisite golden roasted hazelnut praline wrapped in milk chocolate. i have a weakness for hazelnuts and chocolate in just about any combination/contortion. this was my favourite of the lot.

orange crisp: indulgent chocolate truffle laced with real orange zest and crispy pieces. like i said, i expected to be grossed out by this, but it was done very well.

chocolate truffle: silky chocolate truffle smothered in thorntons delicious milk chocolate. less enthusiastic about this. the chocolate truffle didn't taste quite right - it was very sweet, and not even remotely silky. i've tasted high qual. truffles before, and this was... not even average... almost bad.


i suppose the speed with which the moments disappeared attests to how tasty they were (or my insatiable appetite for chocolate), and don't get me wrong, i enjoyed them - but then there was the whole 3.99 pound price tag.

if i'm going to pay an exorbitant fee for chocolate, i would like to know where the pennies are going. this was slightly above average at best. if you want something really interesting, don't buy this. this is more like... expensive comfort chocolate.

also, i quite feel like i've eaten myself into a chocolate coma.

time to ease up a little; i'll perhaps try to slow down to just one update a week and, along those lines, have a chocolate budget (all of these involve a self-control that i do not have in large quantity and that i need to develop asap).

i have a feeling that keeping up the whole 80% chocolate diet will probably make me an interesting cadaver to autopsy at the age of 25.