Various Bars
by Nobile
Impact
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The tree from which all chocolate derives, named Theobroma cacao: 'god-food' in Greek.
The Swiiss brand Nobile: heaven-grade.
The deity drops this delivery.
Appearance 4.8 / 5
| Color: | vivid |
| Surface: | stunning idealizations |
| Temper: | optical illusions |
| Snap: | closed circuitry |
Aroma 8.1 / 10
Sauerkirschen Thymian
fresh cracked pepper & thyme
Kaffee
fresh brewed, extra sugar & cream
Zitronen
zesty unlike Nestlé's
Safran Pistazien
placid for Nobile & even for a White
very dairy-cocoa butter centric, nary a flutter of the inclusions which heavily speckle the surface
fresh cracked pepper & thyme
Kaffee
fresh brewed, extra sugar & cream
Zitronen
zesty unlike Nestlé's
Safran Pistazien
placid for Nobile & even for a White
very dairy-cocoa butter centric, nary a flutter of the inclusions which heavily speckle the surface
Mouthfeel 14.2 / 15
| Texture: | textbook perfect |
| Melt: | quiet |
Flavor 45 / 50
Sauerkirschen Thymian
herb first, followed by a sweet 'n sour cherry backstop… ride each other for a considerable length… the tart fruit gaining in strength as the thyme recedes into a black pepper ghosting
Kaffee
strong, clear, clean coffee embedded in untiring sweetness -> subtle nuts, spices, & herbals (particularly roasted almonds & resident vanilla [none added])… all in aged barrel wood -> dairy heralds its Milk Chocolate -> swells a buttered bubble, then collapses mocha (supreme sublime)
Zitronen
as the Aroma, so the Flavor, bright as lemons themselves cupped in Milk Choc -> thin wafer
Safran Pistazien
semi-sweet cocoa butter / White Chocolate mousse -> ever so gradually buttressed, seemingly, in a grain silo filled with hay (the saffron FX) -> 3rd trimester pistachio colors further the contour toward sweet pastel nut-meat -> honey egg-cream finale
herb first, followed by a sweet 'n sour cherry backstop… ride each other for a considerable length… the tart fruit gaining in strength as the thyme recedes into a black pepper ghosting
Kaffee
strong, clear, clean coffee embedded in untiring sweetness -> subtle nuts, spices, & herbals (particularly roasted almonds & resident vanilla [none added])… all in aged barrel wood -> dairy heralds its Milk Chocolate -> swells a buttered bubble, then collapses mocha (supreme sublime)
Zitronen
as the Aroma, so the Flavor, bright as lemons themselves cupped in Milk Choc -> thin wafer
Safran Pistazien
semi-sweet cocoa butter / White Chocolate mousse -> ever so gradually buttressed, seemingly, in a grain silo filled with hay (the saffron FX) -> 3rd trimester pistachio colors further the contour toward sweet pastel nut-meat -> honey egg-cream finale
Quality 17.8 / 20
A private label brand manufactured by co-packer Felchlin.
Sauerkirschen Thymian
Odd couple hooks up into a happy marriage. All about the inclusions -- chocolate merely a support party at the reception while the cupids take to the dance floor. The Venzy 65% Sur del Lago too little & too benign anyways to leave an imprint.
INGREDIENTS; cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, vanilla, sour cherries, thyme
Kaffee
Not just any ordinary coffee but Blue Mountain, the fabled sought-after variety from Jamaica. So precise the melt -- almost a time-lapse / time-release capsule of flavor -- even as it includes some granulated grit at the tip.
None like it.
Ahhhh, hold it… coffee-cocoa nuts recall Coppeneur's stratospheric all-Jamaican bar (including the cacáo). Where that stayed on the dark side (more like Semi-Dark really at 65%), this encamps Café-Latte Slitti-style with 42% Milk Chocolate. It joins Blue Mountain to cacáo from the DR.
Could stand a bit more chocolate presence since Felchlin likes MCs on the creamy / buttery side at the expense of cocoa mass, muscle & tannins.
Still, among best in category.
INGREDIENTS; cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, milk powder, soya lecithin), coffee
Zitronen
Crystal clear exposition in 42% Milk Chocolate sourced from Ecuador.
The interlace-tionship of an orange compliment with lemon reaches high culinary technique.
INGREDIENTS; cocoa butter, cocoa mass, skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, lemon flakes (sugar, cornstarch, lemon, orange, flavor), cream powder, lemon oil
Safran Pistazien
36% Cocoa Butter content
Tremendous combo / phenomenal finesse -- saffron / pistachio / White Choc, all 3 utterly supple on their own, & together just achingly soft… both taste & texture… the inclusions curb the cloying nature of White Choc. Nor does dairy, particularly its casein proteins, intrude.
Greater than a Great White, a Meta-White.
Ethereal.
INGREDIENTS; sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, lecithin, vanilla extract, pistachios, saffron
Capsule Summary
Creative, even daring.
A bit shy on the cocoa mass though (attributable to Felchlin which cream-puffs its Milk Choc) & hence slightly disproportionate on the balance of ingredients in favor of flavorings.
Rumor circulates that Nobile's boxed assortments are even better.
Reviewed April 2, 2015
Sauerkirschen Thymian
Odd couple hooks up into a happy marriage. All about the inclusions -- chocolate merely a support party at the reception while the cupids take to the dance floor. The Venzy 65% Sur del Lago too little & too benign anyways to leave an imprint.
INGREDIENTS; cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, vanilla, sour cherries, thyme
Kaffee
Not just any ordinary coffee but Blue Mountain, the fabled sought-after variety from Jamaica. So precise the melt -- almost a time-lapse / time-release capsule of flavor -- even as it includes some granulated grit at the tip.
None like it.
Ahhhh, hold it… coffee-cocoa nuts recall Coppeneur's stratospheric all-Jamaican bar (including the cacáo). Where that stayed on the dark side (more like Semi-Dark really at 65%), this encamps Café-Latte Slitti-style with 42% Milk Chocolate. It joins Blue Mountain to cacáo from the DR.
Could stand a bit more chocolate presence since Felchlin likes MCs on the creamy / buttery side at the expense of cocoa mass, muscle & tannins.
Still, among best in category.
INGREDIENTS; cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, milk powder, soya lecithin), coffee
Zitronen
Crystal clear exposition in 42% Milk Chocolate sourced from Ecuador.
The interlace-tionship of an orange compliment with lemon reaches high culinary technique.
INGREDIENTS; cocoa butter, cocoa mass, skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, lemon flakes (sugar, cornstarch, lemon, orange, flavor), cream powder, lemon oil
Safran Pistazien
36% Cocoa Butter content
Tremendous combo / phenomenal finesse -- saffron / pistachio / White Choc, all 3 utterly supple on their own, & together just achingly soft… both taste & texture… the inclusions curb the cloying nature of White Choc. Nor does dairy, particularly its casein proteins, intrude.
Greater than a Great White, a Meta-White.
Ethereal.
INGREDIENTS; sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, lecithin, vanilla extract, pistachios, saffron
Capsule Summary
Creative, even daring.
A bit shy on the cocoa mass though (attributable to Felchlin which cream-puffs its Milk Choc) & hence slightly disproportionate on the balance of ingredients in favor of flavorings.
Rumor circulates that Nobile's boxed assortments are even better.
Reviewed April 2, 2015