Schakolad
Impact
Bombs down Main Street with an overly ambitious, perhaps fatal amount of money; franchising the wares & twitting the tempted with presentation, profusion of choice, & a name worthy of feudal nobility plus a flagship location in Orlando just down the road from the Magic Kingdom of the Mouse.
Presentation 3 / 5
standard pack of enrobed & molds
Aromas 2.8 / 5
cream & butter
Textures/Melt 5.2 / 10
| Shells: | semi-thick |
| Centers: | waxy |
Flavor 31.7 / 50
lacks assertiveness & muscle, reacting flat
Quality 19.6 / 30
Simple, decent confection; hits the gap between artisan / industrial.
Selections
| Couverture: | generic |
Filled-Chocolate
Orange White – astringent soap but an intriguing body verging on soft-spread margarine; tallow
White Maple Cream – sap sweet ooze
Hazelnut – conflicted; milk & hazelnut cancel each other out - a rare phenomenon for this perennial pair
Mocha – too shy to express it
Caramel – just a pull & a tug
Dark Raspberry – best in collection; Dark holds well against clear fruit, though it recedes toward imbalance at the back
Toffee – hollows out at mid-palate
Bars
Milk - neutral
Dark- nice glassy top-notes
Orange White – astringent soap but an intriguing body verging on soft-spread margarine; tallow
White Maple Cream – sap sweet ooze
Hazelnut – conflicted; milk & hazelnut cancel each other out - a rare phenomenon for this perennial pair
Mocha – too shy to express it
Caramel – just a pull & a tug
Dark Raspberry – best in collection; Dark holds well against clear fruit, though it recedes toward imbalance at the back
Toffee – hollows out at mid-palate
Bars
Milk - neutral
Dark- nice glassy top-notes