hotel chocolat - ghana and ecuador praline 80%
Criollo: 7.8/10
Quite average, not very hazelnut. I liked the texture best. Trinitario: 6/10 Very plain in taste, just a bit woody and bitter. The praline was not very good, lacks nuttiness. The texture, however was very smooth and the crunch of the nuts adds depth. Forastero: 7.7/10 Really woody and a bit bitter, with a lovely texture. Good crunch from the hazelnuts. |
average score: 7.16/10 |
marcolini - jasmine bar, 10/09/19
Criollo: 8.2/10
The jasmine is only present in the aftertaste - a bit of a disappointment. The ganache is nice. Trinitario: 8.5/10 A very silky ganache, with small pieces of nuts that add depth to the texture. The jasmine comes out around 2/3 of the way through, making the journey very interesting. Forastero: 8/10 All of a sudden the jasmine flavour appears. Nutty chocolate, but a bit too much jasmine, Pecan + jasmine is not my favourite. Mixed feelings. |
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cacao boom - dark truffle, 21/06/19
Criollo:
Trinitario: 7/10
I like the actual taste of the chocolate but it is much too sweet.
Forastero: 8.7/10
The chocolate has an excellent nutty flavour and the cacao power does balance the sweetness a little but still too sweet.
Trinitario: 7/10
I like the actual taste of the chocolate but it is much too sweet.
Forastero: 8.7/10
The chocolate has an excellent nutty flavour and the cacao power does balance the sweetness a little but still too sweet.
cacao boom - Coconut truffle, 21/06/19
Criollo:
Trinitario: 6/10
Just too sweet and only coconutty on the outside.
Forastero: 9/10
Very coconutty and super silky, only a tad too sweet.
Trinitario: 6/10
Just too sweet and only coconutty on the outside.
Forastero: 9/10
Very coconutty and super silky, only a tad too sweet.
cacao boom - matcha truffle, 21/06/19
Criollo: 8.6/10
For me the flavour is very strong and it is very sweet. Being a fan of this taste, I like it! Trinitario: 1.5/10 Death by matcha flavoured bulldozer dust. Aaaaaagh! Forastero: 8.5/10 I love the texture! It tastes very strongly of matcha, but it's a bit too sweet. |
average score: 6.2/10 |
chocolarder - sea salt caramel truffles Asháninka 70% & Madagascan cocoa powder, 24/05/19
Criollo: 6.9/10
I like the shell but not the filling. I'm not a big fan of salted caramel. Too sweet. Trinitario: 8.9/10 The caramel is super buttery and smooth. It could possibly be missing a bit more liquidity. The chocolate is a little too sweet towards the end though. Forastero: 8.9/10 Too sweet, but a good fruitiness, a very creamy and buttery caramel. Decent chocolate. |
average score: 8.23/10 |
alain ducasse - milk hazelnut and almond praline, 30/04/19
Forastero: 9.3/10
Very fudgy and slightly salty, with a strong hazelnut flavour, but slightly too sweet.
Very fudgy and slightly salty, with a strong hazelnut flavour, but slightly too sweet.
alain ducasse - peru ganache dark, 30/04/19
Forastero: 9.8/10
Very citrussy, creamy and melty with a hint of red fruit.
Very citrussy, creamy and melty with a hint of red fruit.
alain ducasse - roasted coconut praline dark, 30/04/19
Forastero: 9.8/10
A great caramelized flavour, with a hint of coffee.
A great caramelized flavour, with a hint of coffee.
alain ducasse - milk caramel, 30/04/19
Forastero: 9/10
Sooo melty and lightly salted. A lovely buttery taste, but a bit too sweet.
Sooo melty and lightly salted. A lovely buttery taste, but a bit too sweet.
alain ducasse - lime ganache dark, 30/04/19
Forastero: 10/10
Yum, yum, yum! Super limey and sour. It was very melty and the perfect darkness level for me.
Yum, yum, yum! Super limey and sour. It was very melty and the perfect darkness level for me.
canonica - passion fruit caramel white, 29/04/19
Criollo: 7.9/10
Yummm! It is sooo smooth and melty with an almost-but-better Nutella flavour. Trinitario: 9/10 So melty with a wonderful hazelnuttiness, I like it! Reminds me of Marcolini Chocolate-Hazelnut spread, (which is heavenly). Forastero: 9/10 Like extra-hazelnutty Nutella but in the best way possible. |
average score: 8.63/10 |
canonica - raspberry & sesame dark, 29/04/19
Criollo: 8.3/10
Nice but I am not a big fan of this combination. I don't really get much sesame. Trinitario: 7.5/10 I like the raspberry taste which is very prominent, but the sesame taste doesn't really come out which I would have wished. Pretty good. Forastero: 8.6/10 I love the ganache and the pleasantly chocolatey shell. The raspberry tastes great and the sesame crunch is nice, but it's missing something. |
average score: 8.13/10 |
debauve et gallais - Croque-amandes, 07/03/19
Criollo: 9/10
The almonds in this chocolate are yummy, especially with their coating. The chocolate is nice but not sensational. Trinitario: 9.2/10 Maybe it's because I have been having this forever, but I really love this. Although the chocolate could could be a tad less sweet but I love the caramelised almonds. Yummy. Forastero: 8.8/10 Caramelised, roasted almond taste with lots of crunch. The chocolate is slightly too sweet. |
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debauve et gallais - 99% chocolate ganache, 7/03/19
Criollo: 9.5/10
A really nice chocolate! The filling completely surprised me especially with its buttery texture. A lovely treat! Trinitario: 9.35/10 Really dark and velvety. A deep and almost woody taste but with freshness as well. Very good. Forastero: 9.2/10 Very familiar taste that I can't recognise, but with a delicious creaminess and a lovely nuttiness. Slightly bitter with a hint of smoke. |
Average score: 9.35/10 |
debauve et gallais - caramel filled, 7/03/19
Criollo: 7.3/10
I didn't really like the chocolate on the outside. The caramel was not liquid but not too bad. It was rather chewy and sweet but not disastrous. Trinitario: 7/10 Not my favourite. The shell is too sweet and doesn't have a particular taste. The caramel is disappointingly chewy but has a nice buttery and home-made taste. Forastero: 7/10 The outer shell is way too sweet, but it melts nicely. The inside is very chewy but with a good buttery flavour and pleasant saltiness. |
average score: 7.1/10 |
artisan du chocolat - dark sea salted caramels, 11/02/19
Criollo: 8/10
A nice chocolate with a lovely salted caramel filling. The chocolate, however, is awful. Trinitario: 6.5/10 The liquid caramel centre is an explosion of deliciousness, but the dark chocolate shell, is once again with this brand, a disappointment. Just very bad quality and to be honest I am surprised that Artisan du Chocolat get away with this. I would have loved to see this with a thin, dark shell. Forastero: 6.5/10 The outer cocoa powder is too bitter, and the chocolate shell is too thick but rich and chocolatey. The caramel is sickly but the texture is decent. |
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charles chocolate - milk peanut praline (butterfly), 7/02/19
Criollo: 7.5/10
A nice praline, sweet and crunchy with a peanut flavour. Nothing special as such. Trinitario: 7/10 A vague praline taste, but overly sweet. The texture is sooo soft and melty though, which makes up for the taste. Just way too sweet and the praline isn't really prominent enough. Forastero: 7/10 The milk complements the filling better, although I still dislike the coffee-ey flavour. |
Average score: 7.16/10
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Charles chocolate - darkmilk peanut praline (butterfly), 7/02/19
Criollo: 8.5/10
A nice, crunchy peanut praline with an ok shell of chocolate (a tad bit sweet). A good crunch. Trinitario: 8/10 A more interesting version of a peanut butter cup. Nice and creamy with a very prominent peanut taste. The shell is thin and a little acidic, which makes a nice contrast with the richness of the filling. Forastero: 6/10 Not enough chocolate flavour, and I dislike the coffee interior. I tasted this without knowing there was any peanut, and to be honest I couldn't tell at all :( |
average score: 7.5/10
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venchi - dark cremino, 08/02/19
Criollo: 8.6/10
This is amazing, once again soft and creamy with a dark taste and a lovely texture. Trinitario: 7.5/10 Nice and fudgy with a velvety darkness. This chocolate is very nice, but it is a bit sickly ('écœurant') and one is definitely enough for me. Forastero: 9.7/10 Wow! this is almost perfect. It has the perfect fudgy brownie-like texture and taste with a hint of hazelnut. Super chocolatey and not too sweet! |
average score: 8.6/10 |
venchi - milk chocolate prendivoglia, 08/02/19
Criollo: 8.3/10
Sweet and creamy and melty and soft! Lovely hazelnutty tinge but some may find a tad too sweet. Trinitario: 8.1/10 A yummy little sweet treat! Although a little sweet, this is very creamy and soft. Sooo melty. Forastero: 8/10 Very soft and creamy, with a good hazelnut flavour, but a little too sweet. |
average score: 8.13/10 |
patrick roger - praline, 21/01/19
Criollo: 8.5/10
I love the praline and the crispiness, it gives a nice crunch. A perfect amount of sweetness. Trinitario: 9/10 I love the crispiness of this chocolate! Although a little sweet, the praline is delicious. A yummy little treat! Forastero: 6.5/10 I can't explain why, but I strongly dislike the taste of this chocolate. The texture is fine. |
average score: 8/10 |
leonidas - Praline hearts, 8/1/19
Criollo: 7/10
Nice shell, nice filling, kinda sweet but a safe bet. Trinitario: 7/10 All right. Overly sweet shell, with a nice-ish praline filling. Forastero: 7.4/10 For a milk chocolate, it's not bad. The filling is very nutty, but the shell is too sweet and Cadbury-ey. Lacks texture. |
Average Score: 7.13/10 |
Fabrice Gillotte - sesame, 8/1/19
Criollo: 9.6/10
Amazing! Melty and sweet with a sesame aftertaste. Leaves you wanting more. Trinitario: 9.8/10 SOO melty. Pure heaven. Not overly sweet. Lovely caramelised sesame taste. The ganache is very fruity. So delicious. The only negative thing I have to say is that I would have loved to taste more sesame. Forastero: 9.5/10 The meltiest and gooiest chocolate that's not too sweet. |
average Score: 9.63/10 |
läderach - dark chocolate praline tannzapfer dunkel, 1/1/19
Criollo: 7.4/10
Surprisingly sweet for a dark chocolate and very rich and heavy. There is a slightly bitter and possibly sour aftertaste, which pushes the rating down a bit. Trinitario: 5.9/10 These are incredibly rich, meaning that half is probably enough for one person. I don't really like the chocolate which the shell is made of, as it is acidic and too sweet. The filling was pleasantly praline, but I would have preferred a stronger taste. I won't eat this again. Forastero: 7.5/10 A bit sickly sweet, but a thin textured shell and coffee-ey ganache that somewhat redeems it. |
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Läderach - Milk chocolate praline Walnuss, 1/1/19
Criollo: 7.6/10
Very sweet. but a lovely filling which has a nice crunch to it. It reminded me of white chocolate, possibly due to the sweetness and colour of the filling. It makes you want more and more!!! Trinitario: 7.5/10 This is an incredibly sweet chocolate praline. The taste of the filling is lovely, but the sweetness ruins what could be pure pleasure. Maybe the same filling with a 95% shell would be better. A grainy texture on the inside, with incredible meltiness in the shell. The flavour of the filling is almost addictive, and in small amounts is conducive to pleasure, however more than one of these chocolates can cause one to feel slightly overwhelmed by the sugar it contains. Forastero: 6/10 This is just sooo sickly, and the crunch is unpleasant. Bleh! |
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hotel chocolat - milk pecan praline 40%
Forastero: 8/10
I loved the sweet, but very chocolatey milk chocolate outside and a nutty praline ganache inside, which complemented each other perfectly. |
average score: 8/10 |
Marcolini - dark caramel & praline, 13/12/18
Criollo: 9.5/10
Crunchy praline with a lovely caramel taste which go well together. Nice thin shell which melts. Trinitario: 9/10 Crispy praline with liquid caramel above, encased in a thin shell of Marcolini's delicious dark chocolate. One bite is an explosion of chocolate heaven. Delicious! Forastero: 8.5/10 A thin shell of bitter dark chocolate which melts quickly, with an oozing caramel, but a little too sweet. Lots of crunch from the praline. |
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Best filled chocolate so far! (TRY THESE!)
1: FABRICE GILLOTTE - SESAME, with 9.63/10
2:DEBAUVE ET GALLAIS - 99% CHOCOLATE GANACHE, with 9.35/10
3: MARCOLINI - DARK CARAMEL & PRALINE and DEBAUVE ET GALLAIS - CROQUE-AMANDES, with 9/10.
2:DEBAUVE ET GALLAIS - 99% CHOCOLATE GANACHE, with 9.35/10
3: MARCOLINI - DARK CARAMEL & PRALINE and DEBAUVE ET GALLAIS - CROQUE-AMANDES, with 9/10.