![]() In terms of quality, they fall squarely into the “supermarket chocolate” category rather than the “Heston chocolate” category, and that’s a bit of a shame, especially when you take the £13.50 price tag into account. They’re modern, without being challenging, which is probably the perfect positioning for a Waitrose audience, but the caramels are universally far too sweet (and aren’t really caramels at all), and I really don’t know what’s going on with the cat-food-macadamia. Overall, there are some great flavour ideas here, they’re ultimately let down by the execution. Rich dark chocolate cake layers filled with cream and sour cherries is just one of the reasons why we love this easy Black Forest cake recipe. The box describes it as “subtle yet firey” (I’m not sure how that works), but to me it just tastes like thyme. Spiced CaramelĪnother very sweet, very liquid caramel. It’s uncomplicated, but my favourite chocolate in the box.Ī sweet white chocolate square with a praline filling that tasted more like cat food than macadamia to me. ![]() Thyme and RosemaryĪ soft, smooth and very pleasant ganache with a classic flavour combination. This has some unusual smoky, tobacco flavour notes, but it’s mainly an intense cherry hit. Not really a BFG at all, but an intense cherry chocolate with a soft, almost liquid filling. The muscovado flavour is clear, but as with the mandarin caramel, it’s more of a sugar syrup than an actual caramel, and is far too sweet when paired with a milk chocolate shell. Of course, the gold-standard for muscovado caramels is Paul A Young, and Heston’s version just doesn’t cut it for me. I enjoyed one, but it was a little too sweet to want a second.Ī 35% milk chocolate globe with a liquid muscovado caramel filling. It’s very sweet and runny, and the flavour is a bit artificial. I say caramel, but this is actually closer to a fruity syrup. Mandarin CaramelĪ small globe of dark chocolate with a liquid caramel centre. The flavours are well balanced, if a little strong, and I found the chocolate shell a little too thick, but generally a very pleasant chocolate. The flavours are: Earl Grey & LemonĪ pleasant 70% dark chocolate square with a soft, smooth lemon & bergamot filling. A little disappointing, all things considered.īut let’s move on to the chocolate. Inside lies a flimsy plastic insert and some quite average looking chocolates. When the star English chef Heston Blumenthal came to visit the Black Forest for. ![]() It just doesn’t have the feel of a high end product to it. WHEN I checked into the Hotel Ritter Durbach in the middle of the Black Forest, it was 11:15 p.m. There are 7 different chocolates in the box a selection of caramels, pralines and other filled chocolates.īut the first thing that I noticed about this box was that it felt a little cheap. So it’s no real surprise to see his name on this box of 15 chocolates from his favourite supermarket, Waitrose. Half the utensils in my kitchen have his name on, and I’m fairly sure it’s only a matter of time before we see Heston toothbrushes, shower gel and toilet cleaner. ![]() Heston Blumenthal seems to be putting his name to just about everything lately. ![]()
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