This is a lovely tasting dark-milk chocolate bar. The bar is clean, smooth and glossy, with a light chestnut to dark caramel colour. The aroma is immediately inviting, with pronounced caramel and dairy notes, followed by gentle sweetness and mild nuttiness. There is also the familiar chocolatey cacao aroma associated with MayHawk chocolate using Colombian cacao.
The bar has a good snap for a milk chocolate, and something typical even of MayHawk’s traditional Milk Chocolate, followed by a relatively soft and smooth initial bite. It melts more slowly than many other milk chocolates, with a particularly creamy, smooth texture and a clean finish. The mouthfeel is rich and soft without becoming heavy, and although it never looses the darkness, it is notably creamier than many dark-milk chocolates.
The caramel aroma is particularly enticing — enough to make you want to taste the chocolate immediately. On the palate, it begins with sweetness before the dairy character comes through, followed by the cacao. As the chocolate melts, the caramel becomes increasingly pronounced, developing into a rich, deeply satisfying flavour. Towards the end, the cacao contributes subtle notes of fudge and nuts before bringing the flavour to a clean finish. Dark milk chocolates always tend to be more complex than sweeter versions, with less cacao, but this is one of the best examples of it.
Underlying the chocolate there is no noticeable acidity, bitterness, tannin or astringency, allowing the sweeter and creamier characteristics to remain at the forefront. It is a clean finish, but the subtle darkness is also present at all times. The texture is also a strength, with the thicker, creamier melt giving it a particularly satisfying finish.
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Overall Rating: 8 out of 10