Cadbury Bournville Old Jamaica Chocolate

I saw this in the Co-Op recently on a 2 for 1 deal, and decided it looked worth a try. I bought both this and the orange bournville variety, and ended up preferring this one. I did not expect much from it to begin with; Cadbury's products are rarely particularly inspiring. I expected it to be too sweet and sickly, but it turns out that they are far better at making dark chocolate than milk chocolate, and this is deliciously bitter. The rum flavour (this is a rum and raisin flavoured chocolate bar containing whole raisins; I thought I should mention this since the product name does not make it clear) is very powerful, which for me is a very good ...  Read the complete review

I was so excited when I heard that Cadbury were bringing back Bournville Old Jamaica rum and raisin flavoured dark chocolate. I had fond memories of it as a child as it was always the chocolate that I would have at Nan's house. It had seemed so exotic in it's gold foil and sunset coloured wrapping depicting an old ship, and the taste of rum, to a child, was a little bit of naughtiness! Now a fully grown adult I was just as keen to sample that taste again. so I purchased the new 180g bar from Sainsburys which cost me £1.65. The packaging has changed completely and is now an insipid purpley lavender colour but incidentally does feature a nod to the old days with the ...  Read the complete review