Dark seduction (Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate)

Member Name: Donf18

Product:	Lindt Excellence Dark Chocolate
Date:	14/10/09 (101 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Delicious darkness

Disadvantages: none it's chocolate

My son recently purchased a bar of Lindt Chilli version of the excellence range when the bar he actually wanted was unavailable, and this unavailability turned out to be a bit of a blessing it cost £1.45 from ASDA. ASDA. There are several different options available but it will be the chilli bar I am concentrating on.

Most of you will have seen the advertisements for Lindt chocolate and their perhaps over ambitious effort to prove themselves the best. I say over ambitious only because of the mountain they have to climb to compete with companies such as Cadbury who although don't make such a quality chocolate do have a large percentage of the market, and their taste is probably the one all others are judged by.

If Cadbury are to be the criteria used to judge a chocolate then this one way exceeds the claims of it's marketing department, for not only in taste but in packaging they have indeed set the stalls alight with their chilli choc. Exquisite might be the proper terminology for the packaging, being that the whole wrapping experience looks and feels very indulgent, and therefore increases the anticipation for the surprise delight that is held within.

Once you carefully remove part of the wrapping to reveal the very dark and smooth looking chocolate, it is without doubt the smell that captures your imagination in the beginning. The whiffs of deep cocoa bean drift your mind to a secret place far from civilisation, where only Gods can sample such delights.

The first tempting and hesitant nibble left me wondering whether my mouth was going to be burning with the oncoming onslaught of chilli. The rich dark chocolate which contains 49% minimum cocoa solids is both smooth and divine. It melts effortlessly on the tongue sending pulses of darkness through every taste bud stimulating them like never before. Then just as the last remnants of the chocolate melt and disappear from your tongue the devil chilli makes its appearance. Subtle yet very evident, noticeable yet not overpowering, in fact a perfect blend between both the Chocolate and chilli.

Each subsequent piece, although knowing what is to come still seems to hold the same surprise as the original mouthful. Pure decadence and delight in one reasonably priced 100g bar of divinity. It is of course a dark chocolate and therefore there are many who will not even attempt to go there, but should you like your chocolate dark and are indeed in the mood for a little adventure, get on your Indy gear and delve into the pleasures of a Lindt Chilli bar.

Summary: A really nice change from ordinary chocolate