With 2 inches you can still have pleasure (Nestle in general)

Member Name: manunas22

Product:	Nestle in general
Date:	16/02/03 (219 review reads)
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Advantages: Taste great, Look good at any dinner party

Disadvantages: None for me

We have Mr Henri Nestle to thank for what was the fourth highest selling boxed chocolate in the year 2000, After Eight mints. Mr Nestle started out in 1867 with a modest little set up in Switzerland selling the first milk food for children but wow, not such a small set up now. Nestle produce everything from chocolate to Buitoni pasta and even coffee and Herta Frankfurters.

The After Eight first appeared in 1962 and although many other after dinner mints are now available, these classics sold 42 million pounds worth in 2000 and remain top dog for that after dinner treat.

All this information and more can be found at their website www.nestle.co.uk.

Packaging
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The box is predominatly dark green with a hint of lighter green around the gold clock giving us a shadow look. The clock (showing the time as 8 o'clock), appears between the bold white words After and Eight. You have the name Nestle in the top left, thin chocolate mints in the bottom right and is the same on three sides. On the forth side (the bottom) you will find your bar code and ingredients but no nutrition information. Here you can also find their address and phone number should you wish to contact them, P.O Box 203, York, YO91 1XY or 0800 860 020. The box is about 10 inches long and 3 inches deep and weighs 300g.

They do come in smaller boxes for those of you who can not stop at 5.

Simple but effective, looking good at any table.

Prices
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I purchased my box at Tesco for £1.68 not bad as that works out just under 5p per chocolate but if you would like to spend more, Sainsburys sell them for £1.81 and Safeway a huge £2.12.

O.K boring bit over now we can have some fun.

Let me in
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Now to get to these you have to first take off the outer see through film surrounding the box (didn't I mention this, silly me), then pull back the flap to reveal 34 (strange number don'
t you think), pockets of individual pleasure.

Smell
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Nose descending, mind focused I can smell the mint followed by dark chocolate, heaven. It is not over- powering just enough to entice. The chocolate is not a milky kind of smell and not very sweet but combined with the mint, a sweetness is present.

Time is up
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I have been a good girl and waited until now to try these (all in the name of research), so with no further ado, here I go.

STOP

Oh what now? A black paper pocket stops me from biting and I know you will want me to tell you about these too. Oh do you have to be so picky!

O.K these treasures are protected in individual black paper pockets. upright in the box standing to attention held firm by ridges so as not to fall over. On the front are the words After Eight below that little clock again and plain on the back.

Is that enough for you? Can I eat one now?

Pulled from it's sleeve, I inspect this inch by inch (just over 2), square of chocolate. Dark in appearance with little ripples on one side and the words After Eight etched all over the back. This slender (only a couple of millimetres thick), treats time is up.

First comes the crunch of the dark smooth chocolate (crunchier if taken from the freezer), followed by white smooth mint. Rich in flavour but not sickly (unless you eat the whole box). The chocolate is not too thick and the mint inside is not runny but the word gooey comes to mind.

The taste is of real dark chocolate and fresh mint. Combined together to make a mouth watering experience.

Kept in a cool place these treasures have a life span of about a year so no need to pig out upon opening.

As there is no nutritional information on the box, I can only assume that eating these will add alittle to the waistline but no mention of a nut.

Conclusion
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Even though I only seem to bu
y these at Christmas or for special dinner dates, I love them. They are a classic after dinner mint that willl I am sure, stand the test of time. Go on treat yourself.

Thanks as always for reading

Michelle
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