A sure sign of the
approaching winter are Fazer’s Winter Edition chocolates. Sometimes
I’ve found them in September already; this year, it was early
October when I saw them in the supermarket. I’ve previously
reviewed the dark chocolate with apple, caramel and hazelnuts and the
milk chocolate with almonds, cranberries and Christmas spices; today we take a bite of
this year’s newcomer, milk chocolate with cinnamon and biscuit. The
Finnish text, however, says “Christmas spices” instead of
cinnamon... but whichever it is, I wanted to have a taste!
The wrapping is the
classic Fazer bar wrapping with a bit of Yuletide spirit in the form
of golden snowflakes etc. Very pretty.
The scent of milk
chocolate is sweet and there is a hint of spices, but it is not at
all overwhelming, just enough to make the scent warm. I like that!
The milk chocolate
is what I've come to expect from Fazer: smooth and silky and not too sweet. My
favourite milk chocolate to date. The biscuit crumbs are small and
crunchy but have no particular flavour. As for the cinnamon – turns
out the Finnish text about “Christmas spices” is more accurate,
for the ingredient list includes not only cinnamon but also cardamom,
ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Now, such a medley could very well result
in inharmony and give the chocolate a sort of fusty, stale taste, but
this is not the case here. There is just a pinch of those spices, enough
to give the chocolate a lovely, warm, Yuletide flavour.
While I secretly
hoped that this might replace my old favourite, gingerbread chocolate
from Fazer (which, alas, is no longer available! It was not only
delicious but it came in big bars with thick pieces... mmmm....), it does not really compare. It does, however, go nicely with the cold,
darkening evenings – and I’d imagine it would make a perfect
companion to a glass of hot, spiced wine!
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