Chapter Fourteen: Milkboy Essential Pine Oil

We were lucky to find this week’s bar while on a trip to our favorite grocer.  It is an unusual combination of 60% dark chocolate infused with essential pine tree oil.  Milkboy is a Swiss brand committed to sustainable sourcing, being both UTZ certified and from sustainable sources.

Tasting No.: 12

Milkboy Switzerland 60% Cocoa with Essential Pine Tree Oil  

Initial Impressions:

The color of this bar is quite different from the base bar, which is significantly darker and redder. It has a fragrant pine scent when snapped, while the base bar is much sweeter. The snap is firm, about the same as the base bar, with the bite being firm as well.

 Flavor Profile:

Initial – vegetative, tobacco

Middle – spicy, black pepper

After – spicy, pine, black pepper, vanilla

Texture:

For having such a strong flavor profile, the texture of this bar is surprisingly smooth and enveloping.  

Overall:

Sweeter than base bar but the strong flavors make it quite enjoyable even though the cacao content is lower. Laura liked it enough to add it to her list of favorites; she will definitely be eating this one again and said it reminds her of hot cocoa at Christmas time.

Rating: 8/10

*Notes:

Purchased at Central Market

Price range under $6

Next week we will be returning to another coconut bar.  Join us! 

For now savor: “Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.” - Judith Viorst

Remember, fairly traded chocolate is a responsible way to support farmers by ensuring that the chocolate that you consume has been bought for a fair price.  By choosing to purchase fair trade chocolate, you can honor the cocoa tree growers and support their way of life which in turn leads to better chocolate.