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Yesterday i was feeling pretty miserable , one of these days you know? When a little parcel of joy containing bar after bar of chocolate arrived.

I had agreed to partake in a taste test for Green & Black’s organic chocolate a few weeks back and completely forgotten about it.

Green & Black’s make and sell premium organic chocolate. They use fine organic ingredients that are ethically sourced. This perfect balance between taste and principles is what they stand for and why they pay a premium for all the ingredients. They have recently announced that there products with also be fairtrade which is great for them and the cocoa farmers they support.

Before this package arrived i am not sure i had tasted any of Green & Black’s products , i looked at them as expensive and thought they only sold dark chocolate which i am not a fan off. Did you know they sold a whole range of bars? I did not and was pleasantly surprised how yummy they were . While at first i thought around £2.00 for one 100g bar of Chocolate was expensive , i now realise that with one bar i could provide a treat for my whole family (plus my sister and niece) and feel good about it due the ingredients used. Of course what really matters is how they taste so should we get on with that.

I will be judging the chocolate on appearance, smell , taste and after taste . I also shared the chocolate yesterday with the children and my sister who had some comments of there own to add.

White Chocolate
I am afraid i will not be able to give a proper review for this one, it was so popular that it was gone before i could grab any more than a square. The children declared it yummy and that it tasted just like Milkybars , which is funny as both my sister and i found it tasted nothing like milky bars (which was a good thing we felt) but was a interesting,creamy treat. If i was to find this in a shop i would be very likely to buy it and share amongst is all as a treat.

Creamy Milk Chocolate . Smooth and creamy , contains 32% Cocoa
Appearance - Light , looks just like any other chocolate you would buy in the shops (Dairy milk etc..)
Smell - Almost unpleasant , i would not want to eat it based on smell . Smells to much like dark chocolate for me
Taste - Lovely , it is rich (but not to much so) and very creamy . It melts in your mouth and i could easily eat the whole bar.
After-taste - Sweet , creamy .
What the rest say - All the children declared the liked it , my sister thought it was one of the best and gave it a 4/5 .

Milk Chocolate Made with more cocoa for a richer taste . Contains 34% Cocoa
Appearance - Slightly darker that the Creamy bar but still looks appetising and tasty.
Smell - Again i found it unpleasant , i imagine it is the Cocoa i can smell strongly.
Taste - Not to sure , it is creamy but not to sweet . Pleasant at first but i find it also a little bitter
After-taste - The after taste turns me off , very bitter and strange.
What the rest say -Courtney said it was both good and bad , she hated the after taste so would not take any more. Eilidh said she liked it but Rebecca spat it out . My sister said it was disgusting and gave it a 0/5

Butterscotch Milk chocolate with crunchy toffee pieces . Contains 34% Cocoa
Appearance - Looks just the milk chocolate , inside you can see the little candied pieces of toffee .
Smell - Strangly it smelled just like i imagined the milk chocolate would . Which means it smells lovely.
Taste - Nothing bad to say about this at all , chocolate perfect creaminess and the toffee is crunchy and sweet . Perfect
After-taste - Very very slight bitter taste left but nothing to complain about ,just leaves me wanting more.
What the rest say -All the children liked it , Courtney said it was the best of them all and my sister gave it a 4/5

Almond Milk Chocolate made with whole roasted almonds . Contains 37% Cocoa
Appearance - Darker , can see big nuts inside.
Smell - Pleasant and nutty .
Taste - I go either ways on this one , the chocolate is getting to bitter for my liking but i really do like the almonds in it. I think the balance between the two does work and find it a nice treat.
After-taste - Nice nutty flavour .
What the rest say - Courtney was horrified at the taste , but my kids all seemed to like it . My sister hated it and gave it a 0/5 but admits she does not like anything nuts in it .

Cherry Dark Chocolate with whole cherries . Contains 60% Cocoa
Appearance - Dark , nice big cherries in the middle .
Smell - Don’t like it , all i can smell is the Cocoa
Taste - I want to be a fan , i love cherries in food but i just found the chocolate way to bitter . I have been picking out the berries and eating them though .
After-taste - Bitter ,not nice
What the rest say - No one else would try it

Dark 85% Very Dark Chocolate . Contains 85% Cocoa
Appearance - Very dark brown , smooth but looks good
Smell - Don’t like it , all i can smell is the Cocoa
Taste - The texture of this was pleasant but the taste was very unpleasant to me , very bitter and not something i would eat again.
After-taste - Bitter ,not nice. Needed to eat something else straight away.
What the rest say - No one else would try it

So there you go , i admit the reviews of the later bars were a little unfair as i don’t like dark chocolate so very little was going to make me like those bars. I LOVED the butterscotch and creamy milk , although right now i have had enough chocolate to keep me happy for the week .

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