Chocolate Forum

Chat => General => Topic started by: smurfboy on November 23, 2008, 08:19:19 pm

Title: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 23, 2008, 08:19:19 pm
That's the name of the site - so let's do just that! Each person picks a bar for the next person to review, then picks one for the following person. The only rules is your review must be no more than one sentence long, plus a score out of ten. For example, my review of CDM with Biscuit would say:

Tasty enough, but an unimaginative combination. 6/10

So to start us off:
Cadbury Dream?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on November 24, 2008, 07:05:08 am
Sweet, a bit too sickly for my tastes but Ok if you want something different from Cadburys. 4/10


Cadburys Double Decker?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: goldencup on November 24, 2008, 07:09:22 am
Delicious and satisfying - the only bar that does it for me when I've missed a meal.  9/10

Crunchie?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: bounty hunter on November 24, 2008, 07:31:17 am
Light choc bar with that 'from your childhood' taste and inimitable honeycomb texture.  Very difficult to nibble off the chocolate. 7/10

Fry's Turkish Delight?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: goldencup on November 24, 2008, 07:33:41 am
Tut tut Bounty - where are your marks out of ten?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 24, 2008, 01:25:47 pm

Fry's Turkish Delight?

A real 'love it or hate it' bar - and I love it. 10/10

Galaxy Dark?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 24, 2008, 01:33:38 pm
F***in' Magic!!!!!  10/10

Golden Crumble?

Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 24, 2008, 01:35:53 pm
Why remake Crunchie - and if you're going to do it, why do it badly? 4/10

Fry's Peppermint Cream?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: bounty hunter on November 24, 2008, 04:16:01 pm
An old favourite.  Indulgent and simply made for a cup of coffee 9/10

Topic?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on November 24, 2008, 04:26:28 pm
a hazelnut in every bite but really needs to be king size. 10/10.

snickers?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 24, 2008, 06:47:44 pm
The bastard child of the affair a Mars bar had with some peanuts. 1/10

Prize?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: bounty hunter on November 25, 2008, 07:05:50 am
A rather sickly, stodgy version of Picnic.  Not seen one for ages, thank goodness. 2/10

Marble?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: drterror666 on November 25, 2008, 09:54:30 am
W-e-l-l, it's Cadbury, innit?!  A mix of white and milk chocolate mixed together to create the marble effect, with a praline centre.  The outside tastes like you'd expect modern Cadbury to taste like (read 'meh') and the praline centre isn't that much better.  Maybe they should leave praline to the better chocolate creators?  A resounding 5/10

Starbar
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: bounty hunter on November 25, 2008, 12:50:59 pm
Like a rather soft gooey Boost, the texture is pleasant, but to say it's meant to be 'shot through' with peanuts, I don't think the peanut taste comes through at all.  5/10

Cadbury's Fruit and Nut?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: wjp666 on November 25, 2008, 01:07:55 pm
it's like cadbury's, except with some fruit and some nuts in it. 8/10

toblerone.

Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 25, 2008, 02:08:37 pm
W-e-l-l, it's Cadbury, innit?!  A mix of white and milk chocolate mixed together to create the marble effect, with a praline centre.  The outside tastes like you'd expect modern Cadbury to taste like (read 'meh') and the praline centre isn't that much better.  Maybe they should leave praline to the better chocolate creators?  A resounding 5/10

Starbar

One sentence???
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 25, 2008, 02:11:50 pm
it's like cadbury's, except with some fruit and some nuts in it. 8/10

toblerone.



Something indefinable about it makes it seem like a treat. 8/10

Mint Aero?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: bounty hunter on November 26, 2008, 12:34:22 pm
Smooth, minty velvet.  Great with coffee 8/10

Boost with guava?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 26, 2008, 01:37:06 pm
Doesn't exist. 0/10

Boost with Guarana?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 26, 2008, 06:34:51 pm
BoostED (Did you see what I did there?) 8/10.

Cadbury Fudge
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 26, 2008, 06:36:52 pm
Boost with guava?

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/606/2/refresh/images/smileys/f_laugh.gif)

On the same theme, Twix with pineapple.
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 26, 2008, 07:24:49 pm
BoostED (Did you see what I did there?) 8/10.

Cadbury Fudge

A nostalgic treat. 7/10

Dark Bounty?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on November 27, 2008, 06:01:41 pm
Rich dark chocolate poured over moist coconut.  7/10

Fry's Chocolate Cream?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 28, 2008, 02:12:06 pm
A classic that offers something different to the majority of bars on the market. 8/10

Raspberry Ruffle?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on November 28, 2008, 04:43:13 pm
Rough and chewy raspberry-flavoured coconut bar with thin chocolate coating. 5/10

After Eight Bar?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 28, 2008, 06:25:44 pm
Is this really necessary? 6/10

Reese's Nutrageous?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 28, 2008, 07:22:33 pm
Hugely calorific, but worth it. 10/10

Mars Bar?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on November 28, 2008, 07:23:35 pm
Sickly 6/10

Cabana?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 28, 2008, 07:30:14 pm
Never had it, but hate coconut - I'll give it 5/10 for the imaginative recipe.

Toffee Crisp?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on November 28, 2008, 07:43:17 pm
Once lovely but now made with some sort of cooking choc . 3/10

Yorkie?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 28, 2008, 07:46:28 pm
Ditto. 1/10

Almond Mars Bar?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on November 28, 2008, 07:48:20 pm
Anything with nuts gets my vote 7/10.

Turkish delight?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 28, 2008, 07:53:01 pm
3 camels and a sheikh can't be wrong. 9/10

Munchies?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on November 28, 2008, 07:55:30 pm
MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yum 9/10.

Mintola?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 28, 2008, 07:58:10 pm
Once a sophisticated treat - the continual rebrands have taken the shine off. 7.5/10

Twix?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on November 28, 2008, 08:03:10 pm
Once a real 10/10 but the extra crunchy base now sets my teeth on edge so I will give it 8/10 cos it is still ok dipped in a cup of tea.


Bounty dark?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 28, 2008, 08:07:11 pm
I can't stand coconut, but at least it's different. 1/10 (for effort)

Bueno?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 28, 2008, 08:09:13 pm
No bad. 5/10

Curly Wurly?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 28, 2008, 08:11:14 pm
Reminds me of childhood, lasts for ages and low in calories. 9/10

Wispa?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 28, 2008, 08:13:21 pm
How bubbly chocolate should be. 9/10

Starbar?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 28, 2008, 08:19:41 pm
A really satisfying combination of tastes and textures. 10/10

Orange Aero?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 28, 2008, 08:28:37 pm
Plastic fruit. 1/10

Mint Cracknell?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on November 28, 2008, 08:45:34 pm
Much missed shards of chocolate covered mint glass. 10/10

Cadbury Flake
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on November 28, 2008, 08:48:45 pm
Crumbly perfection. 10/10.

Crunchie?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on November 29, 2008, 09:11:49 am
Honeycombe Heaven  10/10

Milk  Tray Bar?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on November 29, 2008, 09:30:34 am
Yay a box of chocs in a bar. 9/10 if it includes coffee creme, 10/10 if not.

Milky Way?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 29, 2008, 10:26:02 am
For some reason I prefer it in Celebrations than 'big' bar size. 7/10

Lindt 70%?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 29, 2008, 11:05:04 am
A bit harsh. 5/10

Aero Bubbles?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on November 29, 2008, 11:10:26 am
I'd rather have a bar. 4/10.

Picnic?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 29, 2008, 11:18:47 am
Love the crispy, caramel and raisin combo. 10/10

Twirl?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 29, 2008, 12:22:20 pm
A poor person's Ripple. 6/10

Chomp?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on November 29, 2008, 12:23:42 pm
A faultless slice of fun. 10/10

Wispa Gold?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on November 29, 2008, 12:24:35 pm
Nearly perfect. 9/10

Aztec?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on December 02, 2008, 10:41:55 pm
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A right chewy gobful. 8/10

Mars Midnight?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on December 02, 2008, 11:41:24 pm
If I had any I'd give them all to pham :) 3/10

Curlywurly?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on December 03, 2008, 06:35:40 am
Miles of chewy fun. 6/10

Cadbury Creme Egg Twisted?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 03, 2008, 01:51:00 pm
Enjoyable, but overpriced - I preferred the CDM version. 7/10

CDM Mint Chips?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on December 03, 2008, 06:22:06 pm
Nice, but not Mint Cracknell. 7/10

Maltesers?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 03, 2008, 07:51:02 pm
Addictive once you start. 8/10

Mars Planets?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on December 03, 2008, 09:33:25 pm
Ok but ultimately missing something. 6/10

Terry's chocolate Orange bar?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on December 04, 2008, 06:53:21 am
Rather sickly orange flavoured waxy chocolate.  4/10

Cadbury's Wispa?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: drterror666 on December 04, 2008, 09:40:53 am
Nice, but gets very sickly if you eat one in one go.  The orange flavouring tastes a bit 'chemically, these days.  5/10

Cadbury Freddo
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 04, 2008, 01:57:14 pm
A simple choc hit when you're short on pennies. 7/10

Whole Nut?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on December 04, 2008, 04:45:21 pm
Nice, but gets very sickly if you eat one in one go.  The orange flavouring tastes a bit 'chemically, these days.  5/10

Cadbury Freddo
??? You're eating different Wispas from me!

Chocolate nuttiness (what I'd give for a raisin in there!) 6/10

Nestle Double chocolate?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 04, 2008, 09:25:25 pm
Probably Nestle's best ever bar - a sadly missed, indulgent treat. 10/10

Cadbury Double Chocolate?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on December 05, 2008, 08:12:07 pm
CDM with a soft centre surprise. 4/10

Cadbury Fudge Finger?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 05, 2008, 08:43:10 pm
A taste of childhood. 7/10

Galaxy?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: drterror666 on December 06, 2008, 01:54:32 pm
Once a lovely extra milky chocolate treat, now tastes like crap because they 'refined' the formula.  Twats! 2/10

Cadbury Old Jamaica (for those with long memories!)
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 06, 2008, 03:57:15 pm
Not a personal favourite, but scores points for being a bit different. 6.5/10

Milkybar?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on December 06, 2008, 04:24:40 pm
White chocolate that sometimeas hits the spot. 7/10

Milky Way?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 06, 2008, 04:49:38 pm
Much nicer with the 'new' (now about 16 years old) recipe. 7/10

Double Decker?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: goldencup on December 06, 2008, 11:14:15 pm
Tut tut Smurfy - already been done

Smarties?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on December 06, 2008, 11:35:02 pm
Only smarties have the answer 10/10.

Revels?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on December 07, 2008, 10:12:21 am
Tut tut Smurfy - already been done
To be fair so had a few others but no one noticed, or were too polite  to say. ;)

Russian Roulette without the bullets (now coffee has been removed). 9/10

Dime Bar?

Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 07, 2008, 12:56:52 pm
Tut tut Smurfy - already been done


I dont see why that's a problem - it's a different person reviewing each time. Isn't the point to get a wide range of opinions?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 07, 2008, 12:57:50 pm
Dime - The kind of bar I don't buy often, but then wonder why not when I do. 8/10

Bournville?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on December 07, 2008, 07:11:25 pm
Good if you have the dry heaves and nothing comes up. 0/10

Twix Mint?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 07, 2008, 09:53:53 pm
Enjoyable if unremarkable. 6.5/10

CDM Biscuit?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: goldencup on December 09, 2008, 07:38:27 am
Tut tut Smurfy - already been done


I dont see why that's a problem - it's a different person reviewing each time. Isn't the point to get a wide range of opinions?

Very true and besides, who has the time to trawl though the whole list to see what's already been done?  I only remembered it because it was the first one I answered.  I was just having a bad day! :-[
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 09, 2008, 01:43:41 pm
Awwh, you're blushing! No need on my account though :)
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: goldencup on December 09, 2008, 02:33:53 pm
Ahem, moving on - a mediocre bar that seems to be lacking something, such as raisins.  5/10

Minstrels?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on December 09, 2008, 05:43:15 pm
They make the roof of your mouth sore if you suck'em but they're worth the pain. 8/10

Planets?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 10, 2008, 12:12:19 am
Dangerously addictive - the only downside is the excess of chewy ones in most tubes. 8/10

KitKat?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on December 10, 2008, 07:10:39 am
Take your pick from a wide range of flavours and textures - a kind of JellyBelly chocolate experience. 5/10

Time Out?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 10, 2008, 02:20:06 pm
Can be nice, but all too often tastes a bit stale. 6/10

Fry's Five Centres?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: oldspice on December 10, 2008, 06:24:06 pm
Much missed fruit fondant chocolate bar. 10/10

Picnic?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 10, 2008, 09:27:24 pm
Lots of textures and tastes in one bar, but it all works brilliantly. 10/10

Peanut Butter KitKat?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: bounty hunter on December 12, 2008, 08:49:02 pm
Surprisingly tasty, but one a day is enough.

Cadbury's Jamaican Rum?  Sorry if this has been done, can't be bothered to trawl through.
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on December 14, 2008, 02:58:43 pm
Alcohol and chocolate? Yeuch! -10/10

Cadbury Tiffin?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on December 14, 2008, 03:52:48 pm
A simple but effective combination, much missed. 8/10

CDM Bubbly?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on January 21, 2009, 08:32:32 pm
Not as bubbly as Aero. 5/10

Cadburys chocolate buttons?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: paulham on January 21, 2009, 09:52:32 pm
Strangely, the best Cadbury chocolate.  9/10

Mintolas?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: smurfboy on January 24, 2009, 03:58:38 pm
An old favourite that always felt very grown-up when I was little. 8/10

Turkish Delight?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: bounty hunter on January 25, 2009, 10:02:09 am
An old favourite of mine.  Distinctive Fry's chocolate and that lovely rosy filling.

Peanut Kit Kat chunky?
Title: Re: Chocolate Review
Post by: loulou on January 27, 2009, 08:33:13 pm
Wrong wrong wrong. No one loves nuts more than me but this is vile. 0/10

cadbury caramel?