100g
bar
Ingredients:
Sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, spices, nutmeg
extract, lavender extract
Corporate
Info:
(Copied from 6/9/12; see that post for more) Leysieffer was founded
in 1909 and began making chocolate truffles in 1936. The company is
still family-operated, but it now includes 19 confectionary shops
throughout Germany as well as a half dozen “bistros” serving cake
and whatnot. And if you're really curious, you can order its products
online.
Today's
Bar:
Lavender, which I noted includes “spices” and nutmeg extract as
well as the lavender. Interesting.
Appearance:
Similar
to last week, semi-glossy, very medium brown with a warm,
yellow-orange undertone. Possibly half a shade lighter, or maybe not.
Smell:
Huh. Definitely lavender, but not just floral, and it doesn't merely
lay unmoored on top of the chocolate flavor. I never would have
thought of nutmeg as a complement, but that and/or the “spices”
seem to act as a bridge connecting the earthy chocolate to perfumey
lavender to make it smell more complex and melded. I can't wait to
see if this carries over to the taste.
Taste:
Lavender sticks out first and stays there, while chocolate comes up
from behind along with a warm spiciness. I can identify nutmeg, and
if there are other spices I'd guess something darker and
spicier—allspice or something like that—but only just a touch. As
with last year's elderflower, I think this floral might not pair well
with a darker, more sour or bitter chocolate, but here and with the
bridge of “spices,” it actually works. A unique experience.
Lavender
+ chocolate conclusion:
I don't know what it would be like with a different chocolate or only
lavender as a flavoring, but in mild chocolate and with additional
spices to connect the two flavors, lavender imparts an intriguing
floral note.
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