Teucher Chocolate 77%

About: Teucher is a Swiss brand that sells itself as upscale with a price to match.Started by Dolf Teucher about 80 years ago, they now produce chocolates in Zurich and market them at exclusive shops in rich areas. I found them wildly underwhelming, but (at least according to testimonials on their web site) some people apparently think they're Just So Great. Shrug. Now.. this bar isn't as bad as the 88% bar, but it still leaves a lot to be desired.


Flavor:  Not much. You will have to wait for the flavor to come to you when you eat this. And wait. And wait. Finally, after the chocolate warms up you will get something. It's sweeter than the 88% bar, and so the flavor comes on faster and stays longer and is richer. Yes, it's chocolaty,  but just when you start to feel that maybe the wait was worth it, it's gone.  Not much flavor delivered here. Frankly, it's sub-par.

Texture: Brittle. Some people think that well tempered chocolate should have a nice snap. This has a nice snap, but then, like broken porcelain, it just keeps on snapping. It's like eating wood or potato chips. Not impressed. This 77% bar is not as bad as the 88% bar, and it should be less brittle at a lower percentage, but compared to other manufacturers, it's sub-par.

My rating: 3.5 on the scale below. Flavor was mediocre. Texture was meh.  I wouldn't really bother with this bar again. 

Rating Value	Meaning
1	Really bad chocolate. There's something just really really wrong here in almost every imaginable respect.
2	A bar with this rating has at least two drawbacks.
3	A bar where something is starting to get seriously wrong.... for example, really weak flavor with an otherwise acceptable texture.
4	This bar is below average, but just slightly. Mostly it's not worth eating again. Something isn't quite up to par, for example a poor texture but fine flavor.
5	This is an average good bar that's worth eating. There's nothing really wrong with it, but also nothing particularly spectacular. Or, perhaps it has a good characteristic that's evenly counter-weighted by something weak.
6	A solidly good bar with one characteristic that's above par, for example a great texture.
7	An solidly good chocolate that has two above par characteristics, but nothing mind-blowing. Good, above average flavor, but nothing to die for.
8	An excellent bar with no weaknesses and at least one characteristic that's super.
9	An awesome bar to die for with amazing texture and flavor.
10	You have been touched by God.

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