Milkboy Extra Dark 85% Cocoa

About:Milkboy is a Swiss brand that markets the wholesomeness of milking cows in the alps. I just kept thinking, "I don't like Milk Chocolate, so stop with the milky goodness." It's not just Swiss... it's Alpine AND Swiss.  They make a small line of chocolate bars, all "exceptional because of the Alpine milk." I liked the 19th century paper cut-out graphics, which shouldn't matter, but there it is.

Sometimes, chocolate makers are so passionate about chocolate that you can feel it on their website. The excitement and desire to tell the world, 'I MADE CHOCOLATE! and this is what chocolate really is!' just comes through. Not here. I can't tell if they are a small, local manufacturer or a conglomerate product with carefully packaged branding. But... read on about the chocolate.

Flavor: Very nice, indeed. While there are hints of bitterness and sourness, it's not burned, and it is fruity and pleasant.


Texture: Excellent and creamy, especially for such a high content bar.On revisiting this bar, I really think the texture is excellent. I said that before, but it's worth repeating.


My rating:  Pleasant. Solid 7  for solidly good flavor and good texture.You almost want to give it an 8 for that texture. Almost.

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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