Lindt 58% Le Fondenti with nibs

                                   

About: Lindt has a massive distribution network - their chocolate gets into every nook and cranny worldwide. I'm not sure why the idea of making a LOT of chocolate goes hand in hand with making not-so-great chocolate. It shouldn't. Well, let's be clear here. This is not a fresh tasting bean-to-bar bar, but my low expectations were really surpassed.

Flavor: At 58% it comes in a bit sweet. But the flavor is just fine. 

Texture: Industrial scale production can conch and conch until the cows come home, and that leads to heavenly smoothness, found here. The nibs are not bitter and lend a pleasant crunch.

My rating:  Because the texture is so smooth, I like this bar a 7 worth, even if the chocolate part is not stellarly differentiated. 

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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