Seattle Chocolate – Mint Chip Truffle Bar
I’ve had some decent success and enjoyment with Seattle Chocolate, so finding out that they had a mint chocolate flavour made this feel inevitable. Like we were always working our way up to this. Anyone who knows me on any meaningful level will know that I love mint chocolate as a flavour. As a kid I thought everyone felt the same way, but it’s not until I grew up, matured, and saw the vast world that we live in that I realized just how polarizing the flavour is. But alas, that doesn’t stop me from my enjoyment of it.
Similar to all the other bars I’ve had, this is a standard sized bar, that’s relatively thin and may be strange for people who associate truffle with rich filling and square or spherical shapes. Truthfully up until I started getting over the hurdle and paying more for chocolate bars, I also had a tough time associating truffles with flat bar shaped chocolate. Similar to the other truffle bars, this one has a thin layer of the truffle in the center. While it looks small visually, sometimes a little goes a long way. Let’s find out if that’s the case here.
Mint chocolate is a classic combination that really is hard to screw up. Add in the truffle texture and you basically have a formula for an easy win. A common complaint with cheaper mint chocolate flavours is that it tastes like toothpaste. Thankfully that’s not the case here, the peppermint is strong but not comically artificial, and works with the chocolate perfectly. The chocolate itself is truthfully the weaker of the two main components, but still gets the job done. It probably is mostly preference, but I tend to prefer a darker chocolate where it’s not as sweet and is more on the bitter, earthy side. This one reminds me of a fancier version of the classic Andes mints.
The texture is also very similar to Andes in that it’s very soft, melty, and overall very refreshing to eat. It has that rich finish of a nice chocolate mint, but also the minty freshness that follows soon after. I would say that these are nice to have on a warm or hot summer day, but structural integrity necessitates you eat this when it’s cold or cool, otherwise it could lead to a mess, or worse a disaster. If you eat as much chocolate as I have in one lifetime, you realize how difficult and annoying it is to get chocolate stains out of clothing. Even dropping some pieces on clothing makes it hard to get out when its warm and it just permeates through the fibers of your shirt, refusing to leave.
Overall I enjoyed these and would get again. The only unfortunate thing is I usually like mint chocolate more when it’s hot or warm, but I don’t know that these are tempered well enough to last long for a hot summer day. If you do decide to though, eat at your own caution. And maybe wear a beat up shirt while you do.
