Wohlfarth - Salzstäbchen

The tasting notes reflect my personal opinion.

Name

Salzstäbchen (Salt sticks - dark chocolate with salt)
Ingredients are cocoa mass, raw sugar, cocoa butter, rock salt from Austria.
Cocoa content: minimum 70% cocoa, no vanilla

Manufacturer

Wohlfarth Schokolade, Choriner Straße 37, 10435 Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany

Packaging

The 75g worth of chocolate sticks are wrapped in non-stick paper and in a small cardboard box.

Look

The chocolate is dark brown but with a little hint of red.

Sound

The chocolate sticks are very thing and break with a clear snap sound.

Smell

The smell is very light. The main aroma is cocoa and sugar.

Mouthfeel

The thin chocolate sticks feels soft, melt very quickly and slowly covers the tongue.

Taste

The chocolate initially tastes of sugar for a very brief period of time. Then an intense dark cocoa flavour with some earthy/barky notes is released. The salty flavour increases gradually and fades out into a dark cocoa flavour with some mildly bitter notes. The salt is not spread out evenly such that some sparks of saltiness are released every now and then at different locations in the mouth.

Aftertaste

The aftertaste is dominated by the dark cocoa flavours which are perceived centrally on the tongue.

Summary

These chocolate sticks are made from an intense rich cocoa. The rock salt comes in a very sensibly measured amount. It emphasises the sweetness and its uneven spread across the product adds a little unexpected, yet pleasant sensation.

Verdict

The salty chocolate sticks are a pleasing combination of sweetness and intense dark chocolate with a tiny pinch of salt that adds a pleasing contrast and a bit of playfulness to the experience. 5 Stars.

Dates

Best before 12/2016, tasted 21&23/04/2016