Russell Stover is apparently trying to update and revamp their image with the addition of
their Internationale line of chocolates. It includes flavors like French Cafe Vanilla Creme, Swiss Lodge Mocha Creme, Bavarian Creme Brulee (hmm, lots of creme) and this bar, German Black Forest Truffle.
I like Black Forest cake. The combo of chocolate and cherries is scrumptious, naturally it does seem like a good idea to take that flavor and make a chocolate bar out of it.
In theory.
At first glance, this is a really nice looking product. Very simple and elegant box rather than your standard paper wrapped chocolate bar. Pictures of an impressive looking (supposedly German) castle and a lovely piece of Black Forest cake.
Once opened, the bar is encased in a pretty gold wrapper with Russell Stover embossed all over (it didn't show up great in the photos sadly).
The bar itself is dark, slick and shiny It's conveniently pre-scored into perfect little
squares, again with Russell Stover emblazoned on each piece. It smells
warm and chocolately, with the faintest bit of cherry in the background.
Come on, get to the good part, how did it taste?!
Well, that's the thing. It wasn't all that good. The bar was actually made up of two different kinds of chocolate, dark and milk. The top layer was dark chocolate and the bottom was milk, however, the two chocolates did not live in harmony. When I bit into it, the two layers practically separated from each other. Astonishingly, there was hardly any cherry flavor to be found! If I let the chocolate just sit in my mouth for a while, I could almost taste a mellow cherry like flavor but it was nothing like the cherry tartness I I was hoping for based on the numerous pieces of Black Forest Cake I've eaten over the years.
In short (too late for that!) it was a very unremarkable piece of chocolate. I would certainly never buy it again for myself and would only buy it for someone else if I was really pressed for time on getting a last minute gift and the only shopping option was Walgreens.
I like Black Forest cake. The combo of chocolate and cherries is scrumptious, naturally it does seem like a good idea to take that flavor and make a chocolate bar out of it.
In theory.
At first glance, this is a really nice looking product. Very simple and elegant box rather than your standard paper wrapped chocolate bar. Pictures of an impressive looking (supposedly German) castle and a lovely piece of Black Forest cake.
Once opened, the bar is encased in a pretty gold wrapper with Russell Stover embossed all over (it didn't show up great in the photos sadly).
The bar itself is dark, slick and shiny It's conveniently pre-scored into perfect little
squares, again with Russell Stover emblazoned on each piece. It smells
warm and chocolately, with the faintest bit of cherry in the background.Come on, get to the good part, how did it taste?!
Well, that's the thing. It wasn't all that good. The bar was actually made up of two different kinds of chocolate, dark and milk. The top layer was dark chocolate and the bottom was milk, however, the two chocolates did not live in harmony. When I bit into it, the two layers practically separated from each other. Astonishingly, there was hardly any cherry flavor to be found! If I let the chocolate just sit in my mouth for a while, I could almost taste a mellow cherry like flavor but it was nothing like the cherry tartness I I was hoping for based on the numerous pieces of Black Forest Cake I've eaten over the years.
In short (too late for that!) it was a very unremarkable piece of chocolate. I would certainly never buy it again for myself and would only buy it for someone else if I was really pressed for time on getting a last minute gift and the only shopping option was Walgreens.
