Bittersweet

The Vosges Haut-Chocolat mission is to “create a luxury experience rooted in a sensory journey”. That really captures the essence of chocolate,doesn’t it?

Too often we get a piece of chocolate, rip off the wrapper in anticipation, stuff it into our mouths and sigh with bliss, before gobbling the rest up in two bites and licking the melted chocolate off of your fingers.

While I certainly understand the allure of eating your chocolate as quickly as possible (it is so amazingly good, after all), it is worth slowing down to appreciate really good chocolate’s finer points and the care that went into creating it.

And taking the time to experience chocolate with every one of your senses is the Vosges Haut-Chocolat message - Beginning with the box, which aims to help chocolate lovers make the most of the experience.

Start with deep breaths to bring you into the moment,  followed by an appreciation of the bar’s appearance. Inhale the subtle aromas, listen to the sound the bar makes when snapped apart and finally, let the chocolate slowly melt against the roof of your mouth to let the silky sensations wash over you. Mmmmmm…..

So it was with the idea of a ”luxury experience rooted in a sensory journey” that I picked up Vosges Haut-Chocolat’s Barcelona Bar. Deep milk chocolate melts into the mineral and sumptuous taste of sea salt and roasted almonds, reminiscent of Marcona, Spain.

The bar has the word “Ritual” embossed into the shiny, light brown surface, as one more reminder to be present for the  journey ahead. On the back, there are a number of small circles dancing across the bar, like Champagne bubbles pushing their way to the surface.  

Marcona, Spain’s signature products are fine dried fruit and nuts. Marcona almonds are large and flat with a richer, more intense flavor than ordinary almonds. In this tradition, the Barcelona Bar is fragrant with the aroma of vanilla and dried fruit.  

The Barcelona Bar is silky, soft, sweet and milky as it melts on the tongue, leaving crispy, crunchy almond bits and a hint of salt.

Overall: Vosges Haut-Chocolat Barcelona Bar is a high quality, silky bar and a good value for the money. Lovers of milk chocolate’s soft, sweet and melting qualities will be in heaven.

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Vosges Haut-Chocolat Barcelona Bar: Hickory smoked almonds, sea salt, deep (45%)  milk chocolate

Cost: .5oz Mini Bar – $2.00, 3oz Bar – $6.25

Available online from Vosges Haut-Chocolat

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