According, to Ritter, over at Jim’s Chocolate Mission, this offering is the third most selling in the Ritter range, worldwide. This was a surprise to me considering that many are not particularly fond of white chocolate. However, being a fan of both white chocolate and whole roasted nuts, I was quite excited to try this offering. The thing about white chocolate, however, is that it can easily become too waxy and sickening, not only due to its (naturally) higher fat and sugar contents, but also because manufacturers often add foreign fats. It is in other words white chocolate is a delicate balance, which is not so easy to pull off.
As with the Milk with whole hazelnuts form the Ritter range I am not too fond of the ”photo” wrapper, but it does give a good idea of what the contents is like. I also think the presentation loses a bit from the fact that hazelnuts are coming through and white chocolate appears somewhat waxy instead of clean and shiny. Appearance: 7 out of 10.
The aroma is nice of sweet white chocolate and roasted hazelnuts, though I cannot detect much in way of vanilla. Aroma: 8 out of 10.
Both rice crispies, added for extra crunch, and the whole hazelnuts provide good texture. However, perhaps the whopping 23% of roasted hazelnuts is too much as the chocolate becomes very fragmented when biting into which, by way of mouth feel, is less than ideal. While the chocolate itself has a good melt, if a bit waxy, the whole nuts and rice crispies detract from in that they provide an uneven breakdown and mouth feel, though perhaps this is a minor point. Texture: 7 out of 10.
Turning to flavour I was struck by two things. First the chocolate is not too sweet, which is good. Second it does not have much characteristic of white chocolate, which leaves the white chocolate lover in me unsatisfied. I would also like to see a more distinct flavour, although I should add that the chocolate, as such, is not bad tasting. Flavour: 7 out of 10.
Average: 7, 25 out of 10.
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