This offering is milk chocolate (min- 30% solid) studded with a whopping 23% whole hazelnuts is the most popular of the Ritter range worldwide. Not only that, it is also the most popular in Germany, home of Ritter Sport and it is runner up to the Ritter Marzipan Bar in the UK which I reviewed here earlier. I was therefore very much excited to review this bar.
Chocolate and nuts is a great tasting combination with the nuts providing excellent crunch and texture. And this combination is generally handled well by the chocolate manufacturers.
I’m not too fond of the “photo” style wrapper, although the chocolate itself, however, looks nice indeed, with a rich medium brown colour. Cross section view reveals whole nuts unevenly distributed (not a critique.) Appearance: 7, 5 out of 10.
The bar is very fragrant, smelling of dairy milk chocolate and hazelnuts and here I agree with Jim’s review, that the dairy, buttery, creamy and milky is being quite dominant. Aroma: 7, 5 out of 10.
Good crunch results from the hazelnuts and the melt from the chocolate is good,though it feels a bit waxy as if foreign fats have been added. Texture: 7, 5 out of 10.
Mild and sweet flavour of milk chocolate sweetness, which is checked nicely by the nuts which also had a nice flavour. It is as if the chocolate has its own flavour profile either because of added fats and/or flavour enhancers. I do find the nuts are a bit bland and might benefit from a little salt, perhaps. Flavour: 7, 5 out of 10.
It is not hard to understand why this bar is so popular. Within it’s genre it seems very well done indeed. The milk chocolate is very mild and should not offend anybody and the hazelnuts add nice flavour and texture. Even if this is not my personal Ritter favourite (which I will review sometime in the future) I can certainly appreciate its position as the overall Ritter Sport leader.
Average: 7, 5 out of 10.
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