Cadbury Old Gold
After giving Cadbury a good old bollocking for their disastrous ‘Desserts’ range, it is nice to be able to do a complete 180-degree turn and review their dark chocolate range.
Here in Oz it is released under the ‘Old Gold’ label and, compared to the mundane ordinariness of Dairy Milk, it really is a quiet achiever and good value for money.
However the plain ‘Old Gold’ dark chocolate isn’t spectacular by any means, but it goes particularly well with another flavour combination. The perennial favourite of Aussie Dads everywhere, is Old Jamaica – Rum’n’Raisins. This is a real ‘winter’ chocolate best eaten after dinner over a game of Scrabble or whilst out camping.
The dark chocolate is on the sweetish side but somehow ‘sings’ to the rum-soaked (or artificially flavoured if I have to be nit-picky) raisins, ensuring a perfect combination. The chocolate takes its time to dissolve in the mouth before leaving the Scrabble-playing Dad with one last burst of rum when chewing the soft raisins. This bar is an Aussie favourite, and deservedly so.
Old Gold Macadamia is a brash newcomer to the Old Gold Old Fellas stable and holds its own amongst the Old Gold Original Old Gold Rum’n’Raisin war horses remarkably well. Kind of like a ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ to Old Gold’s ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ if you permit my foray into sci-fi nerdiness.
Once again, the sweetness of the dark chocolate complements the soft buttery flavours of the Macadamia*. If you didn’t read the label, the nuts almost taste like solid dollops of white chocolate which, in my opinion, wouldn’t be a bad flavour due to try some day.
A person with some self-control would probably consider this chocolate a bit too sweet to have much of, but that person isn’t me. This block is dangerously more-ish and by far the cheapest way to enjoy the money-making Macadamia nut than if you bought them on their own.
Posted by Kath on 14 Dec 2007 at 12:12 PM
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Filed in Reviews under australia, cadbury, dark
December 15, 2007 : 7:12am
Have you tried a block of Old Jamaica melted and stirred into a tub of vanilla ice-cream, then allowed to reset. When serving drizzle with a bit more plain Old Gold.
December 15, 2007 : 8:03am
What does giving Cadbury a good old bollocking entail? I didn’t know that about Queensland. Do all the Côte d’Or bars come in those two inch pieces like the Lait Melk?
December 15, 2007 : 9:17am
Giving Cadbury a good old bollocking was regarding my previous article on their truly craptacular range called ‘Desserts’ available here in Australia. After suffering through ‘Boysenberry Shortcake’ and ‘Fudge Brownie’ I’ve yet to force myself to try their ‘lemon meringue’ flavour. And that’s a rarity for me - reluctance to eat chocolate!
December 15, 2007 : 1:14pm
I remember Old Jamaica and the pirates in the ads (”Don’t ‘ee eat it all up at once!”) from the 1970s. I’m not sure if it’s available in the UK, but I’d certainly like to see it come back. Good find Milly!
June 13, 2008 : 9:00pm
This was one of my grandma’s favorite brands of chocolate. She would have some shipped over every year before Christmas. The macadamia was my favorite