Cocopia 34% Milk Chocolate Mini-Slab
Another offering from Tesco’s pet Swiss chocolatier, and this time it’s a milk chocolate.
This one is made using Ghanaian Forastero Beans, and they give it a full-bodied, very smooth cocoa flavour. The bitterness level of the beans is relatively low, so they’re much more soothing and gentle on the palate and consequently what you get here is a lovely mouthfeel from the high cocoa content, a sumptuous creaminess, and a lovely smooth finish.
This really is what milk chocolate should ALL be like.
As a long time convert to the Dark Side, I do tend to find most milk chocolate can be disappointing in it’s lack of complexity, but I’m delighted to report that Cocopia have come up with a blend which offers all the flavour you could hope for.
This is the sort of chocolate you’d buy as a treat for the kids and end up making regular trips to Tesco to buy for yourself - it’s THAT delicious. If only all UK manufacturers could offer this quality in their milk chocs, I’d be eating a lot more of the stuff.
For the price (£1.50) I’d have to say that it’s well worth the money. UK readers should make sure they check this one out as soon as they can. Highly recommended.
Posted by Simon on 04 Jul 2008 at 11:07 AM
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Filed in Reviews under cocopia, milk, slab, UK
July 5, 2008 : 7:47am
I wish we had that variety here. It’s in the middle of winter here in South Australia, it’s a freezing cold Saturday afternoon and some top quality milk chocolate would go down a treat with my hot coffee!
Dear Tesco/Cocopia - can you please sell this in Adelaide, South Australia? ‘Kthnxby
July 16, 2008 : 9:18pm
Unfortunately all Cocopia products have disappeared from our local Tesco - I’m gutted!