Comments on: J.D. Gross Extra Bitter 75% Trinidad Sticks

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:07:03 +0000

We have just had a Lidl open nearby and when I looked at the packaging on the chocolate I strongly suspected that it was made by Fassbender & Rausch as the packaging was virtually identical. I had read about how good this chocolate was and I cant wait to load up tomorrow. Up until now we have relied on bringing lots of this great chocolate back from their Berlin store when we go on short visits. I have loved trying the different percentage chocolates as has my 17 year old.It really is great chocolate!

By: Karl

Karl — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:07:18 +0000

I recently (Jan 2010 CE) found a discounter (in the USA) who had boxes and boxes of the Amacado/60% and the El Cuador/70% for about USD10 per box of three dozen 40-gram sticks. I bought every single one he had… spent about USD120 but where are you ever going to find a deal like this again. It must have cost that much just to ship it here from Germany, let alone manufacture the stuff. I’ll keep it in the basement, cool and dry, and allow myself a half stick per day for… um… a very long time…

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 16 May 2009 08:55:13 +0000

I have been buying this chocolate for a good while now and absolutely love it. It is as good as any other brand I have tried but comes at a fraction of the price. Imagine my horror and disappointment when my local Lidl store stopped selling it. Apparently it has been replace by individual chocolates with a fruit filled centre. There were round 15 packs of Trinidasd chocolate left on the shelf and I bought every one. I have 2 packs left and I am rationing them until I find another source! I also aim to complain to my local Lidl store about them discontinuing this fantastic product.

By: Andrej

Andrej — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:40:49 +0000

I really love this chocolate. I get it regularly in nearby Lidl store for about 1.3 EUR. I can agree that 80+% chocolate is somehow bitter and not so easy to enjoy, even if it comes from Lindt, the Rolls Royce of chocolate industry.

By: Harry

Harry — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:00:35 +0000

I had some of this to fortify me through a recent bout of decorating. It certainly went down very well, although it wasn’t my favourite of this range. I’d definitely recommend sampling a few different bars from this manufacturer, and at only about 1 GBP per bar, that shouldn’t break the bank.

By: David

David — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:57:14 +0000

Lidl is the only place I know of that sells this wonderful stuff!

By: Jay_Estee

Jay_Estee — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:46:24 +0000

Hi, may I know which supermarket I could get Trinidad stick bar in UK? I was given a pack of it from a net-friend who live in Cardiff (and i lost his contact last week).I’m a foreigner who stay temporary in UK, and now desperately to buy some more to pamper myself and bring back to my home country. I hope someone could give me a hint before i travel back home. THANKS.

By: Laura F.

Laura F. — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:03:18 +0000

I just was given some of this chocolate by one of my French in-laws (a tasting box of all the different types, in the type of sizes the French usually offer with coffee) and was looking for more information on it and found your blog. I agree with you on the Ecuador, I was surprised by how good it was. And the Amazonas (a 60%) is excellent, with that silky, melt-in-your-mouth quality. I thought the Trinidad was a bit too pasty. I agree with you, it’s really hard to pull off 75%, although there are chocolatiers that can manage it.

Thanks for the blog! I always enjoy reading about chocolate. :)

By: The TriniGourmet

The TriniGourmet — Thu, 24 May 2007 23:29:56 +0000

Very interesting. I’ve never seen this particular brand of bar before. Maybe you would be interested in learning more about Trinidad’s cocoa? If so, check out the following article “Cocoa’s Sweet Feet”

http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/cocoas-sweet-feet-article/

take care! :)