Divine 70% Dark Chocolate Easter Egg 55g

I've tried the Divine Dark Chocolate Mini eggs and the Divine 70% Dark Chocolate Hearts in the past and absolutely loved the both. So it was no surprise that I thought this 70% Dark Chocolate Easter Egg was going similarly fantastic.

The nice people at Divine Chocolate sent me this one before they're available in the shops so I don't know much about the pricing yet.

To some the egg may look uninspiring as its not all that big and doesn't "shout out" at people, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in a purely delightful taste.



Divine are obviously conscious of the amount of packaging they use and so there's not going to be any plastic spacer to make it look gorgeous. However, the chocolate itself does the talking.



But when you do get it out of the box and unwrap the foil you'll see a wonderful small dark chocolate egg that has a fantastic aroma - it reminds me of the slight beachy aroma from the sand dunes behind them. Perhaps its the natural, clean, unadulterated aspect to the aroma? Having checked the available sources of information I can see that the cocao for this Easter egg comes from the Kuapo Kokoo plantation in Ghana which is pretty far from the sea so the flavour must just come from the natural ingredients used?



The flavours are beautiful too. Perhaps, they're not as direct as the 70% cocao would entail. It's more of a mild, almost delicate dark chocolate taste which is immensely pleasant. And to consider that they've managed to get such a well rounded, smooth flavour without the use of any artifical flavourings or preservatives (nor artificial flavourings) is a triumph in chocolate production.



But praise should also be given for the texture of the Easter egg. It's just as smooth as the taste. It lingers in your mouth and allows the complex flavours to come out slowly. It really is a great Easter egg!

Rating:

• Taste: 90% - its rich, flavoursome, complex yet unpretentious - a delight


• Texture: 75% - smooth, silky and each mouthful will leave you wanting more!


• Appearance: 70% - it lets itself down on the outer appearance - but the environment is infinitely more important.


• Nutritional Information: 80% - loads loads of information available including the energy/calories per egg, protein, carbohydrate, fat, fibre and sodium per 100g and per 55g egg


• Packaging: 90% - all recyclable, and nothing unnecessary


• Price: 80% - I think it'll retail anywhere around £3.50 I've just heard back from Divine and they'll be around £3.00 - even better value!


• Overall: 80.83% - a gorgeous Easter egg that not only satisfies your taste buds, but also your heart

Where To Buy The Divine 70% Dark Chocolate Easter Egg

• Divine Chocolate - their own shop
• Goodness Direct
• Ethical Superstore
• Oxfam
• Ethical Superstore
• Ocado

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