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I took these photos last Friday afternoon but just haven't got around to writing what I intended. But I was inspired by an announcement I heard on the Metro yesterday and so here's my review of New Tree's Lavender infused milk chocolate.
I was taking the metro back from the town hall to the office after spending far too long waiting to only be handed a form and told to come back another day. As I left the station next to the office a woman's voice thanked all the metro travelers for not going by car and polluting the atmosphere. Apparently yesterday was a special pollution day in Brussels. It may have had something to do with the temperature being significantly below freezing but I'm not sure.
In any case, the word "pollution" resonated with me and made me think about New Tree's Tranquility bar.
What can I say about it? The chocolate is good. In fact I'd go so far as to say it's very good. It's smooth and creamy. It melts well but isn't overly sugary. If it were left unsullied it would be an exceptionally good milk chocolate bar. But it is sullied. It is polluted. In fact - it has been desecrated.
I'm sure the lavender used in this bar is very high quality and comes from the finest organic lavender bushes. But it still tastes like pot pourri smells and is a fragrance I associate with clothes that have been left in storage for too long. It does not work well with chocolate and it didn't help me relax although it did remind me of a time when I was about five and spent 10 minutes locked in a friend's wardrobe.
This was certainly new and interesting but I doubt many people will be buying a second bar and so it is unlikely to be on the shelves for long. The other bar in their Relaxing range probably will stay, though. Who can say "no" to the bitter orange and crisped rice of their Serenity bar?
I was taking the metro back from the town hall to the office after spending far too long waiting to only be handed a form and told to come back another day. As I left the station next to the office a woman's voice thanked all the metro travelers for not going by car and polluting the atmosphere. Apparently yesterday was a special pollution day in Brussels. It may have had something to do with the temperature being significantly below freezing but I'm not sure.
In any case, the word "pollution" resonated with me and made me think about New Tree's Tranquility bar.
What can I say about it? The chocolate is good. In fact I'd go so far as to say it's very good. It's smooth and creamy. It melts well but isn't overly sugary. If it were left unsullied it would be an exceptionally good milk chocolate bar. But it is sullied. It is polluted. In fact - it has been desecrated.
I'm sure the lavender used in this bar is very high quality and comes from the finest organic lavender bushes. But it still tastes like pot pourri smells and is a fragrance I associate with clothes that have been left in storage for too long. It does not work well with chocolate and it didn't help me relax although it did remind me of a time when I was about five and spent 10 minutes locked in a friend's wardrobe.
This was certainly new and interesting but I doubt many people will be buying a second bar and so it is unlikely to be on the shelves for long. The other bar in their Relaxing range probably will stay, though. Who can say "no" to the bitter orange and crisped rice of their Serenity bar?
Meanwhile I have a cold and am about to spend a few days in a place where I may not have any Internet access. Nonetheless, it appears to be a good five degrees warmer than Brussels right now, which hopefully means the drive won't be too horrid.
