CHOCOBLOGMASS ADVENT CALENDAR EDITION - DECEMBER 25 OR DAY 25

This my dear and wonderful chocolate friends is the end to my Advent Calendar Edition Competition. It has been a ball! Some of the days throughout have been great, and others not so much, due to many chocolate aspects. I strive to bring awareness to ingredients and at the same time, rate based on taste, texture, aftertaste, and appearance of wrapping and chocolate. I am incredibly optimistic that 2017 will see a fantastic turn-around with many chocolate makers in terms of what they add to their cacao beans. Of course, at the same time, it does have to be scrumptious. You cannot have healthy without tasty. Having said that, I would like to immensely thank everyone who took the time to read my Christmas blogs. You have given me a wonderful opportunity to spread my message that you can eat chocolate daily, lots of it too, but with the right ingredients. I send you all gigantic chocolate hugs, wherever you might be on this beautiful world.  
 
GODIVA CHOCOLATES – CHOCOBLOGMASS ADVENT CALENDAR

Yes, Godiva did deliver a bon bon for Day 25 of their Advent Calendar Edition. It is an utterly unique shape, so much so that I do not know what it is. Initially, it looks like four sided but then upon closer look, it could be 8, 12 or in the end, even circular. That is up to the imagination of every individual who is lucky enough to devour. As for the chocolate, itself, I would have appreciated something a bit more lavish for the very last day of the competition however, I am happy that something was included instead of not. Taste: the chocolate is super creamy, a bit of a buttery flavour mixed with caramel. It smacks like a grandmother eating with no teeth, not always a bad thing. There is a sweetness with a ting to keep you guessing. I do not perceive the mystery as anything worthwhile but it is there. Also, gifts are being unboxed today as it is the 25th day of December, come on now, did you forget. Anyhow, this makes it a double wham bam, ham, and come on now, nothin’ but a jam! Yahhoooooooo!
 
Chocolisciously Delightful Ingredients: Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Glucose Syrup (Wheat), Cream, Hazelnuts, Sorbitol Syrup, Butter Oil (Milk), Sweetened Condensed Milk, Invert Sugar Syrup, Milk, Butter, Water, Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel Palm), Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Skim Milk Powder, Natural Flavour, Apple, Raspberries, Wheat Flour, Cocoa Powder, Passion Fruit Juice Concentrate, Salt, Corn Starch, Cinnamon, Malic Acid, Milk Protein, Lactose, Barley Malt Flour, Artificial Flavour, Pectin, Citric Acid

Chocolisciously Delightful Rating: 2.9 / 5.0
 
ROGERS’ CHOCOLATES – CHOCOBLOGMASS ADVENT CALENDAR

Rogers’ was also generous by providing us an absolutely stunning red foil bon bon for Day 25 of their Advent Calendar Edition. This is some seriously exquisite Choco that has left me speechless. Way to go Mr. You will forever be my best friend! Now, let’s go, and open presents. I am jumping up and down with joy!
 
Chocolisciously Delightful Ingredients: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor, Soya Lecithin, Vanilla)

Chocolisciously Delightful Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
 
PURDY’S CHOCOLATIER – CHOCOBLOGMASS ADVENT CALENDAR
 
Just decided not to. Ran out of BELL themed ideas!
 
Chocolisciously Delightful Ingredients: Unfortunately, the company did not disclose this information. I will always wonder why!

Chocolisciously Delightful Rating: Niente
 
LÄDERACH – CHOCOBLOGMASS ADVENT CALENDAR

Ran out the door, and flew back to Switzerland on a unicorn for an immediately change in ingredients!
 
Chocolisciously Delightful Ingredients: Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Skim Milk Powder, Hazelnuts, Cocoa Mass, Almonds, Plant Oils, Palm Kernel Oil, Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil, Milk Powder, Butter (Milk), Glucose, E-420, Walnuts, Honey, Wheat, Gluten, Milk Cream, Inverted Sugar, Malt, Gluten, Soya Lecithin, E-471, E-322, Natural Aromas, Gluten, Butter Fat, Natural Aromas, E-904, Aroma, Lactose, Spices, Milk Egg White, E-500, Antioxidants, E-306, Colour E-171 AND E-160B AND E-160 A, E-120, E-100,  Palm Wax, Cocoa Powder, Low Fat

Chocolisciously Delightful Rating: Niente
 
DANIEL CHOCOLATES - CHOCOBLOGMASS ADVENT CALENDAR

Out on the sugar fields with 1600 scientists, trying to figure out why sugar? Why is it in all foods, everywhere, and anywhere. What makes this ingredient so popular, besides taste. It is the culprit of many diseases. This goes for all sorts of sweeteners that are under different names. It is a bit sad actually.
 
Chocolisciously Delightful Ingredients: Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Dry Whole Milk, Soya Lecithin (Emulsifier), Natural Vanilla

Chocolisciously Delightful Rating: Niente
 
KINDER - CHOCOBLOGMASS ADVENT CALENDAR

Back to Italy in the land of coffee, pasta, pizza, Medici’s, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, piazzas but wait, not chocolate? Kinder has some re-thinking to do for perhaps hmmmmmmmmmmmm, a different bon bon for a different day? How hard can that be? Kinder is keeping all chocos the same. Boring, and disappointing! 
 
Chocolisciously Delightful Rating: Niente
 
LINDT - CHOCOBLOGMASS ADVENT CALENDAR

Unfortunately, regrettably, sadly, sorry to say that Lindt did not make it any further in this Advent Calendar Edition Competition. Well actually, it should have been the end for them long ago but I gave Lindt the benefit of the doubt. Despite my benevolence, their daily bon bons were outright stale and rancid. I was hopeful that there would come a day, any day for that matter where I would happily find a Choco that did not make me ill. That day never came. Here is the link to the occurrence that finally led me to say goodbye:
 
www.chocolisciouslydelightful.com/high-end-and-organic-high-end-chocolates/chocoblogmass-advent-calendar-edition-december-17-or-day-17

Chocolisciously Delightful Ingredients: Sugar, Milk Ingredients, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Lactose, Coconut Oil, Hazelnuts, Palm Kernel Oil, Soya Lecithin, Barley Malt Extract, Artificial Flavour
 
Chocolisciously Delightful Rating: 0.0 / 5.0
 
SINFULLY THE BEST - CHOCOBLOGMASS ADVENT CALENDAR

Sinfully The Best is in Mexico, trying to squeeze truck loads of desperately needed mediocre ingredients for pennies on the dollar. This needs to be done prior to the 20% added importation tax! Hurry up mate, the clock is ticking!
 
Chocolisciously Delightful Ingredients: Unknown

​Chocolisciously Delightful Rating: Niente