Bernard Castelain Milk

Hot stuff tonight. After a nice long Sunday afternoon nap, I ate a hot and spicy Thai soup for dinner. Perfect time for a soothing cooling dessert. How about a nice piece of chocolate? Sounds good, especially a good 37% milk chocolate.

Dig around in the box for a while, and I came up with a Bernard Castelain Artisan milk chocolate. Another nice piece from Provence – I can’t wait until I return for a hot summer vacation. We’ve had a snowy Easter, and I’m looking for a bit nicer weather.

Hmmm. When I look back on my last Castelain post, it was also snowing. I wonder if Castelain has a bit of magic in his chocolate that makes it snow, or perhaps snow causes Castelain cravings. Anyway.

This is a wonderful milk chocolate. Unlike Some other milk choccies I’ve had, I don’t experience any waxy taste as I bite into it. Normally I don't much care for milk chocolate, but this one hits the spot.

Rating:
1: Better than sex
2: Little bites of heaven
3: Share with your best friend
4: Will do in a pinch
5: Halloween candy

Where to buy: http://www.chocolat-castelain.com/

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Bernard Castelain Noir Cafe

Bernard Castelain's Noir Cafe has been sitting on my pantry shelf for a good year. I simply haven't had time to try it yet. Of course, it also belongs to my "collection of food," an odd assortment of foodstuffs that I've bought which, for some reason, I never got around to eating.

It's not that I didn't want to, but rather that I never matched up a moment of looking at it with a moment of wanting to eat it.

This is good chocolate. Really good chocolate. Michel-Cluizel-good chocolate.

It's deep, rich, has a slightly smoky, slightly astringent aftertaste. That's when the coffee flavor kicks in. It's a coffee that reminds me of the finest coffee I ever had. We were in the Provence, just starting a vacation. Arriving late in the evening, we ate late. Late for Americans at least, right on time for the French.

After a delicious dinner of fish, I ordered a coffee, and received an espresso-like cup of dreams. The coffee flavor in this chocolate is that good.

It also doesn't hurt that this chocolate reminds me of that evening in Provence, over a year ago, with the heat of August beating down on us, even after dark.

While the snow falls here in Stuttgart.

Rating:

1: Better than sex

2: Little bites of heaven

3: Share with your best friend

4: Will do in a pinch

5: Halloween candy

Where to buy: http://www.chocolat-castelain.com/index.php