Lindt 99% bars

Easter Bunny said:
i was just informed that i can get 99% lindt chocolate. super excited. for my birthday i bought cacao nibs and those are real nice. its texture is a little like coconut and it's not sweet at all.

initially i thought dark chocolate was rubbish, but that's because the first "dark" "chocolate" i tried was bourneville. i gave lindt a shot and initially my wife didn't like it. after a while the 75% started tasting like milk chocolate, so we upgraded to 85%. more than that is too bitter for my wife, but i love the 90% bar.

i'm definitely going to go hunting for a 99%. :D
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This is all very interesting Mr Easter Bunny, but don't think you're going to get away with giving us dark chocolate eggs next year :p
 
Spar in blairgowrie had stock of 99% last time I was there
 
I had a 99 bar. It's too bitter, almost salty.
 
i don't think it's a common one. i always take a detour past chocolates and i've never seen it. mostly i go to lonehill's woolworths and pick n pay.
 
DJ... said:
Is it supposedly 99% cocoa? In which case that must be absolutely disgusting...
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I doubt it's anywhere close to that. The 99% bars are easy to find in PE, and they're just a bit more bitter than the 90/85% bars. I didn't find the few pieces I ate disgusting, but they weren't particularly enjoyable either. I dissolved half the bar in mugs of hot chocolate. Wasn't good for much else.
 
i tried dissolving dark chocolate in milk. left a lot of solid bits behind. i don't react well to any kind of solid thing when i drink milk/coffee/hot chocolate.
 
Yeah no that won't work haha. Grinding it in a coffee grinder and then mixing it with mascarpone or ricotta works much better
*goes off to the kitchen*
 
Sinbad said:
Spar in blairgowrie had stock of 99% last time I was there
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Also Spar 4 ways opposite Monte - was going to buy, but its only 50gr (same size though) and costs more so I was like nah, but I do want to try it, so maybe this weekend.
 
Easter Bunny said:
i tried dissolving dark chocolate in milk. left a lot of solid bits behind. i don't react well to any kind of solid thing when i drink milk/coffee/hot chocolate.
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That happens if you drop the piece in and leave it. The hot chocolate needs to be piping hot and you have to stir the chocolate in. And use a small piece. I only have a slight build up of chocolate at the bottom of the mug when I do it - nothing that interferes with drinking.
 
<ack> <spit> <mouthwash> <rinse> <stiff shot>

I'm reporting this **** to the UN, to add to the Geneva Convention.

My tasting notes: Texture of compressed grass cuttings, melting point indeterminate, but high - may be used as a re-entry heat shield on the new shuttle, tastes like dark chocolate for the first 0.00012 seconds, then the full "flavour" hits you, like wood mixed with roaches - in an emergency it can be used to induce vomiting.

I can't even give away the leftovers (49g of a 50g slab), because I wouldn't inflict this on my worst enemy.
 
Drunkard #1 said:
<ack> <spit> <mouthwash> <rinse> <stiff shot>

I'm reporting this **** to the UN, to add to the Geneva Convention.

My tasting notes: Texture of compressed grass cuttings, melting point indeterminate, but high - may be used as a re-entry heat shield on the new shuttle, tastes like dark chocolate for the first 0.00012 seconds, then the full "flavour" hits you, like wood mixed with roaches - in an emergency it can be used to induce vomiting.

I can't even give away the leftovers (49g of a 50g slab), because I wouldn't inflict this on my worst enemy.
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Your palate needs to mature ;)
 
SabreWolfy said:
Your palate needs to mature ;)
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It's as mature as it's ever going to get.

There's a saying on shooting ranges, "If you're getting used to the noise, it's because you're going deaf." Same sort of thing applies here.
 
i use lindt cocoa in my baking (suddenly they stopped selling at the their shop, so i'm screwed now). i mixed some of the cocoa with water to make a paste (for hot chocolate) and the smell was sooo nice, so i tried a bit.

now that i've tried this chocolate, i can say it tastes quite a bit lit the cocoa-paste i made, just smoother and better. :)
 
Easter Bunny said:
i use lindt cocoa in my baking (suddenly they stopped selling at the their shop, so i'm screwed now). i mixed some of the cocoa with water to make a paste (for hot chocolate) and the smell was sooo nice, so i tried a bit.

now that i've tried this chocolate, i can say it tastes quite a bit lit the cocoa-paste i made, just smoother and better. :)
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they werent just out of stock? I was looking at a recipe and wondered if lindt had a cocoa version.

I have a dark chocolate cheese cake and want to add the 99% in and see how that comes out. I'll ramp it up slowly to that strength though.
 
i popped in yesterday. apparently there's a place called "kaydees/caydeys/kadies/...." that sells it (the lady there wasn't sure where they are). last time i was there was in april and they said they don't really sell cocoa powder anymore, but they made a plan and we bought 400g. they popped it in a ziplock for us, then gave us a lindor ball each for free. :)

i'll see if they i can find out from their facebook page. we almost finished with our cocoa powder and i don't like any other brand.
 
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