Assorted Disappointment

Tue, February 24 2009

Now, I’m not a huge fan of chocolate samplers which Ryan doesn’t know but I can’t hold it against him that he bought me one with my Valentine’s Day flowers – especially after that whole debacle. And, truth be told, the 12 oz. Whitman’s Sampler did have a few pieces I really liked but didn’t measure up over all.

This double layer assortment contains 15 pieces in 14 flavours on each layer including coconut, peanuts, caramel, almonds, cashew cluster, pecan/English walnut cluster, toffee chip (2), molasses chew, messenger boy, almond nougat, chocolate truffle, cherry cordial and Vermont fudge for a total of 30 “pieces.” I think that my main issue is I do not like soft-filled chocolate; however, I love nuts and toffee – crunchy thingy.

The toffee pieces were the first to go which is no surprise because Heath is my favourite candy bar. I’m glad they had 2 on each layer. There were several chocolate covered almonds and peanuts on each layer, which I also enjoyed. The cashew and pecan/English walnut clusters were good but the cashews were better. The “Messenger Boy” seems like a trademark of Whitman’s (I guess?) and were solid chocolate. I’m not usually a big coconut fan but these pieces were pretty good. The chocolate truffles, chocolate whip and Vermont chocolate were all okay but the rest were not for me. The caramel was especially strange – not what I was expecting at all.

Packaged in the typical yellow Whitman’s box, this isn’t the prettiest presentation. However, the flavours are all printed on the inside, top of the cover so you can know what is where. Because I don’t like many of the flavours, I don’t like surprise.

I did like a surprising amount in the Whitman’s 12 oz Sampler but I wouldn’t buy it for myself. I guess that’s why it’s a “sampler;” there’s something for everyone but not everyone will like everything.