How to Sense -- Fantastic Swiss Chocolate Experience

Successful Tasting Step I -- Make sure you neutralize your palate
If you are trying several varieties, neutralize your palate in between each tasting: with white bread, weakly brewed rose hip tea or mineral water. Before tasting, do not smoke or eat any highly spiced foods.

Successful Tasting Step II -- "From 0 to 100%" - Increase the cocoa content
Important: Begin by tasting the chocolate with the lowest percentage of cocoa. Start with white chocolate, then milk chocolate and finally dark chocolate. Gradually work up to high-percentage varieties.

Chocolate is best tasted in a calm atmosphere so that you are able to concentrate on your senses. In the following, we will explain the main principals:

1. Look

The first impression is also important when it comes to chocolate tasting. Therefore, you should first pay attention to the chocolate's appearance - color as well as an even structure and sheen.
2. Touch

Now you can assess the structure of the surface (from smooth to rough or grainy).
3. Smell

You can use your nose to perceive the chocolate's many aromas: You can either inhale its scent by holding a piece directly under your nose or you can let the chocolate melt in your mouth, breathe out and then inhale the aromas.


4. Listen

Hold a piece of chocolate to your ear and break it. Pay attention to the noise it makes: it may be distinct or rather dull. High-quality unfilled chocolate breaks with a distinctly perceivable cracking sound. The edge of the break is smooth and without crumbs.



5. Taste

We now come to the most intense experience of chocolate tasting:
Let a piece slowly melt in your mouth. Spread the chocolate with your tongue to bring it in contact with your taste nerves. What do you perceive?
Nutritional Facts (Amount per 3.5oz)

  Calories Fat Carbohydrate Protein
     Dark Shocki™ 495 1.18oz 2.12oz 0.11oz
     Milk Shocki™ 515 1.13oz 2.01oz 0.26oz
     White Shocki™ 540 1.30oz 1.83oz 0.26oz

Trans Fat

Detailed analyses of our products indicate that milk chocolates do contain a minimal proportion of TFAs (manifestly less than 1% of the finished product), however this is something that can be traced back exclusively to the natural and perfectly healthy content in the milk fat.

Dark chocolates do not contain any TFAs.

Allergy Sufferers

Lactose allergy / Nut allergy: Please note that all our products are produced at the same premises. Even after intensive cleaning, we are unable to completely rule out the risk of particles of milk and nuts being contained in products which do not contain these ingredients.

In the event of severe allergic reactions, we recommend you consult your doctor.
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