Kohler:Engines, Faucets, Toilets, and Chocolate

Seriously.

I have never felt so multi-personalitied as when I wrote that title.  I am honestly still walking around ina daze saying, “huh?”

Did you know that Kohler had a chocolate company? Yes THE Kohler.

You know, the company that makes that $1600.00 sink that you want for your kitchen? Yeah that one.

They contacted me and I was pretty excited when I saw the email.  I need a new kitchen badly and I am just waiting for a company to want to sponsor a Baking Delights kitchen make over extravaganza.  I have a lot of faith.  I thought this might be it.

It wasn’t.  They wanted me to check out their chocolate.  I said “sure!” because who is going to turn down chocolate?

It did not come in the shape of faucets or toilets.  It was amazingly beautiful.  In fact, Kohler does chocolate the way they do everything.  An architectural work of art.

The chocolates are very shiny and have a slash of color depending on the flavor of the filling.  We’ll get to the filling later, o.k.?

I love it when companies make chocolate so that you know what kind it is without having to cut a hole in the bottom to see what leaks out, don’t you?  Each flavor is represented by a different color that is airbrushed (I think) on and then drizzled on.

This is the macadamia nut filled chocolate.  Very flavorful with great macadamia flavor.  Creamy and not too sweet.  Just right.

Have I mentioned that I am on a diet?  In order to review these I took a bite and then handed them to the kids.  I am telling you, food writing is not the fairy tale fantasy life you all think it is.  You have to make some tough decisions, life changing choices…

Like which is better, Chai or Asian Spice?

Answer: I like the Asian Spice better.  Although the Chai has a nice chai flavor the Asian Spice has a lasting tingle on the tongue that I like.

The flavors are as unique as the chocolates.

• Asian Spice-5 spice with a lasting tingle
• Chai-Perfect chai flavor
• Macadamia- strong macadamia flavor with tiny slivers of nut in the filling
• Creme Fraiche- Tangy, a bit like cheesecake
• Earl Grey- creamy, with a strong Earl Grey top note and ending with a nice citrus nuance.
• Hazelnut Coffee- tastes the way a good pastry shop smells.
• Passion Fruit- tropical and tangy.  First notes are of the passion fruit..the chocolate is secondary with almost a pineapple finish.
• Pear-mmm…starts with ripe pear, then the chocolate and then there is a lasting taste of pear wine in your mouth.
• Coconut.  O.k. how unique can you get with coconut? Very.  Toasty coconut flavor, almost pina colada that lasts and lasts.  You breathe and that pina colada coconut rum flavor comes right back into your mouth.  Nice.  There are not any coconut bits to mar the smoothness of the chocolate either.  No chemical aftertaste.  Just yum.
• Last but not least, raspberry.  Nice balance between raspberry and chocolate, no artifical taste to it at all. Chocolate starts and finishes, raspberry is the middle note.

None of the flavors was bad.  None of them had an artificial taste.  I loved this chocolate.  So did the kids.

Find them at Kohler Chocolates. And tell them I said “Hi” you know, just in case they want to send me more.

images:marye audet