Some might call it cheating, but I call it strategy. I didn’t actually purchase this list item at Mast Brothers Chocolate Factory in Williamsburg, but rather at Bklyn Larder, where I picked up the pickled cauliflower.
Now just to set the record straight, I did go to Mast Brothers a few weeks earlier and they had a great selection, but were sold out of their popular Almond and Sea-Salt Chocolate Bar. Maybe a lot of people were working their way through this list.
This is another item I took home with me and enjoyed later. The chocolate was dark and complex and the olive oil roasted almonds were nicely slivered throughout. I’m not a huge almond fan, but these were cut in such a way that they just really added some texture. The salt was subtle enough to not overpower the chocolate.
It was a fancy chocolate bar with good rich flavors, but not something I’d go out of my way to get again. I’ve had better chocolate in the city. And it wasn’t quite worth the 9 bucks – for a chocolate bar!?! It was only $7 at the Mast Brothers store, but the two dollars extra was a small price to pay to conveniently check off one more list item.
Would Mast Brothers’ Almond and Sea-Salt Chocolate make my Top 100 of the year? While I love interesting chocolate bars, this one didn’t blow my mind and was not worth the hefty price tag. But how can any decent chocolate get much lower than a 7 out of 10?
