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Earlier this summer Nicole tipped us off to the impending arrival of dark chocolate-covered Altoids. This afternoon while impatiently waiting in line to purchase some much-needed dental floss after an afternoon spent eating Korean barbecue I spied a tin of Dark Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Altoids. When I got home I took the tin out of my shopping bag and brought it to my nose only to find that I could smell chocolate and mint through the plastic wrap. Upon opening the tin I was greeted by an even more intense aroma.
I crunched one up and found it pretty tasty. Soon I popped a few more. Although the intensity of the peppermint was tempered by the dark chocolate coating, I was left with a refreshing minty cool chocolateness that lingered on my palate for some time.
Since I managed to crunch up four of the little buggers in the space of three minutes, I decided to take a break and head over to the Altoids web site. I frittered away about five minutes in the multimedia shooting gallery, which curiously enough did not feature the chocolate-covered variety.
I was now ready for the second phase of my tasting: letting an entire chocolate-dipped Altoid melt in my mouth. I must confess that I aimed too high, for as soon as I had let the decadent dark chocolate melt away I crunched up the mint that lay inside. Aferwards I found that the mintiness remained but the chocolate flavor was almost gone. Luckily there was disk of chocolate inside the tin with no mint attached. I placed it upon my tongue like a Communion wafer and smiled beatifically as my chocolate withdrawal washed away.
I'm not quite sure that the chocolatey mints eliminated my garlic breath. When I want a breath mint I'll stick to the original variety of Altoids, but if I'm craving "A Curious and Original Chocolate Experience," I know where to find it.
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1-10-2007 @8:19PM Brian said... I reviewed them a while back:
http://candyaddict.com/blog/2006/11/16/candy-review-altoids-dark-chocolate-dipped-mints/
and thought they were GREAT!
Brian
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1-11-2007 @12:37AM Michael said... Bed, Bath & Beyond had them today. I thought they tasted like a Peppermint Patty...if Peppermint Patties were curiously strong. Delicious.
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1-10-2007 @11:16PM Fer said... I liked them. I expected the chocolate to not be very good. But-I was surprised that it was really good. I like that they didn't change the mints somehow in order for the chocolate to adhere to them or make the chocolate more "into" the mint. Surprisingly-they did it right. It is like the Altoid has simply been dipped into chocolate. How can adding chocolate to anything be bad??
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1-11-2007 @12:01AM valerie said... I tried the chocolate covered cinammon Altoids and the pepermint. I liked the cinammon way better, but both were exactly what I thought they should be. I found them at my local Vons market just before Christmas. They were still on that shelf today and I bought all 3 boxes the store had left with 3 tins to a box sure hope I can find the cinammon flavor again when these are gone. Which will probably be only a few days Thank you Altoids
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1-11-2007 @6:16AM Tom B. said... thanks for this information.
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1-11-2007 @4:52PM Robyn said... We got them in at the grocery store where I work a few weeks ago. They're delicious. :)
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1-17-2007 @8:27PM queenie said... That is so nasty! Heck to the no! They need to keep it curiously strong!
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1-17-2007 @9:09PM Duh said... Pardon me,but THIS sounds like the exact same group who was bitchin not even a month ago about "Oh Geez,I gotta lose some WEIGHT!" Here's a clue,LOSE THE CHOCOLATE FATTY!
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1-17-2007 @9:30PM bupkiss said... I absolutely LOVE the chocolate-covered ginger Altoids. Haven't tried the peppermint ones , but I'm sure they're great too.
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1-17-2007 @10:19PM Fergie 59 said... I'm a flight attendant and before I went out on my last trip I bought the chocolate peppermints. I shared them with my flying partners and everyone loved them. Needless to say I didn't come home with very many. They are a little on the addictive side! Lastnight I learned you don't want to leave them on the dryer as they melt very easily. Altoids has my vote!
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1-17-2007 @10:38PM AG said... I bought the peppermint and ginger types on Monday. They ARE addictive. I shared a few, and the rest were eaten by me. You won't get fat on these, though. Even a whole box is somewhere around 100 calories, and it takes eating 3500 to gain a pound.
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1-17-2007 @10:55PM Kendra said... I bought these about a week ago and have none left! They are super yummy! I felt the mint wasn't as strong as the plain ones, but maybe I'm just used to Altoids now and they just don't seem that strong. I'm going to grab some more the next time I see them!
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1-17-2007 @11:22PM Kat said... OMG-- these things are soooo addictive!!! As a dark chocolate lover and a mint lover these little tasty morsels are a slice of heaven!! thank you Altoid people!!!
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1-17-2007 @11:31PM Theresa said... definitely delicious...of course, dark chocolate and peppermint are two of my favorite flavor treats...I am not much of a cinnamon lover, but I'd like to try the ginger ones--if I see them in the store
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1-17-2007 @11:44PM Trans fer Gear said... I must have sliped the time stream . Is this TMZ.com ? I know it reads like a candy review blog but you never know ! That Posh Spice could use some of these . Toodles , Munch Queens !
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1-17-2007 @11:38PM brenda said... They are very addicting. YUM!
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1-18-2007 @12:37AM Frank said... I assume ALL of the above respondents work for ALTOIDS MARKETING. Very Clever Gimmick to promote your product....even with a couple of mild critics to make the fakery seem more real. Congrats!!
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1-18-2007 @1:48AM Becky said... They are great, I've tried Cinammon and Ginger and going to stop and get the Peppermint ones tomorrow, they are low carb for those of you watching your carbs, and the dark chocolate just makes them better, I love them, they are addictive, once I get started I can eat a whole box of them. My local Walgreens has them readily available.
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1-22-2007 @11:36AM Patty said... I love these and am scared to death they will only be made at Christmas time.....I want them year around! And NO, I don't work for the Altoid people!!!!
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