Chocolate Taste Test

Chocolate Taste Test Host: All we know showing how much you care is not based on how much money you spend; but, is spending a little extra this year for a nice box of chocolates worth it? Or are the less expensive ones just as good. Our so proclaimed chocolate expert, Rhiannon hit the streets to put them all to a test. Rhiannon Ally: You can’t buy love; but, nothing says Valentine’s Day like a beautiful bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolates. When it comes to candy, we want to know. Does more money mean better taste? Godiva versus Russell Stover were putting some of chocolates to a taste test to see which a better gift is this Valentine’s Day. So we chose six brands of chocolates and asked people to choose the ones they like the most. We didn’t tell them which brands were included and we numbered each brand to track what people had to say. First up, one of the most expensive brands was Norman Love Confections. Thirty-two bucks for a 15-piece box. Consumer reports gave them their highest rating of excellent. Female 1: I think on this one either got alcohol in it. Don’t like the alcohol taste. Rhiannon Ally: They are pretty when you turn them over though. Male 1: Wow! That’s something right there, isn’t it? I like it a lot and I think I’ve eat about three of these, I could probably tell you what the feeling is. Rhiannon Ally: Our second brand was Theo Chocolate. Theo is an organic brand gaining a very good marking from consumer reports. But at $39.60 for an 18-piece box, it’s also one of the most expensive. Female 2: Too rich, not one I really care for. Male 2: That’s very good. I like that. Rhiannon Ally: Which was your favorite out of the three? Male 2: Probably, the one I just had. Rhiannon Ally: Ranked excellent, our next brand Candinas, also gained consumer report’s best buy marking. At $21.90 for a 16-piece box, Candinas fell into our middle category. Female 2: This one is nice and creamy. Male 2: The shell, the chocolate shell overpowers the filling now. There’s a lot of chocolate. Rhiannon Ally: One of the popular brands we chose was Godiva, also gaining a very good ranking from consumer reports; Godiva cost $24.00 for a 19-piece box Female 3: The chocolate is not as creamy on this one. This is probably my least favorite. Female 2: Good. That was a winner. Rhiannon Ally: Our final two were the least expensive and two of the most purchased. Whitman’s can be purchased at most stores for just $9.99 for 25-piece box; but, only getting a good marking from consumer reports. Female 1: I like marshmallows. This is good too. Truffly, fudgy. Male 2: A little bit dry. Coconut is really heavy and really sweet. Rhiannon Ally: Finally, we have that familiar red heart. Russell Stover also gained, a good, from consumer reports; but at $9.99 for a 26-piece box, it’s also the least expensive. Female 3: This one’s definitely creamier; but the consistency, I would say it in this one. Rhiannon Ally: Does that surprise you that those are the cheapest? Female 3: Yes. It definitely did. I would’ve assumed they were, if not the most expensive in between. Rhiannon Ally: She wasn’t the only one surprised. Since our test subjects didn’t know which brands they have been testing, we told them the results. So, what if I told you that, your favorite is the least expensive one. Female 3: Really? Wow, that’s surprising. Rhiannon Ally: Your favorite was the most expensive one. Male 2: Oh, was it? Rhiannon Ally: Does that surprise you or..? Male 2: Well, not really. It didn’t surprise me because it’s really good. Rhiannon Ally: Like most things, it depends on your taste. All six brands had mixed reaction. Some enjoyed the expensive ones and others like the cheap ones. There is no precise winner or loser. They all agreed in one thing though. When it comes to chocolate you really can’t go wrong. Even when it’s bad, it’s still good. For Better, I’m Rhiannon.