Friday, May 20, 2011

Tirol Matcha Soy Latte and Peach Pie

New Tirol

I am such a sucker for new flavors of Tirol, and I can't resist matcha anything, so purchasing these flavors from napaJapan was an easy decision. It's slowly getting warmer where I live, meaning the end of chocolate shipping season is in sight and I need to get all my orders in soon before I come home to a pile of melted KitKats!

Matcha Soy Latte sounds like it was made for me (I don't get along with lactose), although I'm certain it was made with milk. Peach Pie sounded more like something my sister would love, but since last year's Apple Pie Tirol was so well executed, it seemed worth a taste.

Tirol Peach Pie

Even though I love actual peaches, peach-flavored candy and chocolate often doesn't agree with me. In Tirol's Peach Pie, the flavor was pretty good. The white chocolate felt cool to the tongue and had a mildly sweet flavor, but I was reminded a bit of artificial sweetener. There were chunks of peach gel and "crust" crumbles in the chocolate, and the piece pieces alone had a good, fairly authentic flavor. The crumbles added a crunch that reminded me of soft granola, but they didn't add much flavor. It was nothing like the peach pie I'm used to, but still a good, unique Tirol flavor. My husband really liked this one. B

Tirol Matcha Soy Latte

If my heart made its own Tirol flavor, it would be Matcha Soy Latte. The chocolate was a bold, grassy green with a white stripe in the center, and it smelled like milky green tea. I was delighted to find the matcha flavor stronger than the average green tea chocolate. It was slightly bitter but well balanced with some sweetness. Inside the flavored white chocolate, there was a gummy center that added a fun texture and a mildly sweet flavor (perhaps this was supposed to represent soy milk). I really enjoyed the strong matcha flavor, but didn't get much of a sense of soy milk. It's possible that it pulled a bit more vanilla than normal, but I'm not sure. A

Japanese Snack Reviews also reviewed the Matcha Soy Latte Tirol.

Tirol website

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow. That sounds good. I had the regular Matcha Tirol and I loved it!!! :D I definitely want to give the Apple or Peach Pie a try. I hope I can find it someday! =)
My friend was supposed to go a school trip to Japan this summer (and I was going to ask her to get me some Tirols), but it got canceled. :( Oh well. Another time I suppose.

ebidebby said...

Tirol does a really good job with matcha! I hope you find it, too. :) That's too bad about your friend's trip, but with the recent disaster in Japan I can understand.

Anonymous said...

They both look awesome! I gotta order me some Japanese chocolates, haven't seen any of these :)