Otherly
Sea Salt Oatm*lk Chocolate (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 2.1 oz. (60 g.) / 4.2 oz. (120 g.) in total bar
Calories: 326 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $8.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Very Vegan Sweet Shop, online order
Sea Salt Oatm*lk Chocolate (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 2.1 oz. (60 g.) / 4.2 oz. (120 g.) in total bar
Calories: 326 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $8.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Very Vegan Sweet Shop, online order
Welcome to Day #13 of Chocolate & Water Theme Week.
Today's Sea Salt Oatm*lk Chocolate 43% (bar) was from Otherly (South Queensferry, UK/Product of Scotland).
And the creative design on the wrapper was full of marine and seaside images (submarine, octopus, people engaging in water sports, leaping orca, lighthouse on the shore; and what I believe were two mice rowing a small boat).
I'm not sure I can tie the flying bat and the godzilla-like creature on the edges into this theme; but they were fun and on-brand for "otherly" ways of looking at life.)
The company has taken an "other way" or "Otherly Way" approach by using oat milk vs. dairy/cow's milk in their chocolates.) The company offers several oat milk bars, most with flavor inclusions
Aroma and flavor notes included: rich dark "milk" chocolate with a faint, smooth oat/cookie/cake (vanilla) note. The use of single origin (likely Colombia) cacao gave it a little more flavor depth with very occasional hints of balanced earth and pure cacao (nibs) surfacing and helping to balance the sweetness.
Texture: relatively smooth and creamy. This was another good example of the newer generation of oat milk chocolates. The oat "grit" or mealiness of first generation attempts years ago are gone. (Thank you!)
Ingredients: Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Gluten-Free Oat Powder, Cocoa Mass, Dried Rice Powder, Sea Salt (<196), Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Vanilla Extract, Cocoa Solids: 43% Minimum.
Allergen-related information: "May contain traces of milk, soya, gluten, peanuts and nuts."
