3400 Phinney Vanilla Milk Chocolate

3400 Phinney Vanilla Milk Chocolate [Review]

Theo 3400 Phinney Week continues with the Vanilla Milk Chocolate with a 40% cacao content. The Theo website calls this one “a harmonious blend of finely ground Madagascar vanilla bean and milk chocolate.”

3400 Phinney Vanilla Milk Chocolate

 

This milk bar had a European/Cadbury-finish which I found to be quite good. The melt is smooth and the mouthfeel creamy. I thought I tasted hints of bread or toast, but my palate is untrained, and it also may have just been the power of suggestion (I knew one of the bars would be the bread & chocolate).

3400 Phinney Vanilla Milk Chocolate

The bar looks pretty dark in the photo, and it’s not just a trick of the light. 40% is a high cacao content for a milk bar, and many lesser chocolate companies would try to pass that off as a semisweet. I thought this bar was wonderful for a “milk” bar, and I thought the sweetness level was just right. An OMG from me, and a 3.71/5 from my friends, making it good enough for 4th place at my chocolate tasting party.

[See other reviews from 3400 Phinney week here: 3400 Phinney Bread and Chocolate and 3400 Phinney Chai Tea Milk Chocolate]