York Peppermint Pattie After completing an apprenticeship to a confectioner in 1876, Milton Snavely Hershey founded a candy shop in Philadelphia, which failed six years later. After trying unsuccessfully to manufacture candy in New York, Hershey returned to Pennsylvania, where he founded the Lancaster Caramel Company, whose use of fresh milk in caramels proved successful.In 1900, Hershey sold his caramel company for $1,000,000 and began to concentrate on chocolate manufacturing. In 1903, Hershey began construction of a chocolate plant in his hometown, Derry Church, Pennsylvania, which later came to be known as Hershey, Pennsylvania. The milk chocolate bars manufactured at this plant proved successful, and the company grew rapidly thereafter. Our Price: £1.15

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Kcal 140 Fat 2.5g Fat(sats) 1.5g Carbs 31.0g

My latest batch of goodies from the team at CandyPirate included the York Peppermint Pattie - a dark chocolate covered peppermint confection produced by Hershey.

It came in a foil wrapped 39g serving - a size that was just about right for a single serving. The foil wrapper ensured that the product retained what was quite a fresh taste though the product didnt actually retain much of an aroma - I was expecting a very pungent minty smell but this was all but absent; the product did have a slight cocoa scent but even that was not particularly strong.

Looking at the nutritional information, although this bar packs plenty of carbs, the fat and calorie content is remarkably low - ideal for a lighter chocolaty choice. As you can probably guess the main constituant of the bar is of course sugar - this was always going to be unavoidable due to the nature of the 'pattie centre'.

The chocolate provides a pleasant initial cocoa flavour however soon takes a backseat to the more powerful peppermint ingredientt. The chocolate coating is 'semi sweet in flavour' and gives a nice, slightly bitter taste to the contrasting sweet minty centre.

As suggested to me, I chilled this product before I consumed it. This gave the centre a slightly firm texture; unfortunately it did not cure the slight stickyness issue that was always going to be a problem with what is such a sugar based product. Tastewise, despite it being terribly sweet the peppermint centre was pleasant and had a refreshing flavour - thumbs up in this department.

Overall this is a product that if your a fan of mint chocolate your really going to love. The chocolate is of a good standard and gives an initial great cocoa taste. The dominant flavour is of course the peppermint centre which provides a fresh yet sweet taste that makes for a unique and tasty experience. Although not ticking all the boxs in the aroma, texture and asthetic departments this is certainly a product that can be enjoyed by more people than just mint chocolate fans - definatey worth taking a look at...especially if your on a diet ;)

7.3 out of 10