Goya Dark Mint Chocolates and More Goya!
Everybody first heard about Goya Dark Mint when AJ twitted about it a few weeks ago and also blogged about. Thus, began the bloggers’ search for the mysterious Goya Dark Mint.
Goya Dark Mint intrigued a lot of us since Goya is a local brand of chocolates and local dark chocolates with mint are unheard of. The Philippines isn’t exactly known for high end chocolates. What were used to are local chocolates with a distinct flavor and texture that tastes better when not refrigerated.
Goya is a brand I grew up with. I have recently seen and tasted the latest reformulated and repackaged good old Goya Milk Chocolate…
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…and it didn’t disappoint. Compared to the old Goya, it had a smoother texture. I can’t exactly recall how the old Goya tastes, but this one is gave me a good chocolate fix for only PhP 14.75!
Then, I saw they had a new variant… Dark Chocolate! As a dark chocolate lover… I just had to try it out.
It’s not as bitter or intoxicating as other dark chocolates I’ve tasted, but it’s good enough. It packs in enough punch to give me a sugar rush. And it’s only PhP 16.75!
Goya also now has more high end flavors such as White Chocolate, Almond and Raisins in Milk Chocolate, Almonds in Milk Chocolate, and Cookies and Cream. Among which, I’ve only tried the Almonds and Milk Chocolate. And I like it. Each costs PhP 14.75 – PhP 16.10.
But the most popular and intriguing of the lot are the boxed chocolates… the Black and White and the Dark Mint which are labeled for export. The boxes say that the chocolates are manufactured under license from Delfi Chocolate Manufacturing and distributed in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
I love dark chocolate and I would like to marry mint… LOL!
Anyhoo… Goya Dark Mint is very, very good. Despite the hype and the high expectations, I was not underwhelmed. It had a smooth texture, and the right blend of bitterness and minty goodness. It wasn’t melted even if the store didn’t refrigerate it.
If you like chocolates, you must definitely try this! It’s only PhP 25.05 here in Davao City but I heard it’s a bit more expensive in some stores in Metro Manila.
I think it’s a good pasalubong idea for Pinoys abroad. Chocolates from the Philippines… for a change. 
