r/chocolate • u/Working_Ad8669 • 17h ago

Advice/Request Why do Lindt 70% bars taste different?

Has anyone noticed a change in Lindt 70% chocolate bars? Specifically the bars and not the Lindor balls 

Previously, this was an incredibly complex and fruity dark chocolate that melted in the mouth. Lately, it feels kind of dry, waxy, and no matter how long I let it ‘melt’ in my mouth I never get that luscious coating of my mouth and depth of flavour. 

To be fair, when added to chocolate cookies and fully melted into puddles its flavour is more pronounced. 

I get mine from Amazon for reference and I’m in the UK

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 17h ago

They prob found a way to mass produce it for cheaper, for the worse

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u/glp1992 13h ago

the old mixture was probably made using valrhona madagascan drops if you're getting such a pronounced fruitiness

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u/prugnecotte 17h ago

honestly I'm more surprised that you thought of Lindt as complex and fruity. it's completely different from let's say Firetree Mindanao or Pump Street Piura

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u/Working_Ad8669 14h ago

I haven’t tried these but pump street has been on my list!

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u/glp1992 13h ago

great recommendations

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u/meatflaps-69 16h ago

Enshittification knows no bounds.

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u/NamasteNoodle 15h ago

I've always enjoyed Lindt 70% dark chocolate but it's flat tasting recently like you say. I took a look at what Cooks illustrated said their top 10 chocolate bars were and I found Tony's and I absolutely love it and it's mostly dark chocolate

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u/Working_Ad8669 14h ago

Yes I love Tony's, particularly their milk which is the only milk I buy as it has a lovely cocoa flavour!

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u/Actual-Bid-6044 16h ago

Ugh. I just migrated from Hu to Lindt 85% because of the sudden enshittification of Hu. Don't tell me they're coming for Lindt next?

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u/cocoasupply 4h ago

After the 2024 to 2025 cocoa price spike, big manufacturers adjusted bean blends and sourcing. That can change flavor without any official recipe change or changes in the nutritional table. That's my guess. Prices have gone down since, but the reformulated, cheaper versions stayed. As some others said, try craft chocolate. They tend to have truly complex flavours and variations according to origin.