It seems a while back now that I wrote about the first of the new Kit Kat Senses bars available at Asda, but this is the last of the new varieties. It is that wonderful modern classic, Salted Caramel. This is why I probably left it till last. I don’t dislike salted caramel, that isn’t the impression I’m trying to give, it is just in the last few years I have tried so many caramel or salted caramel flavoured products that it just has an effect on me. I see it as the ‘no effort’ variety. When a company decides it needs a new flavour that will largely go down well but they haven’t got the time or want to risk anything too different they turn their heads towards the all winning salted caramel. Hagen Daaz, Thorntons, Matchmakers, Galaxy, Krispy Kreme not to mention Kit Kat on previous occasions in the UK. I know I’m ranting but look on the right where it says ‘Our Categories’ click ‘caramel’ and take a look for yourself.
So this is a nice looking box of Kit Kats, inside they are covered in the traditional foil and paper and they do look smart and retro. The bars are twin fingers and look much like regular bars except there is a lovely sweetness to the aroma. I think the bar seemed a little crunchier than a regular bar so I think that may have come from the salted caramel bits. The flavour is good too, they have a rich undertone of a dark caramel, a hit of sweetness and the aftertaste of salt. The salt is the lingering flavour but it is a nice contrast flavour for the chocolate.
You see that is the problem, I do like salted caramel, it does work. It is just when the Japanese are tucking into Wasabi or Chestnut flavoured Kit Kats salted caramel does look a little easy and boring.
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