I think the thing you have to realize is that a candy company like Cadbury is global. This doesn’t mean that they make all of their bars in one factory and then ship them all over the world, this means that they have factories all over the world creating candy that is then either sold in that country or sold in countries nearby. This is particularly important when it comes to something like chocolate, because it doesn’t ship very well. These global factories also don’t sell the exact same candy either. Different flavours, sizes and sometimes recipes are created in order to satisfy local tastes and budgets.

In general I find that Cadbury does some big changes to some of their candy bars, while keeping other features to make sure it’s still Dairy Milk. The most important similarity I’ve found with Dairy Milk bars all over the world is the very high quality of chocolate. I would say that this bar continues that tradition and remains one of the highest quality mass produced chocolate in the world. The one change that I disliked most however is the size. It’s a very thin bar of chocolate which is both disappointing and problematic. It’s disappointing for obvious reasons as I want to eat more of this great chocolate. It’s problematic because of the place where this bar is sold, warm South East Asia. My bar basically fell apart instantly and I believe the thin nature of the bar is partial responsible. It makes sense that chocolate would melt faster in warm climates, but because the bar is thinner than many other Cadbury Dairy Milk bars it just broke apart when I took it out of my candy cupboard. I don’t know for sure, but I imagine a thicker bar may have held together a little better.

The other problem I had with this bar was the distribution of the almonds. This was only a problem because I hold Cadbury in very high esteem when it comes to candy bars. There was one end of my bar that had much fewer pieces of Almond than the other. I even had one square at the end that had no almonds at all. I’ve had many bars in my life that had much bigger problems with distribution of elements, however I feel like Cadbury is such a high quality company that even a slight problem is rare and worth mentioning.

If I can nitpick on one small detail it would be on how roasted the nuts were. They were fine, but I feel like a slightly more roasted almond would have made for a better contrast to the sweet and creamy milk chocolate.

As you can see with the scores I’ve given this bar, the problems are very minor. While this bar isn’t revolutionary, it’s a very enjoyable bar to eat. Maybe I wouldn’t seek a bar like this out, but if you’re craving a very good quality piece of chocolate in the warm parts of South East Asia, this is a fine bar to choose.