I got this on my trip to Italy, for 9 euro (~10$) a bar.  I was super excited to try this. and my experience is somewhat like: disappointment at first, then gradual appreciation.

I considered myself somewhat a foodie, in that I've never hesitated to spent more than I should to try what is said to be good stuff, and I always start out wanting to like the stuff I try, but my palate didn't always agree with the consensus, at least not to the extent that some products are praised.

Maybe because I started out expecting this to be the best chocolate I've ever put in my mouth, I gotta admit I was a little let down at first. on first bite this is not the best chocolate that a layman can detect. In a blind tasting test, I am not at all confident that this will top the list of most liked dark chocolate by the general american population. at first bite, I was more impressed by the 2-3 euro perugina or caffarel bars in italy, and I think you might easily like your $3 tj's valrhona bar or even lindt's bar more (in the way that you can immediately tell, oh this is a lot better than your halloween candy brand's dark chocolates).

With amedei, I didn't immediately notice a better/smoother texture or anything like that. That said, if you snap a little piece and let it melt on your tongue, you will pick up on its distinct flavor. the chocolate/cocao itself had a good flavor. I learned to appreciate this chocolate more after I stopped biting on it like we do with cheaper chocolates :P Even then, I'm not all that sure it's worth triple to quadruple the cost even in Europe. No one other than you knows how sophisticated your palate truly is. If you can pick out the most expensive bottle of red wine in a blind tasting test among a dozen other samples, and genuinely like that most expensive bottle better, this would be a good buy for you.
I got this on my trip to Italy, for 9 euro (~10$) a bar. I was super excited to try this. and my experience is somewhat like: disappointment at first, then gradual appreciation. I considered myself somewhat a foodie, in that I've never hesitated to spent more than I should to try what is said to be good stuff, and I always start out wanting to like the stuff I try, but my palate didn't always agree with the consensus, at least not to the extent that some products are praised. Maybe because I started out expecting this to be the best chocolate I've ever put in my mouth, I gotta admit I was a little let down at first. on first bite this is not the best chocolate that a layman can detect. In a blind tasting test, I am not at all confident that this will top the list of most liked dark chocolate by the general american population. at first bite, I was more impressed by the 2-3 euro perugina or caffarel bars in italy, and I think you might easily like your $3 tj's valrhona bar or even lindt's bar more (in the way that you can immediately tell, oh this is a lot better than your halloween candy brand's dark chocolates). With amedei, I didn't immediately notice a better/smoother texture or anything like that. That said, if you snap a little piece and let it melt on your tongue, you will pick up on its distinct flavor. the chocolate/cocao itself had a good flavor. I learned to appreciate this chocolate more after I stopped biting on it like we do with cheaper chocolates :P Even then, I'm not all that sure it's worth triple to quadruple the cost even in Europe. No one other than you knows how sophisticated your palate truly is. If you can pick out the most expensive bottle of red wine in a blind tasting test among a dozen other samples, and genuinely like that most expensive bottle better, this would be a good buy for you.