Hershey's Cacao Reserve Review

This chocolate is interesting.  It has a nice, rich, fruity chocolate flavor and a good aftertaste, which I am coming to understand actually depends on the variety of chocolate beans and where they are grown.  I think Hershey's ruined that lovely chocolate taste, though, by trying to make it taste like milk chocolate.  I think dark chocolate should taste grown-up.  A little bitter with the sweet is what makes it so delicious.  This is really sweet and it also lacks the creamy texture that you find in the best chocolate (Girardelli's and Dove, to name two).  Maybe it's because they added milk (most dark chocolate doesn't have milk in it).

I think they started with good chocolate, but they got wimpy and tried to back off.  That was a mistake.

The aftertaste really is nice, though.  I can still taste it after writing this whole review.  Maybe that's worth it, especially if you just want to have a tiny piece and get a lot of enjoyment.