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Well, it's kind of hard when there's no reference I guess? I told the Callebaut rep that many people will probably see it as "their competitors products with fruit flavor". But in the end it's not like the big pile of consumers know about Valrhona's inspiration. I think it's a really tough thing for marketing, but you can easily see that the color is one of those things they're pushing for. I got a pink bottle for water, I got a pink apron and a pink bowl (to prepare my future ruby in I guess). I mean, you do actually see before you taste - so it's nothing weird. I would happily buy some Ruby to play around with if it were available in the regular 2,5 KG bags - but they're pushing for 10 KG packages - and that would last me forever.

I got to try ruby today. I kind of liked it, I don't have any amazing taste whatever they're called, but it was nice. Felt a bit like a sour white chocolate. Tried it in a few different ways, a bonbon with caramel and strawberry compote, a kind of energy drink and panned almonds. Really need to try it a lot more before I can make up my mind. In the end, I guess it's more of a chocolate than white chocolate. RB1 have some cocoa mass in it at least, even if it's only 4.5 percent.

My Cacao Barry moulds are white, but not solid? I can easily see colors and patterns if I have a light source behind it.

Wow, they got a new, kind of modern, website I guess? Haven't seen that.

That’s CW. Haasnoot design.

I'm using a countertop from Dekton and I think it's amazing. Kind of expensive though. I'm going to buy some more of that material and glue it to a table on wheels so I can move it around in my little kitchen. Prior to getting my new kitchen, I had a 100 cm x 100 cm x 1 cm marble piece that I placed on my kitchen countertop.

Was looking for something and read some more about inspiration, and saw this; Products available in September 2018, currently on pre-order.

That's fair! We all have different mindsets.

Haha, that's fantastic.

Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying. I'm not sure silly is a word that would offend someone, that's not the intent (English is not my native tongue), but in my mind I would _always_ help someone with anything, if I could. But, to each their own.

That's just silly. But some people are.

You really should pay attention to the negatives. I only ever read the negatives to see what kind of negative reactions there are. Most of them are just silly complaints, but that issue with the warranty raises a red flag.

That sounds very strange indeed, and I wouldn't call her a good sales rep either. I get a bit frustrated when people/companies act like this. I hope I get famous one day, just to be able to blow them of when they want something from me, when they didn't even talk to me earlier. Well, not really. But you understand what I mean.

What about this one? https://pavonitalia.com/professional/en/pc21-praline-moulds-innovation-pc21-99482.html Pretty tall, should be able to fill in.

I asked the only local Valrhona supplier I know off, and they don't know when these will be available. I'm gonna get a bag of the Yuzu version, when they're available. Love me some citrus fruits.

Hehe, that's nice of them. I actually got a reply on Instagram from someone working for Barry Callebaut and I also emailed on of the local sales rep, he was super helpful actually. I guess it's a mindset. But Varlhona are trying too hard to be "fancy", you know? It feels so incredibly strained, in a bad way.

Looks great! Damn you sun, I want to do some chocolate as well but it's too warm in my kitchen.

Varlhona = the aholes of the chocolate industry. I can't even ask them for distributors of their products. Pardon my language there, but they're really on of those companies I really dislike. The image they're trying to have is so silly.

I'm curious to try this out, even though I'm not a big fan of Valrhona and their pricing. Which one should I try? Passion fruit or strawberry? Yuzu would be the first choice, but since it's not available...

Probably long. The two new flavors aren't even listed at my distributor. But it seems like they were announced only like a week ago. So if I get it right, it's basically white chocolate sans milk and fruit instead?

You can find a PR from May here; https://dam.valrhona.com/m/452fa1de6e171e10/original/ And a YouTube video here;

I recall the apple flavor being pretty strong, probably because of the extra flavoring - yes. There's a small family owned business in my city, that make these flavor enhancements (not Sosa ), and I sometimes use them combined with the real fruit or berry.

I made an apple bonbon (recipe by Coppel) once with a little cookie in it, and people loved that as well. Need to try it a bit more. https://proddbase-api.barry-callebaut.com/v2/downloads/bcproductdb_b/ApplePieBouchee_enoc.pdf - Recipe if anyone's interested.

My kitchen is usually 63-65, but now it's like >77 which makes chocolate work a pain.

Ah, there's so much in that book. I always forget. Hazelnut soft nougat is probably like drugs for you.