#chocolatory

Truth be told, I have not been digging most of the fancy flavors the Kit Kat Chocolatories in Japan have been releasing recently. However, this month’s new Connoisseur concept, Champagne Raspberry, is a winner!

I love the clean, simply illustrated package design!

For this boozy berry flavor, Yasumasa Takagi, the patissier who creates these special Kit Kats for Nestle Japan, took his inspiration from Epernay, France, the capital of Champagne production...

Like other berry flavored Kit Kats of the past, I expected the actual candy bars to be pink...

Only I opened the package to discover they were made of dark chocolate...

Quite a surprise...

However, when you broke one open, the “raspberriness” was evident inside...

While I usually avoid dark chocolate at all costs, using it here was indeed the right decision, as its bitterness plays perfectly against the sweetness of the raspberry and champagne. It’s one of the most beautifully balanced Kit Kats I can recall eating in a long time.

Shibuya has a new mall extension encompassing Miyashita Park. I thought the highlight was the nice, airy architecture, but then I saw this:

KitKat Chocolatory

Beautifully presented and very fancy KitKats, drinks, ice cream, and even a piano. If you’re after KitKat at its finest, this is the place.

Yuzu and Cassis KitKats

And you can make your own! Reserve a block of time, and…