Chocolatory: Cream Cheese

NEW FLAVOR! I'm loving the new store and the new flavors there. I'm also loving that a fellow KitKat fan lives in Ikebukuro. She stopped by the store on her way to meet me and another friend, and after a 10 minute wait, she was able to get her hands on the new Cream Cheese flavor. Yes!

We were not even slightly disappointed in this flavor. The flavor was again very subtle as first and then it slowly built up. But it never got overpowering. It tasted like a cross between cream cheese and rare cheese cake. I was a bit disappointed when it was over, I'm not going to lie. What're they going to come out with next?

Chocolatory: Sakura Green Tea

I happened to end up with a free Saturday afternoon and a friend that wanted to hang out. I suggested Ikebukuro because it's pretty convenient for us. And I wanted to stop by the KitKat Chocolatory again. I was hoping to be able to get one of the other flavors but I wasn't actually expecting to have much luck. And my friend and I got there only to find all but one flavor was sold out and there was a line going out of the entire department store! Luckily the one flavor in stock was Sakura Matcha! And they hadn't sold out by the time it was our turn. The KitKat gods were shining down on us!

Sakura Green Tea 2014/01

If I had enough foresight to know how delicious this was going to be, I would have bought more than the two boxes that I bought. I bought two so that I could share with people, but I quickly realized I wanted a box to myself. Darn. The regular sakura matcha is delicious but it's more matcha than sakura. This one has a very clear sakura taste. And I love sakura. If you don't like that flavor, this is not for you. If you do like it, we might end up fighting over a box.

Chocolatory: Chilli

Special: Chilli (January 2014)

My first experience with the new special flavors being sold at the new KitKat Chocolatory is Chilli. First off, the box is lovely. I quite like the shape and the specialness of it. It feels like you're eating high-class chocolate and not just (!?) a KitKat. As I mentioned in the previous post, this flavor is the product of a collaboration between KitKat and Yasumasa Takagi.

The chilli flavor is quite subtle and comes only as an aftertaste. I like that about spicy chocolate. Going down it's basically just chocolate, but then something lingers and gives a bit of a kick to the experience. Alright KitKat, I approve.