Royce
Royce
Suntec City Mall, #01-142;
Ngee Ann City, Takashimaya Department Store, B2
Ratings: 7.0/10
Initially, I was hoping to get some Godiva chocolates as presents when I was at Takashimaya, but the expensive price tag of $25 for a box containing only six truffles scared the miser part of me off, thus I walked over to the Royce counter next to it instead.
In the end, instead of getting presents for other people, I got some presents for myself instead.
Nama Chocolates, $12.80 for a box
Royce chocolates are made in Hokkaido, Japan. The impeccability and perfectionist nature of the Japanese can be exemplified even in their chocolates. Each box of chocolate is wrapped in three layers of packaging, including a packet of dry ice to ensure that the chocolates can be kept unrefrigerated for up to five hours. Inside the box, there is a tiny plastic fork to spear the pieces of chocolates so that your hands won’t be dirtied by the cocoa powder that has been dusted on each piece of the chocolates. Such attentive details made these chocolates the perfect gift.
On first bite, a thick and smooth taste of dark chocolate with lingering sweetness and a slight taste of alcohol diffuse throughout your mouth. They are so irresistable that I would have devour the entire box of them at one go if I hadn’t exercised some self-control. However, the damage was done. Two rows of these fine chocolates were gone pretty quickly.
The next time I visit Royce, I will definitely get their chocolate covered potato chips. As for the Godiva chocolates, I guess they have to wait…’til I’m feeling a bit richer.
