I just had some of these after a gap of several decades. I found most of
them excessively sweet and the flavors undistinguished. I was quite
disappointed, as they did not begin to live up to my memory of them.
Leonidas does make a lovely coffee "buttercream" (although I must say I find
it too sweet also). Does anyone know if the brand has declined over the
years, like Godiva? Or was my memory simply inaccurate? And is the
"buttercream" actually classic buttercream as one would make to ice a cake
(cooked sugar syrup, eggs, butter, flavoring) dipped in chocolate, or is
there some other ingredient, such as cocoa butter? I would love to be able
to duplicate that texture....with better flavor.

Janet Puistonen wrote:
I just had some of these after a gap of several decades. I found most of
them excessively sweet and the flavors undistinguished. I was quite
disappointed, as they did not begin to live up to my memory of them.
Leonidas does make a lovely coffee "buttercream" (although I must say I find
it too sweet also). Does anyone know if the brand has declined over the
years, like Godiva? Or was my memory simply inaccurate?

Most european brands tend to go towards sweeter and sweeter. Best ones
I've had recently were organic from a dutch supermarket chain.

Jeroen
http://wijnands.blogspot.com