Nougat!

Nougat!
Nougat!
Posted on October 14, 2004 in Culture, Personal
(last edited on April 29, 2014 at 1:30 am)

Nougat!From a specialty chocolate store near my sister’s house. She’ll doubtless fill me in on the full story of its origin. Fantastic nougat…didn’t know I was a nougat fan until I had this stuff.

UPDATE FROM MY SISTER:

That is from the fabulous Garrison Confections, and is called their Ultimate Nougat Bar. It’s the brainchild of Andrew Shotts, one of the top 10 artisanal chocolatiers in the US and they use a lot of interesting ingredients, as well as premium E. Guittard chocolate to make these little marvels.

I also agree with my sis that it’s not unlike a Snicker’s Bar in constitution: peanuts, nougat, caramel. However, in comparing the taste of the Ultimate Nougat Bar to Snicker’s, give me the UNB. It’s a better balance of sweetness, texture, and rich chcolate flavors–not that waxy stuff you get with most US bars. And if you find Snickers too sweet, you might like the UNB also…it seemed less sweet to me. I wonder if you can get them by the case?

7 Comments

  1. Emily 20 years ago

    That is from the fabulous Garrison Confections, and is called their Ultimate Nougat Bar.  It’s the brainchild of Andrew Shotts, one of the top 10 artisanal chocolatiers in the US and they use a lot of interesting ingredients, as well as premium E. Guittard chocolate to make these little marvels.

    http://www.garrisonconfections.com
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  2. Dave 20 years ago

    Thanks Em! You rock!

  3. Emily 20 years ago

    No prob! We have to get some more of this stuff next time you’re in town. :)

    BTW, did you notice the time is off by an hour when people leave responses?

  4. Dave 20 years ago

    It must be the daylight savings time difference…I reset the timezone to be GMT-4 instead of GMT-5

  5. Bridget 20 years ago

    That nougat picture was so enticing – I’m looking forward to ordering chocolate from their website when the cooler weather rolls in so the shipping charges are reduced! I’m looking forward to trying thier toffee!

  6. Kate Martin 20 years ago

    I work for Garrison’s, and the nougat is out of this world. I didn’t realize i was a fan either. Working for Andrew Shotts is truely an amazing adventure. Well worth it as i continue on my career.

  7. Dave 20 years ago

    Hi Kate!

    That’s fabulous, working for a master craftsperson. What direction are you steering your career in? And when will we get a taste of it? :-)