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It’s a dull, dreary day here, so the shiny golden wrapping on these bars grabbed my attention right away.  The Golden Almond bar was made in 1977.  It replaced the Baked Almond Milk Chocolate bar, which was first made in 1931.  This is, according to the back of the box, the first time this bar has been widely available.  Previously they were limited to Hershey-owned properties in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

These are thick, heavy bars.  Each one divides into eight rectangles.  The roasted almonds are small, but included whole, and quite tasty.  The milk chocolate is creamier than regular Hershey’s chocolate, but is not a tremendous amount different.  It’s pleasant, sweet and munchable, making it a little bit of a challenge to not sit and eat the whole bar at once (which would make me feel a bit ill, I don’t know about you).  The box came with four bars.  There was also a gift pack of chocolate covered almonds that I didn’t get, and now feel like I should have, because the almonds are the part that really makes this bar stand out.  I don’t think it’s worth what adds up to $2 a bar, but I assume I would pay more for a gift pack than for unpackaged bars.

Score: 8.5 out of 10

Purchased at: Kroger

Price: 7.99