So I got an email the other day about a new bar released by Vosges featuring chocolate and bacon. Bacon. The Vosges website describes Mo's Bacon Bar as "Applewood smoked bacon + Alder smoked salt + deep milk chocolate." I haven't tried it yet. I did, however, give a bunch of people some Smoky Blue [cheese] truffles to try this week, and we noticed that they kind of taste like bacon (it's the smokiness). I even enticed my friend Jeff to try one by telling him that "it'll be as satisfying as a crisp piece of bacon on a Sunday morning." But I'm pretty sure that doesn't count as actually eating chocolate with bacon in it.

Moving right along, reviews I've seen of Vosges' new bacon bar highlight the sweet, salty, and crunchy of it (go figure) and have been pretty good - though some can't seem to find the bacon taste. Here's a quick round-up of reactions thus far:

From DirtyNerdLuv: Salty, bacon-y and really good. The flavors were so intense I can't imagine eating more than a bite a day... Link.

A reviewer on Chowhound reported: It's a 41 percent milk chocolate base (the same as the Barcelona bar), and I found it too sweet. But worse, I didn't think it was particularly bacony... Link.

From Chocolate Obsession: The bottom line is this: it's good. It really is good. They have taken salt, bacon, and chocolate and combined them and the result is really quite good. This is an impressive feat... Link.

From The Best Bite: The first thing you taste is that rich, creamy, Vosges milk chocolate. The second thing you taste is crunchy grains of salt. That's also the third thing you taste. The bacon is just a minor note that pops in at the end. Definitely disappointing... Link.

From The Wandering Eater: The salty, smokiness of the bacon worked so well with the sweet, slightly caramel-like finished chocolate. I was hooked that I bought another bar... Link.

From FoodHoe: When you bite into the tiny little specks of bacon, it's crunchy but tastes salty, a little chewy and finishes with a rich smoky flavor that lingers on your tongue... Link.

From Cupcake Club: Vosges is really onto something -- this bar is crunchy, salty and delicious. I'm a convert...