Katrina V.
Yelp
Tinyb Chocolate ads have been popping up here and there on my social media feeds. I am a fan of Brazillian food, but I admit that I've never really had Brazillian desserts. When I realized that Tinyb was a local Bay Area business, I was more than happy to show my support especially with businesses shutting down again due to the rising cases of Covid.
I really appreciated the company's transparency with their shipping policies. Because they make the brigadieros fresh every day, orders are mailed out the next business day. Furthermore, they try not to ship over the weekend, and you can expect shipping to take 1 day if you're from the Bay Area or 2-3 days nationwide to other major US cities. Given that I'm from the South Bay, the brigadieros didn't have to travel far. I got my order delivered to me on the same day they were shipped out.
My order was packaged extremely well. The box of brigadieros were encased in a padded envelope with an ice pack inside the box. I am always concerned about chocolates melting in transit, which has happened to me one too many times, but they came out in perfect condition. No sign of damage or melting at all.
Every singe flavor was divine. I ordered a custom, 8-piece box of brigadieros, which could have up to 4 flavors. I chose White Chocolate, Cranberry Matcha Lemongrass, Banana Cinnamon Dark Chocolate, and Caipirinha.
I loved the white chocolate brigadiero, because it reminded me of these dessert candies, called "yemas," that are from Spain and Latin America. I thought that the white chocolate brigadiero had a similar texture and custard likeness to yemas.
I love a good caiprinha cocktail. This brigadiero definitely had the lime flavor of a caipirinha, but it wasn't as boozy as one.
The Cranberry Matcha Lemongrass brigadiero had such great balance of all 3 flavors. What hit me first was the tartness of the cranberry. The lemongrass came in subtly, and then the matcha left an after note.
The Banana Cinnamon Dark Chocolate brigadiero was everything I wanted it to be. It had bold banana flavor with a deep richness from the dark chocolate.
I am offiicially a fan of brigadieros, and I would go as far as saying that I prefer them more than chocolate truffles. The brigadieros were light and delicate, and I liked the silkiness of the chocolates. The toppings on the outside of each one added a little more to the texture. I may or may not have eaten all 8 brigadieros in one seating... yes, they were that good!