Hunted + Gathered Milk Chocolate + Coconut 46% Cacao – A Grown-Up Bounty Bar
Hunted + Gathered are known for restraint — chocolate-first bars that let inclusions play a supporting role rather than dominate. With Milk Chocolate + Coconut on the label, you might expect tropical sweetness or something closer to candy. Instead, the first impression is pared back. Minimalist white packaging, no flourish or island cues — it could be almost any bar in their range. The expectation becomes clear: this will be about balance, not novelty.
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Origin: |
Australia |
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Cacao %: |
46% (Dominican Republic) |
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RRP: |
$15 AUD |
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Certified: |
Organic |
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Batch: |
Small Batch |
Appearance
The mould is plain and precise, typical of the brand’s aesthetic. The chocolate surface shows medium gloss, with clean edges and a firm snap. Breaking the bar reveals coconut flecks throughout, promising texture rather than just background flavour. The melt begins quickly in hand, signalling its milk base is softer and creamier than a high-percentage dark.
Aroma
The nose is almost entirely cacao. Dry and roasted, the scent carries a slight dairy note but very little coconut at first. It’s only with focus that a trace of sweetness surfaces. Compared to what’s inside, the aroma undersells the ingredient — this is chocolate-led, not coconut-driven.
Taste & Texture
The melt is immediate, silky on the tongue before coconut asserts itself. At first, it’s all chocolate: a creamy, lightly rich milk profile that’s smooth and rounded. As the bar dissolves, the coconut takes over in texture — crisp, plentiful, and slightly chewy, carrying flavour long after the chocolate has gone.
The balance is clever: milk chocolate delivers warmth and richness, while coconut adds a roasted lift that’s savoury more than sweet. The effect is familiar but elevated, like a grown-up’s answer to a Bounty bar.
Aftertaste & Finish
The aftertaste lingers with both chocolate and coconut, the flavours evenly matched. There’s no sugar rush, no syrupy edge — just a clean continuation of what you tasted mid-palate. It feels more pared back than indulgent, leaving presence without stickiness.
ATC Verdict: Is It Worth the Splurge?
This isn’t a showy bar, and it doesn’t need to be. Hunted + Gathered take an everyday pairing and strip it back, giving coconut a grown-up stage without leaning into sugar or nostalgia. It’s not tropical, not candy, and not trying to be more than it is. Instead, it lands as comfort done with clarity.
Familiar made refined — a bounty bar reimagined for grown-ups.
Editor’s Note
We split this bar late in the evening, the kind of hour where you’re not looking for sweetness so much as something to settle into. The coconut gave crunch and presence, carrying on after the chocolate had melted. What lingered was simple — chocolate and coconut — but it felt pared back, closer to comfort than indulgence.
–Adrian – Editor at All That Is Cool
