D – Salt & Caramel

D – Salt & Caramel by Lakrids by Bülow in blonde chocolate

D – Salt & Caramel by Lakrids by Bülow is a liquorice core under blonde Dulce chocolate, sprinkled with fine sea salt on top. Caramel is not mentioned anywhere on the list of ingredients; the flavour is provided entirely by the slow-churned chocolate.

D – Salt & Caramel is the salted caramel liquorice from Lakrids by Bülow in Denmark. The spheres have the warm tone of light caramel, with liquorice and a hint of anise oil at the core, and the variety is available year-round in small and regular sizes.

Salty liquorice with a baked note

The sea salt is visible on the surface and makes itself known before the melt even begins.

Then the Dulce chocolate coats the palate, soft and with that baked note reminiscent of butter biscuits and fresh brioche. The core stays in the background, pushing only the anise forward—an herb that has always paired well with liquorice. Three layers emerge one after another here rather than all at once.

Blonde chocolate is a question of patience

Dulce is created through time: white chocolate is stirred for hours at a low temperature until the milk sugar inside browns.

The same process occurs as with a bread crust, where sugar and protein combine to form new aromas. The result is a caramel flavour without a single spoonful having been cooked down, and the colour shifts from white to a light amber. It contains at least 23 percent cocoa, plus a little alkalised cocoa for darker depth.

Why the salt is applied last

In this variety, sea salt is applied to the finished shell last.

This way, it hits the mouth immediately instead of being lost in the melt, and the pinch sharpens the sweetness without making it salty. For a sphere that consists largely of coating, this tiny grain makes all the difference. The liquorice in the core is noticeably stronger than in the company's fruity varieties, holding its own against the sweetness.

The letter in the name is no coincidence at Lakrids: letters stand for the coated varieties, numbers for pure liquorice without a shell. D thus marks the fourth stage of a series that begins with the original and leads here via fruit and acidity.

The tin for the rest of the year

In winter, this combination faces internal competition when the festive bronze-coloured Christmas variety sits next to it.

D, however, is the version for all other months: the same blonde chocolate, a little more liquorice underneath, and a jar that doesn't look out of place in February. The core is cooked with rice flour and therefore remains gluten-free.

Anyone trying chocolate liquorice for the first time will find this variety the most accessible, as the salt and caramel tone pave the way. On a cheese board next to blue cheese, the same contrast is achieved on a larger scale.

After a heavy meal, place the tin next to an espresso, as the salt balances its bitterness. At Lakrids, the small tin is called "small" and contains 115 grams, while the medium is "regular" with 270 grams.

How the same core tastes without salt and Dulce is shown by A – The Original; those wanting to continue along the salty path will find the darker version in F – Dark Sea Salt and the more festive one in winter with CLASSIC Caramel. All Lakrids by Bülow varieties can be found in the brand overview.