I found the new Sour Patch Kids Tricksters at 7-Eleven when I was really looking for the new Deadpool 2 candy. However, when I see a new flavor of Sour Patch I always have to get them. Plus, the package had me intrigued – what made these little guys “tricksters”. Luckily for me, it’s right…
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Sour Wine Gums: Better Than Originals? [Review]
I had been searching everywhere in Ireland for Maynards Sour Wine Gums. I had reviewed the regular Wine Gums already knowing that they were popular in the UK/ Ireland. I wasn’t a huge fan of the normal wine gums, but as I heard that sour ones existed, I knew I had to have them. It sounded…
Yo-Kai Watch Gummies: For Fans Only?
Bazooka Candy Brands (makers of the gum most notably) have created a new candy for Yo-Kai Watch fans. I was intrigued when I saw them on the shelf at my local convenience store mainly because I had never heard of Yo-Kai Watch. How do they stack up against other popular gummies? More importantly, will non-Yo-Kai…
Lindt Hello Special Editions: Chocolate Sundae and Pink Explosion
Today’s Lindt reviews are the rest of the free samples that I received from their PR peeps. Other new Lindt bars were covered on Monday. These Lindt “Hello” bars are new limited editions that are exclusive to Target. Unlike the Excellence bars, which are solid chocolate, the Hello bars are softer pods of filled chocolate….
Lindt Excellence – Blackberry with Acai, Lychee, and Pomegranate
Believe it or not, getting a PhD takes up a lot of time. I haven’t updated in a while, but I’ve been, at least temporarily, broken?out of my hiatus by two things: 1) I was in?Berlin?for a conference/workshop?and came back with some German candy; and 2) I just received some free samples of U.S. Lindt…
Shangri La Tea Chocolate – Milk Chocolate Chamomile Mint and Dark Chocolate Black Currant
Shangri La?is a tea company that makes?tea-flavored chocolate, of which I got free samples to review. I covered?the Earl Grey and Masala Chai on Tuesday, and today, I’m reviewing the remaining two bars: Chamomile Mint and Black Currant. Chamomile Mint had the same 38% milk chocolate base as the Earl Grey and Masala Chai. Its…
Shangri La Tea Chocolate – Milk Chocolate Earl Grey and Masala Chai
Shangri La is a tea company that’s now making inroads into tea-flavored chocolate. They sent me free samples of their line-up to review. I’ll cover the Earl Grey and Masala Chai?today, and the Black Currant and Chamomile Mint on Thursday. Both the Early Grey and Masala Chai?were made with a 38% cacao milk chocolate base….
REVIEW: Churchill’s Confectionery Carousel
Churchill’s Confectionery is family-run, London-based company that is now making inroads in the U.S. via shops like Williams Sonoma and Bloomingdale’s. They recently sent me a free sample of their Carousel tin filled with toffee and vanilla fudge. The tin itself was beautiful: a round cylinder with a tented top and embossed with colourful (see…
Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons
These British Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons were a surprise international treat in the free sample MunchPak that I received a while ago and am still slowly munching my way through. The buttons were little thumbnail-sized disks with a flat side and a domed side. Their flat side had the scripted Cadbury logo imprinted on it….
Bocandy sample – Ptichye Moloko (“Bird’s Milk”) from Russia
Ptichye Moloko was another eastern European treat that I received as part of my free sample of Bocandy, a new subscription treat service that specializes in international candy. According to the folks at Bocandy, “Ptichye Moloko” means “Bird’s Milk” in Russian and is so named because “Bird’s Milk” is a Slavic idiom that means an…