Sunday, March 31, 2019

Twizzlers Sour Mini Twists

Purchased at Target in USA.
Fondant filled Twizzlers. I've typically found standard Twizzlers to be rather tasteless in the past, so I was pleasantly surprised by the fresh fruity flavors. The fondant filling adds to the satisfying chew as well.
75/100

Haribo Sour Streamers

Purchased at Target in USA.
Pretty similar to sour belts. Basic licorice candy (method of manufacture, not flavor), with a fresh chewy bite. Flavors are pronounced "candy" flavors (as opposed to resembling actual fruit flavors) with red being a bit muted. Enjoyable but a little disappointing for Haribo.
70/100

Lotte Yogurt Gummies

Purchased in Korean market in USA.
These did a pretty good job of capturing the yogurt drink flavor pictured on the packet. For those unfamiliar, the yogurt drinks are small (maybe 2oz) bottle shaped drinks. The contents are thin, more like milk than yogurt or even other drinkable yogurt, and the flavor is tart, almost citrusy.
Gummies are bottle shaped, but seemed to be using the standard cola-bottle shape, with a nice bouncy gummy chew.
81/100

Haribo Roulette

Purchased in USA.
Came as four rolls of gummies. Individual candies are disk shaped with a shallow indent on one side, the shape being similar to SweeTarts and slightly larger. Flavors seem to be the same as the Haribo Gold Bears, which is a good thing. Stiff gummy bite, which I enjoy. Possibly stiffer than Gold Bears, but that might just be because these are larger individually.
90/100

Friday, March 22, 2019

Nerds Mango Chile

Purchased in the US, at a "99 Cents Only" store in Santa Monica, CA.
I like candy. I like spicy food. I don't like spicy candy. I really don't understand why it exists. I'm sure I would have enjoyed these much more without the chile flavor. Both the mango and chile flavors are muted and indistinct. The chile is more of just a subtle heat that comes out when you eat a few handfuls in a row.
The fact that these were purchased at a "99 Cents Only" store probably means that these were market tested and failed, with the dollar store picking up the closeout inventory.
15/100

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Kasugai Watermelon Gummy

Product of Japan. Purchased in Los Angeles. Firm gummy chew, fresh melon flavor. The individual wrapping helps some people (😁) not eat the whole bag at once.
90/100

Refresco Tutti Frutti

Purchased in Argentina. From the packaging, I was hoping these would be something like SweeTarts or maybe Mentos, but they're just hard candies. Also the "Tutti Frutti" flavor was more like bubble-gum.
25/100