Premiums M&Ms

premiums M&Ms
Originally uploaded by inajeep

I thought that you couldn't mess up a chocolate + almond candy. I was wrong.

First, the good things. Very pretty package and it sits up nicely. The entire whole almond is crunchy and tastes fresh.

Now for the bad stuff. The chocolate had no flavor. I had to bite one in half to check to see if there was chocolate. The candy covering while pretty does not look like candy and is nothing like the candy shell of a normal M&M. I thought that each piece was wrapped in a protected shell much like the chocolate eggs at easter because a. they didn't look like candy and b. it tasted like and felt consistently like a wrapper. If you ever handled those decorative soaps that had a wax or some type of coating that dissolved in water then you know what these M&Ms felt like. Or, again I have an easter analogy, if you ever got that egg dye kit that had the metallic pearlescent dye, then you know what they look like.

More bad news:
It was $4 for 6 oz.
There is no visible date code so you can tell if they are old or not.
The resealable bag noted on the top is just a normal plastic bag that is not resealable.

This candy was obviously designed by a marketing team because this feels like they started with the look before they even considered how it would taste.

I will not be buying them again. I love the normal almond M&Ms and will stick with them. The only thing premium about these is the packaging and price.

goetzes

goetzes
Originally uploaded by inajeep

Outside of the funny name these caramels are awesome.

Addictive and I am searching for more after I get up from my desk.

Hello Panda snack

Hello Panda snack
Originally uploaded by inajeep

Again this snack borders on being a non-candy item. However, they were delicious. The cracker/cookie was light and crisp and the chocolate center was soft and creamy. I will be buying these again.

Chocorooms

Chocorooms
Originally uploaded by inajeep

More of a snack than a candy but had enough chocolate to classify as a candy for me. They are based out of Japan

The chocolate was fresh as it was in a sealed foil package underneath the cardboard box. It had a slightly bitter but not an over powering chocolate taste. The cap was more substantial than I thought. I would have preferred a less dense cap. The little cookie/cracker part aka the stem had no real flavor and put me in mind of an animal cracker without the flavor. Overall it would be very easy to eat the entire box in one sitting if you weren't paying attention.

I might buy these again.