Thursday, December 10, 2009

Kandy Kritique -- Ritter Sport Butter Biscuit

Was in Walgreens with a friend of mine and, looking for delicious confections I have yet to try so I could review them for this blog, found an item that would fit the bill very nicely.
This was a block of dense, rich, buttery cookie base, like the cookie in a Twix but crisper and richer tasting, topped with a creamy, milk chocolate "frosting," and the whole unit of yumminess was surrounded by the most melt-in-the-mouth milk chocolate ever to hit these tastebuds. The "frosting" was gooey and satiny at the same time. This wasn't "candy" as we know it. This was a fancy dessert in a candy wrapper and it should be outlawed! I can become addicted to this bar, very easily. I posted earlier on this blog about how yummy Twix bars were. Hah! Twix is garbage compared to this gem of the candymaker's art.
You can see where this is going

THIS CANDY IS RATED D (DIVINE)

Friday, October 16, 2009

Kandy Kritique -- Werther's Original CaraMelts

I have returned with a new candy review! The candy I am reviewing is a new item called Werther's Original CaraMelts.
This is NOT a caramel candy as you may know it. These are NOT the chewy cubes that your mom or granny or auntie may have made caramel apples with, nor are they the sweet goo you pour over sundaes, nor are they the stretchy, sweet sticky stuff used in tens of thousands of chocolate bars and chocolate pieces. Rather, they are flattish, tannish domes of a buttery white-chocolate-type confection with a creamy caramel/butterscotch/dulce-de-leche taste. Think semi-hardened dollops of dulce-de-leche flavored cake frosting. These little domed disks melt in the mouth in a rich, satiny fantasy of flavor, encasing the tastebuds in a wrapper of the most mind-blowing yumminess said tastebuds ever had the pleasure of knowing. It was a major effort not to finish my bag in one sweep!

THIS CANDY HAS BEEN RATED D (DIVINE)

Friday, April 17, 2009

Kandy Kritique -- Rokeach Fruit Slices

Kosher-for-Passover candy has a reputation for being not the tastiest varieties of confectionery, but I like much of it just fine.
The Rokeach Fruit Slices are a glowing example of what Passover non-chocolate candy should be.
Pretty, colorful, thick crescent wedges made to look like a wedge of citrus fruit, with a crusty, sugary "rind," a white icinglike layer next, and then a soft, tender jelly-pectin-candy layer, all sanded with sugar crystals.
These heavenly half-moons were as delicious as they were pretty. They just sparkled with a bright, fruity flavor, and the chew was firm yet tender, with a slight crunch to them from the sugar sanding, and they don't stick to the teeth. Yummy all year round, whatever denomination you are.

Oh, yes . . .
THIS CANDY HAS BEEN RATED D (DIVINE)

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Kandy Kritique -- Russell Stover Coconut Cream Egg

No plastic-tasting kiddie lunchbox snack, this (although any child would be all aglow to receive one of these little delights in an Easter basket). This is one of those candies that's really a fancy gourmet dessert in disguise. Rich, intense dark chocolate melts silkily to a satiny, fluffy center that's like a decadently ethereal whipped mousse shot through with tender coconut strands. A sweet delicacy of the highest order, these ovoids of yumminess are mindblowingly delectable and too bad that they're seasonal because...

THIS CANDY HAS BEEN RATED D (DIVINE)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Kandy Kritique -- Cadbury Creme Egg

A springtime classic confection -- but does it hold up to the hype? Only way to find out was to taste it.

The plump oval of milk chocolate was firm, with a rich, sweet taste and just enough bite to cut the creamy sugariness of the liquid "icing" center. The "icing" and the chocolate mingled well together, creating a sensation of satisfying richness in the mouth. The one thing that prevents me from giving the piece a D rating was that the chocolate was too solid and firm and didn't have much of a melt.

It was insanely tasty though, enough so that I will bestow upon it a rating of IST

THIS CANDY HAS BEEN RATED IST (insanely tasty)

I HAVE RETURNED

Life has been calling, and I had to answer. Plus, I may not be posting as often as I would like, due to the fact that I live in a small town without a local candy shop so there are relatively few good candies out there left for me to review. But I will post when I can