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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Spearmint Licorice
The one that I was most intrigued with of late is Spearmint Licorice found at Vermont Country Store. (However, I believe that they’re manufactured by Kenny’s Candies - I’ve just never seen them in stores anywhere, just online.) The packaging isn’t terribly compelling (not even featured on their website). Just a clear plastic bag highlighting the translucent green twists. They look like they could be green apple at first glance. And if you were expecting green apple and ate one of these you’d probably be pretty surprised. They’re a wheat-based twist. There’s no molasses in it like most American & Australia-style licorices. They’re glossy, soft and flexible. The open bag doesn’t smell like much. Not minty fresh, maybe just a little sweet. The flavor is very subtle. It’s not a blasting mint like the sizzling flavor of the Cinnamon Fire Twizzlers. Instead it’s a not-very-sweet spearmint. At first I didn’t like them. They were too soft and seemed a bit artificial. The spearmint has a light zing to it, but there’s no cool minty aftertaste. Then I left them open for about a month and they got stiff and a bit dried out. Kind of hard to peel apart. But the flavor mellowed and though there’s some work on the chewing front, I’m really pleased to say that I’ve eaten over a pound of them now. They’re a comfort flavor, like Spearmint Leaves (those jelly candies sanded with sugar) - they’re not sexy or innovative ... just pleasant. (Even though I call them pleasant, I’m bumping their rating to worth it.) Kenny’s Candy is Kosher, but this package doesn’t say Kosher on it (so may have been repacked at a non-Kosher facility). Related Candies
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You should try the Darell Lea Licorice we have Mango, and black currant flavours, which are really nice, as well as green apple, and raspberry. My favourite licorice is milk choc coated, or the raspberry covered in white choc, so yum!
I love Spearmint
I might have to buy some
I’d love to try them!
Were students trying to eat healthier so things like licorice and other sweets are banned. What a shame, these look really interesting…
I apparently couldn’t get enough of this as a kid (it was from the local grocery store and much darker) and they were finding sticks of it hidden all over the house for years. It still smells so good. The VCS has a lot of interesting sweets.
it’s not St Paddy’s day yet. too early to break out the green licorice
I might have to try them. I always look for spearmint candy canes during Christmas because I’m not a huge fan of peppermint, but alas, I never do.
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