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Colts Bolts – Classic Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter & Almonds

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 3, 2014

It's like everything good in a portable puck.

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Victoria’s Grandma Caramel Lovers

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 28, 2014

Yes, I am. A lover. A caramel lover, among other things. When I got this hefty bag of caramel themed hard candies...

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Taveners Rhubarb & Custard

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 20, 2014

Ooh! Another take on the super Brit treat rhubarb & custard boiled sweets! (That's "hard candy" on 'Merican)

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Jelly Belly Dark Chocolate Covered Tobasco Flavored Beans

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 18, 2014

Dark chocolate, Tobasco sauce, and a sweet chew jelly bean. Thoughts/comments/suggestions?

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Taveners Blackcurrant & Liquorice

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 13, 2014

“licorice”? All these years we’ve been gracefully handling the way the Brits pronounce aluminum...

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Katjes Grün-Ohr Barchen (They’re Neu!) Green Ear Bears

Reviewed by Jonny on Jan 27, 2014

Dudes, check this: There’s no end to the amount of “gummy bears” that candy companies make, and...

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Jelly Belly Draft Beer Beans: Make a Concoction

Reviewed by Matty on Jan 27, 2014

Candy is dandy but beer is near

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Grandma’s Finest Licorice Fruits

Reviewed by Jonny on Jan 8, 2014

Know how I regularly talk about “Grandma Candy”? It generally requires some variation of hard candy and...

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Creatables Snagz

Reviewed by Jonny on Dec 20, 2013

You’ve no doubt seen this kind of thing before. Once super special, now they’re kinda everywhere. Most...

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Sri Racha Candy Canes

Reviewed by Jonny on Dec 11, 2013

Oh joy! Holiday season! Another Sri Racha flavored candy! Another opportunity for disappointment!

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Building a Gingerbread house the SIZE of your house?

Reviewed by Matty on Dec 9, 2013

Gingerbread is #SoHoliday

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SweeTARTS Gummies: Really? We haven’t reviewed these?

Reviewed by Matty on Dec 2, 2013

Old school meet middle school. Add in after school, go to college then make candy. Which has nothing to do with these things.

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Mocken Boules: Talk about German Variety

Reviewed by Matty on Nov 25, 2013

Moucken Boules are Fooken Shoeless! (no idea what that means but I think it rhymes)

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Red Band Sour Suckers

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 20, 2013

What’s better than old friends? Old candy. One of my oldest buddies, way back from my Frankie Goes...

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Venchi Italian chocolate bar: Adding herbs and fruit to everyone’s chagrin

Reviewed by Matty on Nov 18, 2013

When Italians make anything, I eat it. Here's chocolate. Guess what I did when I got it.

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Tree Hugger Gum – Name Kinda Says It All

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 13, 2013

Artificial sweeteners are in almost ALL gums these days. So what's a progressive hippy parent to do?

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Katjes Fred Ferkel: You’ll Be Fine When You Get Past the Name

Reviewed by Matty on Nov 11, 2013

Pink pigs with gummy ears. Sounds like a bad dream. But it's the opposite: a good nightmare!

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Mr. Blubber Brause Bonbons

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 7, 2013

They're fizzy, 'kept they're not.

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Airheads Extremes Bites Rainbow Berry: long on name, not on greatness

Reviewed by Matty on Nov 4, 2013

Bright and cheery on the outside, plain and dreary on the in.

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Bona Vita Ingwer Bonbons : Citrus Ginger Hard Candies

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 30, 2013

Ginger in candy is almost passé. ALMOST.

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Bitter Crunky Bar

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 23, 2013

After eating this Crunky, I'm feeling a tad cranky. Also, I'd like to Crunk.

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Haribo Dinosaurs: Can we take a little credit here?

Reviewed by Matty on Oct 21, 2013

The only thing extinct about these Haribo Dinosaurs is the bag I just inhaled.

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Cheri’s Desert Harvest Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly Candy

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 18, 2013

My new favorite kind of candy in a flavor I've never tried before.

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Lollyphile Goes Way Off The Reservation : Blue Cheese Lollipops

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 14, 2013

Instead of picking the Blue Cheese lovingly off the top of your Cobb Salad an savoring every bite, why not suck on a smooth ball of it for hours?

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Video Review : Fla•Vor•Ice Squeeze Candy

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 9, 2013

It's exactly like the frozen version of Flav•R•Ice except inedible, disgusting, with notes of vaseline and lube.

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Video Review : Twinkies, The “Cupcake With Frosting On The Inside”

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 4, 2013

The age old Twinkie is reviewed by request. Go get...

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Payday: Peanut allergies? Stay away. The rest of us, Don’t.

Reviewed by Matty on Sep 16, 2013

When you have mothers and flight attendants scared the world over, you know the candy is good

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Choward’s Guava

Reviewed by Jonny on Sep 12, 2013

It's old, it's new, it's hard, it's soft. It's....CHOWARD! ('s)

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Bassett’s Sherbet Lemons

Reviewed by Jonny on Sep 10, 2013

Boiled sweets are a crucial part of the candy world, as well as candy history. These are perhaps the most iconic boiled sweet there is. DO THE MATH, HOT SHOT!

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Trader Joe’s All Natural Fruit Jellies

Reviewed by Jonny on Sep 6, 2013

America doesn't know much from Pates De Fruits. Actually, I don't either, but I'm learning.

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Sour Punch Bites : I Should Have Known Better

Reviewed by Jonny on Aug 29, 2013

I can't resist sour chewy things. It's my weakness.

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Raley’s Confectionary : Cut “Rock” Candy

Reviewed by Jonny on Aug 22, 2013

Welcome to your new favorite candy dish filler.

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Dorval’s Sour Power Straws: Hits and Misses

Reviewed by Matty on Aug 19, 2013

Sour's good, sour's best, sour punches you in the chest

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Video Review – Disneyland $6 Lollipop

Reviewed by Jonny on Aug 7, 2013

Ever seen a lollipop the size of an 8 year old's head? Even a kid with an unusually large head?

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Lovely Candy: One for me…One for you

Reviewed by Matty on Aug 5, 2013

Real fruit. No Fake nothing. Real good. L'Chaim.

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Skittles Darkside: Once you go dark you’ll never go bark

Reviewed by Matty on Jul 29, 2013

These Skittles aren't just dark, they're brooding

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Video Review : Quick Blast

Reviewed by Jonny on Jul 23, 2013

It's small-it's plastic-it's from China! And it's got warnings galore on the packaging. WE'RE IN!

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Chocolate Sea Salt Butterscotch Caramels: Name Says it All

Reviewed by Matty on Jul 22, 2013

If you thought butterscotch kinda sucked yr kinda wrong

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Rheila Salmiak Gummidrops

Reviewed by Jonny on Jul 18, 2013

Do any among you dabble in the dark arts that is licorice? Then come along, kiddies. We have things to learn.

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Maynards Threesome of Peaches, Berries, and, well, Berries

Reviewed by Matty on Jul 15, 2013

When Tool broke up, I was sad. Then Maynard started making wine and gummies and I'm much happier.

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Cry Baby Eggs

Reviewed by Jonny on Jul 9, 2013

The year was 1981. Leo Sayer was crushing it on mom's AM radio. It was hot, mom was driving the carpool, and I was chewing Gator Gum. Like a BOSS.

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Walkers Nonsuch Original Toffee

Reviewed by Jonny on Jun 26, 2013

What's toffee..exactly? How is it different than caramel? Which is better? And as always, we tackle the persistently tough question "is it hard enough?"

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