Chewy | Candy Gurus

Swedish Fish

Reviewed by Jonny on May 23, 2013

How many fish is too many fish? Turns out: 7!

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Ramune Gummies: Flower Power Pop

Reviewed by Matty on May 15, 2013

More soda gummies but there ain't no coke in these

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Båren Company: Coffee Gummi Bears are Buzzin

Reviewed by Matty on May 8, 2013

I'm so tired. I need a gummy bear. Stat.

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Trolli Sour Stixi

Reviewed by Jonny on May 2, 2013

With a pretty unique consistency, this offering from Trolli continues their track record of excellence overseas

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Sula Toffee To Go “Kaffeecreme”

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 25, 2013

Caramel goes with salt. This we know. But does it go with coffee? What about white chocolate? Porjk Belly?

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Dewars Fine Candies : Bakersfield’s Finest

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 18, 2013

I think I might have liked taffy when I was 4, but now? They all taste the same: bland, boring. And now we have more to try...

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Jolly Rancher Sour Bunnies: Annual Gel Fest? Eh.

Reviewed by Matty on Apr 1, 2013

There was a time when Jolly Rancher was a one-trick pony – hard brick candies in watermelon, green apple, cherry,...

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Jelly Belly Sour Bunnies: It’s What’s for Easter

Reviewed by Matty on Mar 25, 2013

When the sweet people at Jelly Belly send us Gurus stuff to review, in this case, Easter Candy, I have to ask myself:...

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Trolli Gummi Rocks…..Rock.

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 4, 2013

Gummi inside, "hard" sour shell outside. New concept, and I LIKE IT.

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Sugar Daddy: A Virtual Spanking?

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 26, 2013

Everyone needs a Sugar Daddy, unless you actually ARE a daddy, in which case it might be an uncomfortable arrangement.

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Jolly Rancher Chews : Should You…CHOOSE Them? OH NO I DI-IN’T!!!

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 21, 2013

Hey, it's a review of something you can actually BUY in this country! BUT SHOULD YOU???

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Trolli Valentine Mix: Sour Gummi Candy be Dandy

Reviewed by Matty on Feb 6, 2013

Don't lie to me about what your candy tastes like. I'm not 19. It won't make me want to sleep with you more. Also, Happy Valentine's Day.

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Haribo Jelly Beans : Yet Another Player in the Bean Game

Reviewed by Jonny on Jan 25, 2013

We’ve reviewed and spoken about jelly beans quite a bit round these parts. Every year before Easter rolls...

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Mentos Lakrits Mint : Licomint

Reviewed by Jonny on Jan 11, 2013

Mint, Licorice, Chew, Repeat, Rinse.

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Swedish Jelly Horses : Fruity Syrup

Reviewed by Jonny on Jan 4, 2013

In a world...where one old dude finds a mystical wood horse that smells like syrup. Coming soon to a theater near you.

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Sula Lakritz Toffes : Sea Salt Licorice Toffe

Reviewed by Jonny on Dec 18, 2012

Take something old (caramel) and give it something new (licorice) and sprinkle heaven dust (sea salt) on it, and you've got something completely new

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Haribo Smurfs & Haribo Sour Smurfs : A Tale of Two Different Blue Little Shits

Reviewed by Jonny on Dec 6, 2012

In the Smurf show and movie, they all use "smurf" as a verb, so I'm gonnna Smurf the same.

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Smarties Strawberry Taffy: Thanks (for not) Giving (me any in the future)

Reviewed by Matty on Nov 26, 2012

It's taffy by nature. Not strawberry by taste. Kids like it too but kids don't know sh*&.

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Brach’s Fall Flavors: Caramel Apple Candy Corn

Reviewed by Matty on Nov 12, 2012

Now when you think of candy corn, you can think of caramel apples and confuse the hell out of yourself!

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I’ve Seen Hell, My Friends: And It’s Filthy With Spogs

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 9, 2012

I’m still shuddering. Recently I contacted Aunty Nellie’s Sweet Shop in Ireland to get my hands on...

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Millions : A Chewy Delight From the UK That Your Teeth Might Hate

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 5, 2012

Oh, you Brits. Just gotta be so damn clever with the candy, don’t ya? You make a candy called Millions, cause...

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Happy Halloween! These are Terrible Coconut Candies!

Reviewed by Matty on Oct 31, 2012

Bad coconut candy may scare the hell out of you. Run!

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Jelly Belly Sport Beans – Exercising Candy

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 15, 2012

The concept of eating candy while exercising is just too good to pass up.

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Haribo Tagada Pink’s Got No Stink

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 1, 2012

We reviewed Haribo’s “Primavera” candies a while back, and I liked them. A lot. Little did I know...

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E-ma Apple Ginger Pearls of Goodness and Sunshine

Reviewed by Jonny on Aug 9, 2012

I had never had apple and ginger as a candy combination before. Now? I never want to not have it.

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Maynard’s Wine Gums : An Un-Reviewed Classic!

Reviewed by Jonny on Jul 25, 2012

THE original wine gum. Or at least, the first I ever had. It was a balmy day in Heathrow airport, November 2002...

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Haribo Strawberries & Cream : Underrated and Delightful

Reviewed by Jonny on Jul 20, 2012

I get the whole Strawberries thing, but I'm not playing tennis over here-don't need or want the cream. Blech. Oh, the CANDY Strawberries & Cream? Oh, I see.

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Mentos: Tasting the Rainbow

Reviewed by Jonny on Jul 5, 2012

I reviewed Mentos back in the day as lame-when it was ME that was lame all along!

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Snapple Jelly Belly’s: Made from the Best Jelly Bean on Earth

Reviewed by Matty on Jul 2, 2012

The Candy Gurus don’t hold back the love for Jelly Belly. The size (small enough to eat a lot), consistency (not...

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Juicefuls : The Kids Review Goo Candy

Reviewed by Jonny on Jun 28, 2012

Kids, kids, kids. They’re good for a few laughs, at least! According to the Juicefuls website, they seem to be...

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Haribo Blumen Zauber. More Fuc*i$g Marshmallow?

Reviewed by Jonny on Jun 11, 2012

Joy! More cream!

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Newman’s Organic Sour Licorice : There’s No Way This Can Be Good

Reviewed by Jonny on May 30, 2012

Red "licorice" products almost always suck. Will these be any different? Will they really be sour? Will I ever stop asking questions?

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Dorval Sour Power Straws : Pink Lemonade

Reviewed by Jonny on May 23, 2012

I always have and always will love pink lemonade, despite the color being derived from Pepto Bismal

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Rolo: While It’s Technically True That You CAN Roll a Rolo To Your Pal, I’m Not Going To.

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 23, 2012

"You can roll a Rolo / To your pal/ They're chocolate covered / Car - a -mal". Not car-a-mel, but car-a-mal. Get it right.

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Trolli Choco Bananas Made Me Rethink Everything

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 6, 2012

Bananas are bad, nnnnkaaaay?

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Caramels Diablo Sea Salt Caramels with Chile

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 4, 2012

Aren't there enough sea salt caramels? Clearly not, smart guy.

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Sour Patch Jelly Beans…..Waaaaaa??

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 20, 2012

Sour Patch Kids are great, but their spinoff candies suck, across the board. Will this one be any different?

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Shanghai Surprise

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 14, 2012

Here we go again: Let's try once more to see if China is offering anything interesting in the way of candy these days.

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Jolly Rancher Crunch N’ Chews : I REALLY wanted to like these more

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 7, 2012

The Ranch® has been giving us great tasting candies for years-but how will these hold up, compared to the legend?

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Gimbal’s Lavaballs- Red, Hot, & Spicy

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 20, 2012

I come to you from the dulcet shores off the coast of Mexico. Vacation time- so obviously it’s time to review...

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Haribo Raspberries

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 1, 2012

They're from Haribo, and you can get them anywhere. That's the good news. Are they worth buying though?

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Sour Punch Bits Tangerine & Lemonade. They’re Orange At Least.

Reviewed by Jonny on Jan 12, 2012

Tangerine Lemonade. Chewy. Gummy. Sour. These can only be amazing.

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Kiwi Caramelos – Someone help me, please.

Reviewed by Jonny on Dec 20, 2011

My friend Shannon travels the world for business. Usually on a red eye flight watching bad TV on his iPhone,...

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Yummy Earth Sour Beans

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 30, 2011

Let’s get this out of the way first off- We’re not paid by Yummy Earth. We’re (sadly) not paid by...

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Trader Joe’s Mango! Mango! Fruit & Yogurt Gummis: Grocerific

Reviewed by Matty on Nov 14, 2011

Mango gummis from Trader Joe's are damn good. Nuff said.

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Jelly Belly Peas & Carrots: Look but Don’t Taste

Reviewed by Matty on Nov 7, 2011

I've had these things for months waiting for the right time to review. 'The right time' in this case is that I have nothing else to review right now.

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Long Boys Coconut: Like a Caramel. With Coconut

Reviewed by Matty on Oct 31, 2011

If you're the type who reads a few sentences to see if the flavor profiles jive with yours before reading on, let's cut to the chase: coconut. and caramel.

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