Chewy | Candy Gurus

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Haribo Sour Tongues : “Sweaties”

Reviewed by Jonny on Jun 7, 2013

What's your opinion about candy that sweats?

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Mentos Fresh Cola

Reviewed by Jonny on May 30, 2013

Mentos takes on one of my all-time favorite candy flavors.

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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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