Monday, September 6, 2010

Candygurus

We may be sour, but we know our sweets.

Archive for the ‘Chews’ Category

Jujyfruits – Old School Stickiness = Ickiness?

Posted by Jonny On August - 17 - 2010

You wanna talk old school? It doesn’t get older (or stickier) than this.

Milky Way Simply Caramel: Eat, Win, Diet

Posted by Matty On August - 6 - 2010

Wanna win a bunch of Milky Way Simply Caramel bars and a US$75 gift certificate to Spafinder.com? Watch the vid yo.

Airheads : Weak Name, Strong Candy

Posted by Jonny On August - 3 - 2010

I’ve held back for years, until now. I bought my first Airhead.

Twizzlers Sweet and Soft Sour Poo Nozzles

Posted by Jonny On June - 29 - 2010

Baby poo or zit insides? Either way, not good news.

Dorval Sour Belts-Trumped By A Puny Fruit Chew?

Posted by Jonny On June - 22 - 2010

Dorval sour belts and straws are great-but the toss in throw-away candy they included stole the show

Katjes Chile Heringe: Umm …. I f*&^ing LOVE these

Posted by Matty On May - 21 - 2010

Dammit if the Dutch aren’t just super right on. They make great licorice. They aren’t afraid of really pushing anise. They don’t pretend to cater to children. They play to adults. And they use salt. Like all good cooks.

Marich Confectionary Stuns the Gurus

Posted by Jonny On May - 11 - 2010

Solid candies from a family company. Word!

They’re called güdfüd and they’re American. Read the review, but I warn you, though the candy is good, this review sucks.

Happy Goat Caramels: SO not Baaaad

Posted by Matty On April - 23 - 2010

Happy Goat Caramels – local SF, CA candy. These things whack you with a vanilla taste that shames any thing else describing itself as vanilla.

Here’s a first- candy from Ireland. Will it suck, or stay strong like the rest of Europe?

Grape Vines: They’re Purptastic!

Posted by Matty On April - 9 - 2010

These taste like purple, and it’s perfectly logical for today’s candy enthusiast to only want authentic, all natural, chardonnay-esque, only organic, non-fructose, raw cane grape candy. I feel you. But personally I love fake grape.

The Candygurus Do Mexico

Posted by Jonny On April - 7 - 2010

Mexico, thou hast forsaken us-up till NOW.

The fine people at Wonka sent us a bunch of sweets, half chocolate and half non-chocolate- I’m putting away the dark cocoa mistress and burying my gob into some fruity chewy type treats. Do they live up to the Wonka legacy?

2010: The Year of Mierda Candy

Posted by Matty On February - 12 - 2010

Every year I like to do a candy bash post. For 2010, may I forever pray you don’t go anywhere near the three candies in this post.

Juicy Jells: Kids Love Em! But I’m Old…

Posted by Matty On January - 29 - 2010

Juicy Jells from Candy Basket. Soft textured with huge sugar crystals on the outside. Gramma might like these? Jello cubes. Eh.

Sour Spanks: Not a Sex Game Gone Awry but a Nice Treat!

Posted by Matty On January - 15 - 2010

The lil’ genius who created Jelly Belly’s – by far the best tasting jelly bean ever created – contacted Candygurus and said, ‘we got candy – review it.’ If this isn’t a sign that the godforsaken Candygurus have made it then I don’t know what is.

Fruit Sours from Jelly Belly: Kinda One and Not the Other

Posted by Matty On December - 16 - 2009

Jelly Belly Fruit Sours aren’t really fruity or sour. A tad disappointing from our fave jelly bean maker. On the other hand, we know they can make the goods…so perhaps there’s hope…

Maoam Kracher – High End Mentos? Is That Even A Good Thing?

Posted by Jonny On December - 14 - 2009

St. Barth’s has hot girl everywhere and tons of excellent candy. You need to go.

Tropical Stormz Tootsie Pops Lollipops, Fantasy Football Style

Posted by Mattyguru Jr. On November - 11 - 2009

$100 says you can’t finish reading this review–it’s THAT long.

Haribo Bumix: Bad name. Bad candy.

Posted by Matty On October - 11 - 2009

If this was the first and only thing you ever ate from Haribo you might hold a grudge or swear off German candy forever. Jonny, Scotty and I review these badboys on video.

Chewy Extinguishers Promise Big Things…

Posted by Jonny On September - 18 - 2009

Yes, I WANT to eat something so sour that I need extinguishing.

Haribo Primavera Is NOT Pasta, Apparently.

Posted by Jonny On September - 9 - 2009

If Strawberry Quick had a candy version, this would be it.

Is it a gummy? A salve? Licorice? Hair Cream?

Chewsbetter, Chewsbetter, Chews Bet! Chewwwewws!***

Posted by Jonny On August - 18 - 2009

Are you a “candy healthy people”?

I’m fantasizing about a Big Hunk! ZING!!!!

Posted by Jonny On August - 15 - 2009

If it’s big, AND it’s a hunk, then usually that scares me.

Hot Tamales-Hold The Cheese On These, Chump!

Posted by Jonny On August - 9 - 2009

I heart spice. Are these legit, or flaccid?

Abba Abba Ka-Zabba…I Wanna Reach Out & Grab Ya

Posted by Jonny On August - 3 - 2009

Peanut Butter & Apples- A Classic Combo???

Dollah Dollah Bill Y’all!

Posted by Jonny On July - 17 - 2009

Nice coin slot!

Serpentinas – slithering around bad taste

Posted by Matty On July - 2 - 2009

It’s not fair to blame the masses for the faults of a few. Like, you can’t say every Iranian is a numbnut; just the dumdum leaders who use religion to hide behind a fascist regime stuck in the middle ages. Similarly, just because there seems to be an inordinate amount of crap candy out of [...]

Gourmet caramels that aint cheap. Are they really worth it?