We may be sour, but we know our sweets.

Dandy’s Coconut / Coconut & Ginger Candies

Do you hate coconut? Olives? Ginger? Hard Candies? Then read on!

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Classic Candy Review : The Astro Pop

Time Machine back to summer, 1975. Sand? Check. Sun? Check. Sunscreen? Nope. no one cared back then.

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It’s Valentine’s Day. Do You REALLY Think These Gobstoppers Will Help?

Lots of first world problems for me today, but enough about me: let's talk about YOU. And what the HELL you're gonna do for Valentine's Day! You're a mess!

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Ahoj-Brause Halloween Bonbons : Is it Halloween Yet? Please?

Some people "don't like hard candy". These are the same people that "aren't allowed to be near children" and who "eat their own dandruff". I'm sure of it.

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ChunGuang Coconut Candy: Holy Jesus these are Good

if you like Werther's and you like coconut, you'll literally make love to these. Just don't do it in public; it ain't 1976.

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Brain Blasterz – Wimps Need Not Apply

How sour is "too sour"? And damn it, when are the wimps gonna have a candy of their own?

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A Tale of 5 Candies from Ireland

Whoah, Nellie! Your flavors are egads and stuff.

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Tic Tac Papaya Lime Summer Edition

Tic Tacs are the red headed step child of the grocery candy store aisle. It's time to recognize!

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Charms Sweet & Sour Pops, Zombies, and Crying Kids

When in doubt, fashion a railroad spike holster that hangs off your waist. Keep it handy.

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Torie & Howard Organic Hard Candies : Something Very Different

Does your candy usually have cabbage and carrots in it?

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Rhubarb & Custard Boiled Sweets : A UK Classic that Must Needs Come Stateside.

Imagine boiled celery candy - now scratch that, take Strawberry & Rhubarb pie, take away the Strawberry, and add custard. Now make it a hard candy.

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Sri Racha Lollipops – The Cock Has Spoken

It's finally happened : Sriracha sauce, or as I like to call it, life juice, has been made into a lolly. Rejoice?

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Bona Vita Brause Flaschcen : That’s German for “Orange & Cola Deliciousness”

Not really made by Americans, the Germans are kooky for these! You should be too.

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Hard Candies from China are Just Plum Yummy

When you're plum ready for some Chinese candy.

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An Oldie But a Goodie : Charms Hard Candies

One of the oldest hard candies around comes under scrutiny: are they still good? Were they ever good?

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Shanghai Surprise

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

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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Quick Hit Review: Jolly Rancher Doubles

Two flavors in one - the promise almost never delivers.

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Hot Spiced Mulled Cider…Hard Candy?

I love sucking my hot mulled cider!

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Kiwi Caramelos – Someone help me, please.

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

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Jolly Rancher Fruit N’ Sour

Hard candy is important in times like this. But sour hard candy? Clutch cargo, people.

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+1 for Ingrid’s Candy Shop : The ONLY place to get this stuff

Ever had Swedish candy? I hadn't either, but now I'll never stop.

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Leather Sugars and Milk Candies : A Tale of Two Treats

Is it caramel, creme brulee, milk, or government issued filth?

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Claeys Hard Candy – No, I Didn’t Spell That Wrong.

If you don't like hard candy...then you probably hate old people. Why?

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Yummy Earth Organic Hot Chile Pops. Is The Spice Nice?

Can Yummy Earth once again produce a top notch hard candy and ride the line between spicy and sweet?

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Cry Baby Tears – “Baby Talk, Baby Talk, It’s a Wonder You Can Walk!”

Finally. A sour candy that walks the walk.. But....is that a good or bad thing?

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Uncle Oinker’s Savory Bacon Mints: Um. Oinkaaay…

I mean really how good do you THINK they are

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Altoids Ginger – Darn goood, but ultimately who cares?

A mint isn’t really a “candy”, is it?  Regardless of how good it is, it’s still not fun.  No...

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Pappabubble Hard Candies – “Pillow Fight”

Candy is trendy.  Me?  I’ve been eating it for years.  But apparently the secret’s out, and...

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Christopher Elbow’s Chocolate Pops You in the Mouth

  uh what?   “No 6 Dark Rocks – 61% dark chocolate bar blended with popping candy”You know...

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2010 – The Year that Candy Became Popular

The Top 10 candies of 2010! In case you missed our first take, check out the rehash!

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Quick Hit : Yummy Earth Halloween Lollipops Can’t Be Beat

Revisiting the best lollipops in the world.

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Sallos “Extra Stark” Licorice Hard Candy

I wanted these to be great, and while they're not, they're not bad at all.

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Anyone Want a Fizzy Sweet Tart? Sadex Brause Flaschle Thinks You Do.

If the idea of fizzy sourness appeals to you, then check this.

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Bali’s Best Green Tea Latte: Soul Stealing Goodness

What’s the smoothest candy you know. Think about it for a second. Werther’s Originals of course. Those...

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Alpenliebe-Orangey Chocolatey Hard Creamy Yet Not Dreamy

Grandma might steal them from you.

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Vero Mango: The Red Dirt Flavor Journey

"I taste loads of tamarind, and spice and salt." Which country made the candy I'm eating? Mexico. Of course! Tamarind is to Mexican candy like mustard is to American hot dogs - slopped on there every time whether you want it or not. Vero Mangos though...kinda yums.

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Sugar Free Lifesavers Dodge “The Suck”

If sugar free candy has to taste like Windex + copper, then I want out.

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Hitschler (NOT Hitler) Dragierte Brause Bonbons – Once Again, We’re Screwed By Germany.

Really? ANOTHER great candy that we can't get in America???

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Wonka “Everlasting” Gobstoppers : “Feh”

Oral fixation never had it so bad...

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Ireland – Is There More Than U2, The Name “Rowan” and Guiness???

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

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The Candygurus Do Mexico

Mexico, thou hast forsaken us-up till NOW.

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Sweet & Salty Corn Bits: Make Love to Them

See yourself as the John Mayer of new experiences? Someone who makes love to life like it’s crack cocaine? Then my friend — you are in for a world of tastiness with these choco covered corn nuts.

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Chupa Chups – To Suck or not to Suck, that is the Question.

If you ask my daughter what her favorite baseball team is the answer will probably be the same as the answer to the...

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Rock Some Ass With Super Lemon!

A sour lemon candy SO sour it has a diagnostic picture on the bag, outlining the severity of the sour.

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King Leo’s Chocolaty Pillows

Scotty likes nuts n' bits in his mouth. Oh, and peppermints.

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