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Haribo Juicy Gold Bears

Reviewed by Jonny on Jun 18, 2013

Take the best Gummy Beards ever. Now, mess with them. Add cool flavors. Real juice. Whaddaya get? Absolute SHITE. Just kidding, tee hee!

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Sallos X-Tra Cool

Reviewed by Jonny on Jun 14, 2013

All things people hate (hard candy, licorice, intense mint) in one convenient package!

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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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Haribo Schneck Lecker: Simply, Gummy Snails

Reviewed by Matty on Jun 3, 2013

An unappealing mollusk as candy. What'll they think of next?!

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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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Dried Guava Balls: Not Sure a Better Name Saves These

Reviewed by Matty on May 20, 2013

Gritty and dirty meet tropical something

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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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Venco Licorice Chalk : School’s In Session Yo.

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 4, 2013

Get ready to CHALK this up to experience. (taps microphone).......Is this thing on?

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Fruchtgummi Vom Feinstein is NOT a Jewish Vampire. It’s an amazing candy confectioner that you need to know about NOW.

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 28, 2013

Flavor combinations that put what we're used to eating to shame....

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Baci means Kiss in Italian. Maybe should mean French Kiss.

Reviewed by Matty on Mar 18, 2013

Italians and their food. Let's let them keep making it.

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Gustaf’s Dutch Licorice Cats

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 15, 2013

More quality licorice out of Holland....

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Haribo Goliath : Gigantor Black Licorice From The Champs

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 1, 2013

This is what standard, basic licorice SHOULD taste like. Usually not so much. But in this case, yes!

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

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 8, 2013

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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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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Haribo Hot Sticks: Ginger Never Tasted So Imported

Reviewed by Matty on Jan 7, 2013

Did you know Germany was name after Ginger? It grows everywhere over there. Seriously.

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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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Haribo Christmas

Reviewed by Jonny on Dec 25, 2012

I was actually a 4th alternate on trombone for the 1984 recording of "Do They Know it's Christmas?". Didn't make the cut. Still brag about it, though.

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Nimm 2 Lach Gummi Softies Sour is a LOT to write.

Reviewed by Jonny on Dec 21, 2012

The cool thing about life, is that you never cease getting surprised-at least I don’t. Hell, I didn’t...

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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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ChunGuang Coconut Candy: Holy Jesus these are Good

Reviewed by Matty on Dec 10, 2012

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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Katjes Saure Kirschen : Meet the Cherry Racist

Reviewed by Jonny on Dec 8, 2012

Cherry is weird. I just don’t love it in candy usually, but…it really isn’t “bad”....

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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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Haribo Sour S’ghettti

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 29, 2012

In a world where virtually no Haribo is available to us lame-o Americans...this bag says "hell no!" and begs to arrive at your doorstep

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Trolli Gummi Bonbons: Sour! Not.

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 22, 2012

Trolli is right up there with the best gummy makers in the world - but how will these fare? SPOILER ALERT: not good. At all.

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Katjes Mango Melody : A Sweet Discovery

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 14, 2012

Something seems fishy about these Katjes gummies....

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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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Halloween Terror Candy – Katjes Black Owls

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 31, 2012

You'll be cursed for 7 years if you even LOOK at these.

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Brain Blasterz – Wimps Need Not Apply

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 23, 2012

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

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 8, 2012

Whoah, Nellie! Your flavors are egads and stuff.

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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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Katjes Kinder : Little Black Licorice Cats That Don’t Shed

Reviewed by Jonny on Sep 26, 2012

If you claim to like licorice, then you need to have a bag of these on hand at all times. The pinnacle of "emergency candy"

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Frigeo Ahoj Brause Shower Fries

Reviewed by Jonny on Sep 26, 2012

When shopping for Shower Fries, don't just consider flavor : consistency is important too

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Trolli Sierra Cruz : No Seals Were Killed Making These

Reviewed by Jonny on Sep 14, 2012

You think the kids who make your Nikes have tough conditions?

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Tic Tac Papaya Lime Summer Edition

Reviewed by Jonny on Sep 7, 2012

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

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Katjes Sour Tropical Gummies Taste Even Better Than The Bag Looks

Reviewed by Jonny on Aug 30, 2012

Sour? Yes. Yummy? Natch. Delightful? Duh.

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Haribo Jelly Boobs Sharp Ginger

Reviewed by Jonny on Aug 15, 2012

Yeah. That’s what these translate to using Google Translate. It’s nice to know there’s so much...

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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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