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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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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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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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Classic Candy Review : The Astro Pop

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 11, 2013

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

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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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Dude, Seriously. Mamba Sour Gummies are Kinda Awesome.

Reviewed by Jonny on Jan 17, 2013

I talk a lot of smack about Mamba. Cool name, pretty lame candies. Will this Mamba gummie be any different? SPOILER ALERT: yes, it will. Very. A lot much very.

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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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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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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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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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An Oldie But a Goodie : Charms Hard Candies

Reviewed by Jonny on May 21, 2012

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

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Katjes Euro Munzen : Interesting, Yummy, and a bit Weird

Reviewed by Jonny on May 16, 2012

If you eat real money, you'll get chlamydia. Try these instead.

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Haribo Alphabet Letters : The Sweet Way to Lern to Spell

Reviewed by Jonny on May 2, 2012

Can you spell "damn good"?

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Twizzlers Cherry Nibs : Blue Collar Red Licorice

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 15, 2012

Excuse me, but your nibs smell JUST a bit funky. Just sayin'

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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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Katjes Frucht-Kaugis : What fruit should taste like

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 1, 2012

I used to not like soft gummies. Great German candy used to be impossible to find. Both of these things have changed.

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Quick Hit Review: Jolly Rancher Doubles

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 16, 2012

Two flavors in one - the promise almost never delivers.

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Jolly Rancher Fruit N’ Sour

Reviewed by Jonny on Nov 16, 2011

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

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

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 21, 2011

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

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Jolly Rancher Awesome Twosome Chews: No. Na’wesome.

Reviewed by Matty on Aug 15, 2011

I love Ranchers. Old school yummles. So it's perfectly logical for me to expect Rancher Chews - with the word "awesome" in the title - to be just that, no?

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Icee Gummy Candy: Sweet…but No Bacon

Reviewed by Matty on Jul 6, 2011

Dylan’s Candy Bar in NYC is the FAO-Schwarz of candy stores. Multi-level supermarts with all sorts of goods you...

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Albanese 12 Flavor Gummy Bears – The Best In The World?

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 11, 2011

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

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 11, 2010

Revisiting the best lollipops in the world.

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Koppers Sour Petite Fruits – Mystery Solved

Reviewed by Jonny on Jul 27, 2010

Chewy, tart little fruit looking lovelies.

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Marich Confectionary Stuns the Gurus

Reviewed by Jonny on May 11, 2010

Solid candies from a family company. Word!

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Gimbal’s Cherry Lover’s – Nine Cherry Favorites

Reviewed by Scotty on Apr 11, 2010

These are well made, heart shaped Jelly Beanish chews in 9 distinct cherry flavors. I kind of dig them,. And as touted, I can really taste the cherry juice - and they are very juicy.

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