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Mike & Ike’s Cherry Cola Give Us Some Zing

Reviewed by Matty on Jul 11, 2017

Olde skool, sure. But good enough for the 21st century.

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Haribo Twin Snakes

Reviewed by Jonny on Mar 24, 2017

Gummy snakes are no new thing: but these are.

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Butterfields Hard Candies

Reviewed by Jonny on Feb 2, 2016

Sometimes things are done correctly from the start. This is one of those times.

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Fla•Ver Artisan Candies

Reviewed by Jonny on Aug 3, 2015

Can natural candies that are interesting even be MADE any more?

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Haribo Saure Schnuller (Sour Pacifiers)

Reviewed by Jonny on Jul 9, 2015

As a child, I needed something to stick in my mouth. Now, as an adult, I need something to stick in my mouth.

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Kabang Energy Hard Candies – Viagra Replacement?

Reviewed by Jonny on Jun 11, 2015

You want flavor? You got it. You want fizz? Sure. You want....Ginseng?

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Haribo Gold Bears FAN EDITION!!!

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 6, 2015

Haribo let their fans pick new flavors. This should be a national holiday.

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Trolli Milk Cows

Reviewed by Jonny on Dec 4, 2014

Last time I checked, yogurt was for dieting moms and babies. And all those millions of new Greek people.

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Mentos Sour

Reviewed by Jonny on Oct 6, 2014

Mentos always have a nice rounded tartness to them, but a full on sour variety pack? 2014 IS A GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE.

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Just Born Mike & Ike Zours

Reviewed by Jonny on Sep 19, 2014

I tried these before and they were nothing to write home about. Has the recipe changed? OR IS IT ME THAT'S CHANGED?!?

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Sugarfina’s “Hearts Afire”

Reviewed by Jonny on Aug 18, 2014

Delicious, chile & ginger spiced gummies, extremely original tasting. Except...the kids don't seem to agree...

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Jones Soda Carbonated Candy

Reviewed by Jonny on Jul 18, 2014

Matty reviewed one flavor of Jones Soda Carbonated Candy years ago– Fufu Berry, which ironically turns out to be...

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Haribo COaLA-Tatzen

Reviewed by Jonny on Jun 18, 2014

The only reason this candy was made was for some jacked up Product Manager to get his pun implemented on a bag of candy.

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Athena Black Cherry & Aphrodite Kumquat

Reviewed by Jonny on May 9, 2014

I'm pretty sure you don't deserve these but for the sake of argument, let's just pretend that you do.

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Hitschler Sour Gummy Monsters

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 28, 2014

There's definitely no aroma of pregnant buffalo in these.

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Charms Blow Pop Minis

Reviewed by Jonny on Apr 14, 2014

Man oh man, was I obsessed with Charms Blow Pops as a kid. A whole bag of them? Sign me up.

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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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