When I opened the bag, I was surprised to find that the packaging did not do the candy much justice. By that, I mean, the actual candy pieces were completely smothered in dark chocolate and looked similar to miniature Twix bars. Also, the packaging has the candy looking like small bite sized pieces, but the actual candy itself is longer and more of a mouthful. Taste-wise, the dark chocolate was disappointing, as I could not really distinguish it from regular milk chocolate. On the other hand, the strawberry licorice was really good, despite being artificially flavored. The texture was a lot chewier than expected and after eating one, I found licorice bits stuck between my teeth.

Together, I did not think the chocolate and licorice meshed well. Every time I ate one, the chocolate would be long gone by the time I got to chewing onto the licorice part. Even though the chocolate did not taste like dark chocolate, this candy was worth trying merely for the strawberry licorice. The flavor of the licorice reminded me of strawberry fruit roll-ups. For $4.99 at World Market, I do not think I would buy this again, but if I run into Darrell Lea’s strawberry or other fruit flavored licorice without the chocolate, I would definitely get it.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Similar candies you might enjoy:

• Meiji Apollo Strawberry Chocolate
• Starbucks Dark Chocolate
• Baskin-Robbins Soft Candy: Very Berry Strawberry and Mint Chocolate Chip

Did you liked this candy? Check out these similar candies

The first candy I am going to review is this new bag of Twizzlers I found at my local grocery store, called Twizzlers Sweet and Sour Filled Twists.  Inside are two different colored Twizzlers, yellow and red.  The yellow flavor is “citrus punch” and the red flavor is “cherry kick.”  The “kick” and “punch” are what make these Twizzlers different from your regular bag of Twizzlers as they refer to the “tangy inside” that the Twizzlers are filled with.

Although I first wondered what “citrus punch” was supposed to taste like, I have come to realize that the punch isn’t referring to the flavor of punch as a juice/drink, but is just referring to the extra “punch” the Twizzlers add with their filling.  The outer layer of the Twizzlers have a sweet lemon flavor, while the insides have a slightly sour lemony taste.  The insides are gooey and sticky but are a nice touch to these Twizzlers.  I personally enjoyed the inside sour filling more than the actual Twizzlers themselves.

The “cherry kick” Twizzlers were similar to the “citrus punch” ones but of course these were cherry flavored.  After eating a couple, I found that biting into the Twizzlers left its gooey center stuck to my teeth.  So I ended up just squeezing out the sour filling and eating that first before actually biting into the Twizzlers themselves.  Without the sour center, the “cherry kick” flavor reminded me of cherry fruit roll ups.

Taste-wise these Twizzlers were all right.  I didn’t really think they tasted like anything special.  However, the candy was true to its packaging as they were sweet and sour filled twists.  All in all, I don’t think I’ll be buying another bag, but I don’t feel it was a total waste of money either (price was a little over $2).

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Similar candies you might enjoy:

• Wonka Kazoozles: Cherry Punch and Pink Lemonade
• Life Savers Gummies Sweet Strings N Sour Rings
• Tangy Zangy Sour Sticks

Did you liked this candy? Check out these similar candies