Quirks Choc and Hazelnut

Recently we were picking out chocolate biscuits in Poundland (another cheap plug, can you believe we don't get anything for these?) and stumbled across the new McVities "Quirks". Quirks currently come in 2 variations these, Choc and Hazelnut in a red packet and Double Choc which come in a blue packet.

Inside the red outer packet you get an inner packet split into 2 sections with 7 biscuits in each section (sadly the picture below was taken after I'd eaten more than half a packet, oops!)

The bisuits are a golden brown colour in an almost "dome" like shape which is around 1/4 of an inch at it's thickest point and a little over an inch in diameter. On the outside they just look like biscuits but as soon as you bite into the them your struck by the thin chocolate spread which fills the centre of the biscuit.

The outside of the biscuit has, as you may expect a hazelnut-like flavour, not a strong flavour but a noticeable one. As you chew the biscuit the chocolate spread and the hazelnut flavour sort of meld together. It's how I would imagine a cheap hazelnut-choclate spread would taste if you threw some crumbly biscuit into it. Sort of acceptable but nothing that's really amazing amazing or special.


Despite being a McVities product they lack the sort of quality we expect from McVities and despite the pack being relatively big I can't help but feel disappointed with these overall. They just don't stand out from the crowd and annoyingly they seem to go soft really quickly (within a night) which means you need to rush to eat the packet.

Likes-
Nice idea, Large packet, Price

Dislikes-
Tastes cheap, Goes soft quickly

Score-65%

Details-
Made by McVities
Contains-Nuts
Size-175g
Price-£1

Bulldog Buzz Energy Citrus.

When in B&M last week, we stocked up on a range of soft drinks, this included a number of high caffeine energy drinks. One that looked most appealing was the Bulldog Buzz Energy in Citrus flavour. The can seemed very appealing (see picture) and for 29p, it was a definite favourite!

The smell of the Bulldog was citrus like, but not orange, which I first thought, more of a grapefruit type of citrus. I’m not a huge fan of grapefruit flavours, but the Bulldog was not to sharp and very refreshing for the taste buds. The colour of the Bulldog is the usual colour for an energy drink, a light yellow colour.

Drinking the Bulldog was easy, it was a nice light flavour, not to sharp. And the flavour wasn’t as “energy drink” like, often having a plain taste, but this was very tasty, and refreshing with a hint of grapefruit. I’d recommend drinking the Bulldog just out of the fridge, it’s even better chilled!

The Bulldog Buzz Citrus wasn’t too gassy either, which was such a bonus! Also the company, Double D Beverages, give 5p per can to the charity: Help the Heroes.

Likes –

Lovely flavour, refreshing, no gassy feeling, cheap price.

Dislikes –

Not available everywhere.

Score – 95%

Details –

Made by Double D Beverage.
High caffeine content – 55mg/100ml
355ml can.
29p in B&M

Rubicon Sparkling Mango Light

In a recent trip to the local "B&M" (cheap plug folks!) we stumbled across a huge variety of soft drinks that were priced around 29p-39p a can and felt that it only made sense to at least give them a go. If they were God awful we'd at least have tried them and been able to say they were awful, if they were good however we could consider ourselves fortunate to have stumbled on a bit of a bargain.

One of those drinks was Rubicon's "Sparkling Mango Light" (pictured to the left, ignore the price on the can). Despite not being a huge mango fan the price of the drink had enticed me enough to give it a try, after all Rubicon are a well respected name in the soft drink industry and I'd like to see if they lived up to their reputation.




Upon opening the can the scent of mango hits your nose immediately, the sweet smell of the drink rushing from the can to your nostrils in an instant. The smell makes you want to try the drink almost from the off but (for the sake of this review) we had to empty the can into a glass to get a better look at the drink. As you can see in the picture the drink is a yellow-orange colour, the colour expected of a mango drink.

After checking the colour I could finally get down to drinking it. The first thing you notice when you drink the liquid is that it goes down really easy, the fact it's sparkling means you don't feel gassy and there's no tingling sensation when you drink. Sadly though the taste lets the drink down. The initial flavour is lovely, it's sweet and fruity, sadly however the after taste is earthy and soiled, it's the after taste that stays with you much, much longer than the fruity mango flavour. A taste is sadly huge disappointment due to the after taste.

Overall I guess it's sort of what you expect for 29p, it's drinkable but the flavour isn't outstanding and could be improved easily. It does show some promising signs of a being a good drink if Rubicon manages to rid the drink of the earthy after taste (the drinks only real issue) but sadly that may be easier said than done.

Likes-
The smell is wonderful, The initial flavour is delightful, The price was more than reasonable

Dislikes-
The after taste is very off putting

Score-75%

Details-
Made by Rubicon
Contains-A source of Phenylalanine
Size-330ml
Price-29p-49p

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

To start "www.snacklovers.info" I've decided to take a look at the popular American chocolate treat "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups". Whilst hugely popular in America they are a bit rarer over here in the UK where only a few stores seem to stock them (Morrisons, Tesco and specialist retailer Americandy), this is a bit of a shame as they are a wonderful (if over priced snack) which tend to sell for around 60p per packet. A hefty price for a chocolate snack, but are they worth it?
 
 Inside the packet you get 3 cups (like the image on the right) with each of the cups being about 1/4 of an inch tall and around an inch in diameter. To be honest they really aren't very big at all. The whole "cup" (sides, bottom and top) are made from Hershey's own chocolate (again not something widely available in the UK sadly) and inside of the cup is a rich golden peanut butter.
When you bite into a cup you swiftly notice just how soft the chocolate is. It's incredibly sweet and morish though it takes a backseat to the golden and delicious peanut butter which basically melts on your tongue. The combination of the sweet chocolate and the delicious peanut butter work amazingly well and taste like a Snickers without the nuts. Sadly, unlike a Snickers you do find yourself feeling unfulfilled despite how delicious the treat actually is. This is the major issue with the product, it's not filling at all. I love the cups to be pieces (ED-or should that be "I love the cups to Reese's"?) but I just don't feel satisfied after eat them, ultimately making me question whether or not it was actually a worth while purchases.

As a treat "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups" are excellent but don't have them to fill a hole because sadly they won't succeed. If you just have a sweet tooth however they are nigh on perfect.

Likes-
Flavour, Texture, The combination of flavours

Dislikes-
Not Filling, Price

Score-88%

Details-
Made by Hershey's
Contains-Peanuts
Weight-51g
Price-59p-£1.09

Note-
The product is sold in packs of 3 here in the UK, in the US they are sold in a huge variety of numbers and other flavours. Sadly the UK only seem to have the "normal" ones.