Young & Smylie Licorice 'Peach Mango'

Young & Smylie

One big mistake in this product. The simple fact that they call it licorice is really deceiving and actually changed the way I was expecting these to taste, as well as the texture. Basically these treats are fruity little chewy nuggets of fun, I see no licorice at all. They're not as hard as licorice and they don't taste anything like licorice red or black.

I guess what I'm saying is had the bag been blank or had something different written on it I'd probably have a different idea about what I was about to eat, but I was expecting licorice and it threw me off a little.

Having said all that, as a treat they're not bad. Really soft (although they do stick to the teeth) fruity and they smell pretty good too. I like them, and I'll probably not share any of this bag with friends, it's mine. The peach seems a little lost though, the mango is really predominant, not that I mind. To be honest I'm not sure if I've ever tasted anything with a peach in its name that didn't taste a little mango like. It now appears this treat has opened a new can of worms for my taste buds.

Taste: 3.5
Novelty: 2
Texture: 3.5

All scores out of 5 (August 10 2008)

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