Tyler: 5 Gum - Cobalt

(Sorry about the late review, been swamped with other projects)
Hey guys, Tyler here and we've reached the last 5 gum review for a while. If you haven't figured it out by now, I'll be reviewing COBALT, the cool peppermint sugar free gum from Wrigley's.


Personally, this is my favourite mint flavour (well, that's currently available anyway ;) ) and probably my second favourite altogether. 


I'm not really going to spend all that much time explaining 5 gum itself, mainly because it was pretty much covered in the last two 5 gum reviews. (Pulse and Electro) 


Like the rest of the 5 gum flavours, the packaging is black, glossy and has a unique pattern. Like all the other 5 gums, once you take off the plastic wrapping, an extremely strong smell immediately fills the room. Like the other 5 gums, there are 12 strips of shiny foiled covered sugar free gum.


Yeah, it's like the rest of 5 gum. But this one has a real cool peppermint flavour. It's most defiantly the softest out of all of the 5 gums and because of that, it's easy to chew but you can't blow bubbles for crap >:(


Anyway, the coolness of Cobalt instantly works and your mouth immediately becomes cool. The instant flavour isn't as strong as it could be (but that is also a good thing) but the flavour lasts for ages (once again, like the other 5 gums). The flavour probably lasts about about 1.5 hours but as long as you don't eat anything after it, the after taste can last for much longer.


Once again, this is my favourite mint flavour (so far) and I would recommend it for basically everyone.

Crunchie: It's crunch time - Foster

Hey, I'm back again to review another chocolate bar! But first I have to say that my reviews have been a little bland in the past, so I'm going to try and spice things up with the new reviews that I'll be doing and not be so overly technical and boring, mostly by employing the use of insanely bad food puns and unnecessary smileys :).
And as always, now to the review...

Crunchie takes the spotlight today, one of the most widely recognized Cadbury bars in existence.  (Once again, those from America will likely have no idea what I'm talking about, so sorry...)  And one of the largest as well, (although it has a similar weight to most other chocolate bars).

The packaging is very bright and eye catching, and SHINY! I am such a sucker for shiny things; anything that is metallic is automatically better in my eyes, for the simple reason that ITS AWESOME. Period.
Anyways, the wrapper's all bright with contrasting colours (yellow and purple) and big toony red letters spelling out Crunchie.  It's all kind of cute, like it wants to be your friend, or was meant to be a replacement for one of the Seven Dwarfs...
The conversation might go something like this...
"Hey!, Who are you? and where's Grumpy?"
"HI!, I'M CRUNCHIE!"
"Okay... um, Where's Grumpy?"
"HI! I'M CRUNCHIE!"
"Yeah, you said that already, but..."
"HI! I'M CRUNCHIE! CAN YOU GUESS WHICH TEXTURE DESCRIBES ME BEST?!?!?"
"Um... I'm gonna take a random stab and say, uh, Crunchy."
"WOW! YOU ARE GOOD AT GUESSING! I THINK WE SHOULD BE FRIENDS!"
"Uh, yeah... I think I left something down at the mine... I better go get it..."

poor, poor dwarfs....

Moving on, I'm going to try not to be ridiculous about breaking apart every single element of the bar, as I tend to do, but I will look at it in depth.  The Crunchie certainly lives up to it's name, with a satisfying crunching sound as you bite through the honeycomb centre which shortly melts in your mouth, a nice complement to the thick chocolate surrounding it.  Basically, the taste is very simple, the toffee/almost honey-like taste of the centre dominates and is really quite addictive.  I could see myself eating a bar of just this  without the chocolate because it just doesn't need anything else.  It literally melts as you crunch it, all except for that one side that for some reason is never aerated like the rest of the honeycomb... I'm not sure why it's like this, but I don't mind it.  It sticks out from the rest of the honeycomb and doesn't melt in your mouth like the rest of it, but it really does add that extra crunch and gives you that extra layer of texture.

 Its one of the only chocolate bars that you bite into and say "Ohhhh! so THATS why they call it Crunchie! because ITS CRUNCHY!!!!".  It actually makes sense for a change.  You're not gonna bite into a milky way and say that it tastes like a conglomerate of stars and nebulae rotating around a super-massive black hole... hopefully...

 The chocolate is good-old-fashioned Cadbury and I have no problems with it.  It really enhances the honeycomb, and gives it something to contrast to.  They did put a nice thick coating on top, which I love.  It is a chocolate bar after all.  At the same time though, they didn't go overboard and drown out the taste of the honeycomb in chocolate.  Surprisingly, the chocolate provides most of the mass of the bar with 62% chocolate and 38% honeycomb, so I'm glad that Cadbury got the balance right with the flavours.

In the end, there is not much bad that I can say about Crunchie, except for the fact that the honeycomb will stick to your teeth.  It is very simple but thoroughly enjoyable.  A great chocolate bar for any time! I recommend this highly for everyone!

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Foster: Mars Bar

Hey everyone! Its Foster here and we apologise for not posting anything if you were following the blog.  We're still working out the schedule and processes involved in the reviews and we'll be posting regularly again now, every few days.  Now to the review...

Today I will be reviewing the classic Mars bar. (For america, it will be similar to milky way)
This of course is the product that gives the Mars corporation its name and consists of a layer of caramel over a bar of nougat, all covered in a generous coating of milk chocolate.

Starting with the packaging, the bar looks quite average with the name Mars in big red letters across the front, over a black background.  Not amazing, but still eye catching.  The actual appearance of the bar is very normal, just a log of chocolate, with a few chocolate swirls on top, very simple, but nice in a way.  You can tell even before you take a bite that it is dense, just by lifting it up.

Taking a bite, you notice instantly that it is jam packed full of concentrated sugar, with caramel, chocolate nougat and thick chocolate.  It is dense, but not quite as much as I could tell just by holding it.  The nougat does manage to bring an element of lightness into the bar, which makes it much more enjoyable.  It is very sticky, despite the lightness, but that is a downside that comes with all caramel items.

 The chocolate, mars chocolate, is noticeably "darker" than Cadbury or Nestle chocolate which goes quite well with the rest of the ingredients, which already contain large amounts of concentrated sugar. The chocolate does well to highlight the flavour, rather than the sweetness of the bar, not saying that the chocolate isn't VERY sweet, but that it isn't as sweet as it might have been if mars bars were made by Cadbury.

 The caramel is very well represented in a mars bar.  The consistency is not too runny or too thick, and they use just the right amount of it.  It gives the bar a nice kick, with its slight saltiness in contrast to the rest of the ingredients.

The nougat was not quite right for me.  It did have a light element, but not quite as light as a milky way (3 musketeers) which would have made the bar much better for me.  At the same time, it also gives the bar a very solid feel, so it depends on what you really like.  The lack of airiness may have something to do with the caramel on top as well, although I really don't have a clue :).On the other hand It has a good flavour, the standard "chocolate bar nougat" type, is very very chewy and really makes all of the ingredients stick together which does make up in part for the lack of lightness.

 Overall, Mars bars are a great choice for just about anyone who loves chocolate bars because they simply taste good!  They are very simple, with "traditional" chocolate bar ingredients and are great if you are feeling indulgent!  However, steer away from Mars Bars if you are looking for something light or "fancy".  I encourage everyone to go out and try one if you haven't already!

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