Kev's Snack Reviews

Amongst some of the sweets I got from A Taste of The States recently were these Dr Pepper Gummy Bottles - a rather unique take on the classic soda bottle sweet! To get a 20% discount off these or any other products on A Taste Of The States you can use the code KEV20. I've never been the biggest Dr Pepper fan I will admit, but I've always appreciated it now and then and I did used to enjoy it mixed with bourbon whisky in particular. The taste is hard to describe but everyone who's tried it knows it well - it reminds me of a marzipan almond type flavour, but super sweet. So how does this work in gummy bottle form? Opening the bag these certainly had a strong aroma of Dr Pepper - there was no mistaking it! The taste is interesting. I wouldn't say I loved it but nor did I hate it. It has a strong Dr Pepper flavour, but it's actually a lot sweeter than the drink itself in this gummy form - I don't know how they've managed that. A few sweets are nice, bu...

There's so much festive stuff in the shops right now it's hard to keep track of it all, but luckily I'm here to save the day with some of the best chocolates, sweets and novelty gift ideas! Only 2 weeks left until the big day so let's get cracking... Reese's Giant Peanut Butter Cups: First up, this is a must for any peanut butter addict! Scoff them all to yourself... or you could share them. Available from Debenhams and other department stores. Lindt Excellence Classic Assortment: If you know someone with a taste for the darker side of chocolate you can't go wrong with this Lindt Excellence assortment...it contains their best dark chocolate bars plus a Creamy Milk bar. Available from Debenhams. Sweet Shop Giant Gummy Cola Bottle: If you've always had a hankering for a giant version of everyone's favourite childhood sweets aka cola bottles, now is your chance! Available from Debenhams/online. Giant Gummy Rat: I don't know why a...

I was very excited to find this bar on a local market stall recently. I'm a big fan of bubblegum cola bottles, they're perhaps even nicer than classic cola bottles, so a bar based on them sounded like a great idea! The cola bottles are embedded in a slab of half white and half blue coloured chocolate, which looks really cool - I don't think I've ever seen blue chocolate before! As snazzy as the bar looked, I wasn't all that excited once I sniffed it. I always mention the smell of chocolate in my reviews and with good reason - you can often tell a good chocolate by its aroma! This one smelled of...well, rotten milk. I broke off a piece with a bit of cola bottle stuck to it and took a bite. The cola bottle was just as nice as I remember - sour and tangy with an unmistakable bubblegum flavour. The chocolate unfortunately was pretty bad - it was extremely cheap tasting and seemed rather stale, like the milk had gone off or something. It was horrible...infac...