Categories: Candy, Chocolate Candy, Classic and Retro Candy
Have you ever thought about why a certain fluffy candy bar is called a 3 Musketeers? Imagine that you’ve never heard of this product. Or that, like my friend’s niece, you’re four years old.
“What is that?” she asked me, looking at the famous candy bar.
“I don’t know,” I pretended. “What do you think it is?”
She took it down from the table, turned it around in her little hands, and stared at it from every angle “Well, what does this say?” she asked.
“Three Musketeers,” I answered.
“What’s a MUS-KUH-TEER?” she said, in three segments.
“Well, a musketeer is a flashy guy who wears a cape and fights with swords.”
She processed this for a while. “Why are there guys with capes and swords in here?!” she suddenly blurted out, happily.
“That is a great question,” I said, “I’ll find out for you.” She made a skeptical face, so I returned her attention to the guessing game. “So, what do you think this silver thing IS, though?” I asked.
“Candy?!” she said, almost screaming. (Good thing she’s cute.)
“How did you know that?” I asked.
“Cuz everything on this table is candy!” She had me there.
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Categories: Candy, Candy Reviews, Chocolate Candy, Holiday Candy, Limited Edition Candy, New Candy
The amount of limited edition candy being released these days seems to be increasing and all the major candy names have jumped on the bandwagon. One of the most recent victims of this is 3 Musketeers with the 3 Musketeers mint variety as well as the strawberry, vanilla and mocha cappuccino flavors that were released in the late last year. Now in 2008 we get three new flavors: Cherry, Raspberry and Orange. I missed the Valentine’s Day cherry release but luckily I caught the Raspberry and Orange varieties.
3 Musketeers seems like the perfect candy bar for limited editions. It’s fairly simple in concept: flavored nougat enrobed in chocolate, and one would imagine that the flavor combinations could be endless. However, looking back on all the varieties they’ve released so far, I’ve felt that something has gone awry. With these two new releases, I was hoping the flavors kinks would finally be worked out.
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Generation Max is a new line of products by Mars just released this year to provide a healthier candy alternative to kids. “How healthy can candy be?” you wonder. It all comes down to portion control, fat/sugar percentages and added vitamins/minerals. For example, each Generation Max item has less than 150 calories and no trans fat. They also sport less than 35% of total calories from fat, 10% from saturated fat and 35% from sugar. These treats, which feature Mars candy names and items like M&Ms, Snickers and 3 Musketeers, are meant to be sold in vending machines in schools.
I’ve seen many candy bars in my day and the Generation Max 3 Musketeers S’mores Brownie Bar (try saying that three times fast) has the busiest packaging design I’ve seen yet. It’s a bright healthy yellow color with colored silhouettes of people running, jumping… being active and having fun. The 3 Musketeers logo takes second billing to the new “Generation MAX” logo that is the largest image on the whole bar. The catchphrase “Keeps you going!” is clearly written underneath, giving us the impression that this isn’t just good tasting candy, but fuel for our body and fun activities.
I’m first interested by the image of the bar on the front, showing a cross section of the bar, which looks like a 3 Musketeers in the top part, but with a layer of brownie and marshmallow underneath. Or perhaps they replaced the fluffy nougat with marshmallow? The illustration isn’t clear on which it is, but that’s what tasting is for, isn’t it?
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Categories: Candy, Candy Reviews, Chocolate Candy, Foreign (non-US) Candy, Gummi/Gummy Candy, Mint Candy
A few quick reviews to make you hungry:
Twix PB: It’s not too sweet, which is nice. The Twix PB had some good flavor, but overall, it just didn’t do it for me. It’s just not truly a Twix for me unless it has caramel in it. The chocolate cookie was a nice touch though. Overall, it’s not bad, but not great.
Snickers Dark: Snickers Dark is back on the market for good after being a Limited Edition. If ever there has been a case for milk chocolate over dark, this is it. Regular, milk chocolate Snickers is sooooo much better. This barely tasted like a Snickers! Skip the Dark.
3 Musketeers Mint: Rachel tried this a while back and wasn’t thrilled with it. I thought it was great. It had plenty of minty goodness for me and tasted like a York Peppermint Patty in bar form. Good stuff.
Hi-Chew Green Apple: Hi-Chew is a Japanese favorite and this is the first flavor I have tried. WOW! Loved it! Oddly rubbery at first but turns chewy and super-delicious. If you like sour apple flavor you must try it. Now I want to try all the Hi-Chew flavors!
Tung Toos: We first mentioned these over a year ago and I finally got to try them now. They don’t have a ton of flavor since they are more for fun than for “eating”, but they are definitely fun. They’re the kind of thing my six-year old daughter loves. It’s just not really an adult thing.
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Categories: Candy, Candy Reviews, Chocolate Candy, Limited Edition Candy, New Candy
I picked these up along with the new
Snickers Peanut Caramel Chew that I reviewed Monday. Purchased at Wal-Mart, this bag of Limited Edition 3 Musketeers contains two new flavors: French Vanilla and Mocha Cappuccino.
I’m not usually a huge fan of coffee flavored things, be it ice cream, candy or… coffee even, but the Mocha Cappuccino 3 Musketeers isn’t bad at all. It pales in comparison, however, to the delicious vanilla of the new French Vanilla. They are packaged together, so you’ll have to get both (along with the standard flavor), so if you only like vanilla or coffee, I suggest teaming up with a partner that only likes the opposite.
Unfortunately, they are only available in the “mini” size, just like the new Snickers. Such a shame too, since I could easily picture myself tearing into a King Size French Vanilla 3 Musketeers. These are still very new, so you may have ahrd time finding them, as they’re not even mentioned on the 3 Musketeers website - but they are worth the hunt.
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