Our final guest writer review of the week is written by Jim Bonomo. He took the pics for the review too!
Sour Patch Kids were my childhood favorite candy and are continuously consumed in my home to this day. As a young’un, I’d throw cavity caution to the wind and pair those sugary sour bombs regularly with can after can of Coke Classic (The candy gods must have bestowed upon me immunity from diabetes). My late 20′s marked the local arrival of Sour Patch Fruits, which presented a welcome flavor variety but seemed to dull down the sourness of the original product.
Imagine my joy when, as a child of 31 years, I saw something called Sour Patch Extreme show up on the candy shelf at my local gas station. I am a self-professed masochist when it comes to sour candy, and years of consumption have brought about the need for a stronger fix. Before me, I see potential in the word “Extreme”.
This package (which feels wicked light) presents the eater with three new flavor combinations. One piece is a sour apple/strawberry mix, one a orange and blue razz mix, and the third is watermelon mixed with grape. The bag’s graphics portray animated two-color faces with insanely puckered and otherwise distorted faces, and a tagline proclaims “2 SUPER SOUR flavors in one”. Excitement takes hold when I notice not one, but FOUR different acids listed in the ingredient list (Lactic, Tartaric, Citric, and Fumaric for the science whizzes out there).
