Nestlé Yorkie

I consumed a Nestlé Yorkie whilst studying for one of my midterm exams before Easter holiday.

It's apparently NOT FOR GIRLS!

Not exactly sure what the official reason is, but I would guess because it is very filling. The Yorkie is a essentially a solid chocolate bar from outer appearance, but inside, there is a slab of biscuit about one-third the thickness of the entire Yorkie lining the bottom of the bar and the remaining two-thirds is raisins and chocolate. All of this is really densely packed together. I bought a bar with 5 breakoff-able chunks. This bar got me through Math Finance and afterward, I didn't need to eat lunch anymore. It was that filling, even more filling than the Cadbury Picnic, and also much sweeter because it has a higher chocolate content.



I really liked the Yorkie. Of course, I'm a fan of any chocolate candy that has raisins in it that can trick me into thinking it's good for me in some way. This is probably the most overwhelming bar of its size that I've ever eaten because of the biscuit and dense chocolate action. Chocolate quality was standard milk chocolate, not very memorable, but not bad at all.

I also tried the Nestlé Yorkie McFlurry a while back, and it tasted nothing like the candy bar. I'm not even sure that there were raisins in it.

Cadbury Picnic

I bought a 4 pack of these for £1 when I was in Sheffield earlier this month. They look like turds, especially so since I got the full size bars (texture AND size resembled a turd!). However, they make up for their appearance in their taste.

It's got a bit of everything that might be good for you: peanuts, raisins, and cereal. Thus, eating a Picnic is like eating a Quaker Chewy bar, except covered in milk chocolate (and OK, there's some caramel inside to reaffirm its classification as candy and not health bar). Due to the caramel, the bar is quite chewy and moist, and not as crunchy as a granola bar. The raisins are well integrated in the bar -- I can taste them and their squishiness exploding in my mouth, but when I look at the cross section of the bar, I can't find them! Then again, it is quite a mess of cereal+caramel+peanut+raisin deliciousness.

Since it's got real carbohydrates, this bar is quite substantial and can fill you up while giving you a sugar crash. Also, it's quite easy to fool yourself that you're eating healthy because of the cereal+peanut+raisins. Mmm... healthy chocolate... mmm I've been deceived...mmm I think I'll doze off right now...

Thorntons Milk Chocolate Smothered Fudge, Raisins, & Toffi-Chocs

Been eatin' without reviewin'.

I had these a while back.

Yea, they were on sale at McColl's/BoozeBusters. It was my first Thorntons experience, so I had unnecessarily high expectations.

Like the package says, there were 3 types of chocolate-covered candy in there: fudge balls, raisins, and toffee balls.

I liked the fudge balls. This was the first time I ever had vanilla fudge. Quite smooth and soft I must say. I enjoyed these thoroughly. The vanilla flavor wasn't strong at all; I had to read the box to figure out that they were supposed to be vanilla. But I still enjoyed 'em.

The raisins were just like Raisinets. I loved them anyway, because I'm a raisin freak. However, nothing special here, move on.

The toffi-chocs... these are one of the things that Thorntons is famous for. I ABSOLUTELY LOATHED EATING THESE. Granted, I'm not a sticky candy fan to begin with, so I found these ESPECIALLY ANNOYING to eat. The most frustrating part was the chocolate-coveredness making the vanilla fudge balls and the toffi-choc balls indistinguishable until I bit into them, so I couldn't even pick them out! Argh. I only hated these because I don't like sticky candy (and these things were sticky as hell). If you like toffee, you'll probably be fine. But god. I don't like throwing away food, but I started throwing away some toffi-chocs near the end. I couldn't take it. Objectively speaking, they were alright, not overly sweet, but a softer consistency (like caramel) would've been preferable.

That's what the candies look like. I ate all of them before I could take a picture, so you'll just have to settle for the side of the box.

As for the Thorntons brand of milk chocolate, it's pretty good. It's not as milky as Cadbury's. But further Thorntons testing is needed for me to get a better sense of its taste.