Today's post has limited edition flavors, sea creatures, and even a black light gimmick. I love OG Red Swedish Fish, but will I love all their new varieties?
Also, (unrelated) I'm cancelling my Netflix subscription in July since I use it the least out of any of my subscriptions. Please give me any suggestions of worthwhile shows to watch before I get rid of it. I've already been through the big ones, like BoJack Horseman, Apothecary Diaries, Frieren (both also on Hulu) all of the Mike Flanagan limited series, and Arcane. Currently I'm watching through Dead Boy Detectives, which is giving me Doom Patrol-meets-Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (it's cute, but so far I'm not in love.) Any recommendations? Please let me know in the comments.
First up, Blue Raspberry Lemonade.
These full-sized fish have a lovely blue color that reminds me of aquarium gravel. There is a sweet lemonade flavoring, with just the right amount of "blue." If you combined a Lemonhead with a blue raspberry Jolly Rancher, you'd get this fish.I like the novelty of the blue color, and the flavor is decent, but I find myself craving variety. I ended up using these in a candy salad mix and in that capacity, these really shine!
These are a 4/5 for me, I would totally buy these again and use it in another candy mix.
Speaking of variety, these are three different flavors in this Snapple mix.
We've got Fruit Punch, Kiwi Strawberry, and Mango Madness. I'm actually shocked Snapple Apple didn't make the cut. As a teen we were obsessed with that flavor. How could it taste more like an apple than actual apple juice? Witchcraft.
Opening the bag, I know it got kicked around my candy drawer for a bit before I got to it, but I've never had the fish shatter into pieces like this! They don't even feel stiff or stale. They're still soft and gummy, just in pieces.
Fruit Punch (red) - It takes a few chews for this one to get started, and it feels kind of dry and crumbly in texture, but not stale. Maybe the formula for the flavoring makes them dry and that is why they crumbled like this. It took me two of these fish to really form an opinion, and it's giving Hawaiian Punch, so even though I haven't had this particular Snapple flavor, pretty safe to say it's accurate.
Kiwi Strawberry (pink) - A little waxy, but after a few chews the kiwi strawberry flavor begins to shine. Kiwi Strawberry was the only drink flavor in this mix I've actually had before, so I can say that does taste quite accurate. Impressive.
Mango Madness (orange) - Very sweet and tropical and enjoyable. I know it's meant to be mango, but it's got a decent amount of pineapple coming through giving it an overall tropical vibe. Very refreshing and very different for Swedish Fish. I'm into it!
Overall, I like the Snapple mix, but I don't love it. I'll enjoy this bag, but once these flavors are gone I don't think I'll be wanting more. 3.5/5
Moving on to something more familiar, I've got Swedish Fish and Friends. OG red fish with watermelon sea turtles and strawberry dolphins. I'll skip the OG and get right into the "friends."
Watermelon (green) - Tangy and artificial. If you had a sour watermelon slice without the sour sanding sugar coating, it would be this turtle. I really love artificial watermelon, so I really like this one a lot. If you like Trolli watermelons, you'll like these.
Strawberry (pink) - This was very sweet and non descript, almost cotton candy-like. It doesn't taste like real strawberries, or most strawberry candies, but it's kind of giving red Strawberry Skittle. It's okay but compared to the OG fish and the watermelon, it's definitely the dud of the bag.
I'm a big fan of the turtles, they get a 5/5 from me, but the dolphins get a 2/5.
I saved the best for last! Strawberry Watermelon Glow Ups. These mini fish have embedded confetti that glow under a black light. My pal CandyHunting explained the science behind this in their post here.
With strawberry and watermelon being two of my favorites, I knew I was going to like these. And I was right. They're sweet, and tangy, and artificial in a good way. Like a sour-less Sour Patch watermelon mixed with strawberry Starbursts. If you don't like artificial watermelon, you probably won't dig this one, but it's 100% my style.
Time to bust out my black light that came from Spencer's Gifts in the late 90's-early 00's! Check out that box! I plugged it in, turned off all the lights, and switched it on to see the fishies glow! The little yellow flecks imbedded in the fish did glow under black light, but it wasn't as impressive as I thought it was going to be. In hindsight, probably a good thing that something I am going to consume isn't glowing like a neon sign. Thankfully they taste good.
Gimmick gets a 2/5, flavor gets a 4.5/5.
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