Strawberry & Cola Licorice Sticks - Lidl

Strawberry & Cola Licorice Sticks - Lidl

Most Lidl products are variations on name brands, I was able to suss out the Skittles, Croco's and Mousey dupes right away, but these? A quick google search reveals nothing. I mean we've seen plenty of licorice brands, and tons of strawberry flavored ones in particular, but cola is more rare and a combination of cola and strawberry? I had never seen it before. Maybe they're a truly new and unique-to-Lidl combination? 

And what a combination is it, cola and strawberries? Not exactly peanut butter and jelly. I think it sounds awesome, but I am well aware that my tastes don't always align to the general public and what's popular. Still, I love cola flavored gummies, and strawberry licorice, so this must be the best of both worlds, right? 

Specially Selected Strawberry Soft Licorice - Aldi: Cherry Hill, NJ

Specially Selected Strawberry Soft Licorice - Aldi: Cherry Hill, NJ

Cybele and I just wrapped up our newest Candyology101 podcast (which will be out really soon) and the theme was fruity licorice, so I figured I better get this review written up before it airs.

Darrell Lea’s Strawberry Soft Eating Liquorice- Target : Moorestown, NJ

Darrell Lea’s Strawberry Soft Eating Liquorice- Target : Moorestown,  NJ 

Happy 4th of July!
To celebrate, here is a package with a lovely red, white, and blue color scheme. (Unintentionally patriotic?)

I have reviewed a few flavors of this liquorice in the past, and while they were all very yummy, the strawberry is my hands-down favorite flavor. Recently the Darrell Lea brand has been releasing new products, like this twist mix featuring peel-able shapes, and chocolate covered liquorice. (Since it was a really hot day I decided to go with the peel-able liquorice.)

The packaging looks a lot like the traditional Darrell Lea liquorice bags, except the material feels a lot more like a plastic bag than a waxy textured paper. The plus side of this new packaging is that it has a resealable zip-lock style top. (Great for keeping the liquorice fresh.) I don’t mind the changes to the packaging, in fact this resealable option really improves the functionality while maintaining the textured look.