Mint Crisp and Wildly Cherry M&Ms
What's more exciting than finding not one, but two new limited edition M&Ms in the candy aisle? Making all your friends try them and tell you what they think! I found new Wildly Cherry M&Ms with no fanfare on a break from class. Why hadn't I been informed of a new flavor? I immediately bought them and broke them out during class. I could smell the cherry before I even popped one in my mouth.
Me: "Woah, that's a lot of cherry..."
L, my classmate: "Mmmm"
My mom: "Oh, this is like a cherry cordial, but not as good as those cherry kisses."
My boyfriend: refused to try them on the basis that they were cherry and therefore disgusting.
If you like cherry cordials, you'll probably like these just fine. I found the cherry taste very overwhelming and sort of like cough syrup. Also, they are made with semi-sweet chocolate, which the candy coating couldn't sweeten up enough for me. I couldn't have more than one or two. In fact, I think half of the pack is still in my book bag.
I found the mint crisp flavor at a Walgreen's when I was feeling rather bad and had stopped to get a Sprite and some medicine. I was more excited about these because of the Indiana Jones tie-in and commercials. These were made with a dark chocolate which I like more than the semi-sweet.
Me: "Hmmm... these are... strong. What kind of mint is that?"
Mom: "I think it's more of a spearmint than a regular mint."
boyfriend: "eh." (he's a man of few words.)
Now I really like mint and chocolate, but as soon as my mom said spearmint I realized they reminded me of mouthwash, but not in that fresh mouth feeling way. I liked them much more than the Wildly Cherry flavor, but they didn't have that "pop in your mouth" feeling that makes M&Ms so evil. They did have barely decipherable icons based on the new Indy movie: a skull, a temple, a fedora. Those were mostly rubbed off from being in the bag.
I managed to finish the little bag one day when I was famished at work, but I have been spoiled by the 3 Musketeers Mint bars. They have a wonderful light mint flavor that I can't get enough of. Mom puts a mini one in her coffee for a treat. It makes me wonder who does the taste testing for these companies.