Friday, January 20, 2012

Napoleon BonBon Cola

Napoleon BonBon ColaNapoleon hard candies are made in the Netherlands and at one time were just a simple lemon candy with a sour center. Later they started adding other fruity flavors and of course the salted Dutch licorice.

When I was in Amsterdam last month on a brief layover, I popped out to the grocery store to see what else was new and I found these Napoleon BonBon Cola candies. I was excited to bring them home and eat them, though probably not review them. Then on Tuesday I was in the Farm Fresh Market at the Ferry Terminal in San Francisco and I saw them there too, so they’re available (though probably rather limited) in the United States as well.

It’s great to see them here, because there’s really nothing else like them in American markets (though Japan gets pretty close).

Napoleon BonBon Cola

The Napoleon construction of this candy is pretty easy to understand. It’s a sphere of nicely flavored and press molded hard candy with a little reservoir center of powdered sour lemon flavor with a slight fizz.

The cola hard candy is smooth and has a good even dissolve without sharp voids. The flavor is sharp and distinct, a spicy mix of cola nut, a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg and tart citrus. The sherbet center started to leak out as I sucked on the candy, giving a little pop of tart flavor and sometimes a slight fizz. The center also gives a slight cooling effect on the tongue along with the searing sourness when taken at full strength.

I liked them a lot, there’s a lot of interactivity considering the fact that they’re just a hard candy. Cola flavor is pretty rare in the United States in candy, which is too bad because it’s a great flavor that combines spice and citrus so well. I don’t drink soda, but I love the flavors that were created for them.

If you see these, give them a try. I don’t know if I’d special order them on the internet, but I’d certainly pick them up again if I saw them. They were especially good for the long drive back from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Hard candy is great for keeping me alert without too many calories.

Related Candies

  1. Skittles Fizzl’d Fruits
  2. Napoleon BonBon
  3. Zip Bomb
  4. Soda Can Fizzy Candy
  5. Zotz Apple
  6. Pop Rocks Cherry Cola
  7. Haribo Fizzy Cola

POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:41 pm Tracker Pixel for Entry     CandyReviewColaHard Candy & LollipopsSour8-TastyNetherlands

Comments
  1. I would snap these up if I ever saw them. Soft drink flavours are one of my favourite sweet flavours as well. Cola and Ramune get top billing with me!

    Comment by Leigh on 1/21/12 at 4:08 pm #
  2. Please, can you tell me an online store that can send those bonbons in Europe; The ones I find are in America and I live in Greece.

    Comment by Kostas on 2/06/12 at 3:59 am #
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