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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tic Tac Power Mint & Green Apple
Tic Tacs are the world’s #1 selling breath mint. (Though really, only two of the current five regular flavors are mints, the rest are fruity.) They’ve been made in dozens of flavors and color combinations over the years, these new flavors are pretty ordinary but then again probably necessary. They’re both exceptionally summery colors - bright green and aqua blue.
The samples I got were in the “Big Pack” which isn’t really that big, all things considered in the realm of candy portions. They’re one ounce of Tic Tacs in a clear plastic dispenser.
A few years ago Ferrero introduced Tic Tac Bold! They were stronger versions of Tic Tacs and came in translucent instead of clear plastic containers. They were good - obviously stronger than the regular Tic Tacs and meant to compete with Altoids. But the texture was different and they didn’t catch on. This new Power Mint Tic Tac comes in the same packaging as the other Tic Tacs, which is great as far as I’m concerned since there’s no need to put them in a different box. The blue color is inviting, though unnecessary. The regular white Freshmint has a light start with a vague anise note. The Powermint starts out that way as well, though goes to a strong peppermint much quicker. The mint is very strong, one Tic Tac goes a great job of powering through coffee breath. They’re not terribly sweet or chalky, just a quick chew to disperse the minty flavor. Sucking on them, they still dissolve the same however I got a very strong blast of mint there in the initial layers that burns.
Green Apple Tic Tac are surprising first of all because I thought there were green apples all along. The texture starts with the same slick, smooth and cool shell. Then it gets a little tangy and a little flavorful underneath. I had especial trouble just letting these dissolve, I had to crunch them. The green apple flavor is exactly what you’d expect from a fake fruit. It’s sweet, chemical and lightly tangy. There’s no weird aftertaste but also not much freshening power to it. They don’t go with a lot of foods, like mint or coffee. But after an onion bagel, this might be a nice break. Neither are my favorite Tic Tacs. I prefer the classic Freshmint and miss Cinnamon. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:34 pm
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Commenting is not available in this channel entry.HA! I saw the green apple ones at Target the other day, and was intrigued. I didn’t get any, because I wanted to see if you had anything to say about them at some point. I love fake apple flavor, so might give these a try.
I would love to try the apple ones… and the cinnamon flavour was discontinued in the UK a year or so back. We have just had Passion Fruit and Orange Tic Tacs (both in the same box) released here - they are yum!
I finally found the powermint ones around here and love them!
I also found some pina colada tic tacs with them and they were excellent as well! Have you tried them yet Cybele?
I thought I saw an TV ad the other day for sweet and sour tac tic mints - red, pink and white but can’t find them anywhere in the local supermarket stores SPAR< Checkers and Clicks. Please confirm if there is a new flavour and where I can buy them in Durban SA.
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