Reviews Are Back, But They Almost Disappeared For A Little While

My goal was to finish the Quality Street review-a-thon last week, but Wednesday afternoon changed everything. That was the moment that I spilt a half a glass of water on my laptop. While it was a horrifying moment, two things worked in my favour. First and foremost Allison and I acted quickly and dried off what we could, as well as turn the computer off immediately. Secondly it was only water, and not tea or cola. After the spill we cleaned it up very quickly, set it upside down, and had to wait about 3 days. After those 3 days I tried to turn the computer on for the first time, and luckily it turned on and everything was still working.

So now that everything is okay, I've decided to resume the Quality Street review-a-thon with a fine example of caramel and chocolate mixed together.

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I Eated All The Qaulities Streets

I'm pretty sure this isn't all the Quality Street chocolates that are out there, or that have ever been, but this is all the Quality Street chocolates that I could easily find.

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Also be sure to pick up the latest issue of Snack Facts, because it's really fun.

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It's Quality Street All Week!!!

I haven't done a review-a-thon lately, and I also haven't reviewed every single Quality Street chocolate. So it seemed like the perfect fit would be to review each and every Quality Street (that I could find) in one week. Keep in mind that I know there are some other Quality Street chocolates out there, these are just the more common ones, or at the very least the ones available at the bulk store where I shop. It's a little embarrassing sorting through a bin of Quality Street chocolates looking for two of each, but I did it for the love of being a completionist. 

I've apparently started out with what I might call a really average chocolate, so I'm hoping things get better.

P.S. I'm not going to review the Purple One, because I already have, twice.

Click here to find out why the Quality Street "Strawberry Delight" is not that impressive.

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Candy Critic Quick List - Top 5 Best Christmas Themed Candies We've Reviewed On Candy Critic

Toffifee - Candy Critic Score 14

This is the one treat that I try to get every year for Christmas. No matter where I am in the world, I seek them out.

Check out the full review here.

Sugar & Spice Collection - Candy Critic Score 12

The flavour of these chocolates just embody everything about Christmas.

Check out the full review here.

Terry's Chocolate Orange "Milk" - Candy Critic Score 12

Even though I'm normally not a fan of orange flavoured chocolate, there's something about these that make me feel all warm and nostalgic.

Check out the full review here.

Big Purple One - Candy Critic Score 11.5

This takes one of the great Christmas chocolate traditions and makes it bigger, what could possibly go wrong?

Check out the full review here.

Caramilk "Choc-o-Men" - Candy Critic Score 11.5

This is a great variation of a classic treat that fits into a great Christmas theme.

Check out the full review here.

Bonus, the worst Christmas candy we've ever reviewed:

Bubbly Santa - Candy Critic Score 4.5

It would take so much to ruin a simple treat like this, but here we are.

Check out the full review here.

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Old Candy Critic Articles - The 12 Candies of Christmas Part 10

I've decided to take down several old articles from the candycritic.org and re-post them here on the Candy Critic blog.  This article I've decided to re-post a little differently.  Since it's a special post for Christmas, the 12 days of Christmas in particular, I've decided to split it up into 12 parts and count down the days till the fat guy's going to bring me some sweet gifts.

'Tis the season to eat candy fa la la la la la la laaaaaa. As we all know Santa's Sack includes candy, and you know it's always what I want for Christmas. The question, with all of the Christmas candy out on the market, is which candy really says Christmas. Well in classic Candy Critic style we're going to tell you, and you better believe we're going to make it as cheesy as possible. Sooooooo.....

On the tenth day of Christmas (whenever that is) my true love gave to me......

A box of Nestlé Quality Street

I wish I could live on Quality Street, because then I could eat candy everyday. Great chocolates, toffees, and all kinds of awesome treats. Unfortunately I live in the real world , not a candy wonderland, and my streets are not paved in chocolate but with a black asphalt that really doesn't taste that good. That's where this treat comes in. Whenever the holidays come around and I'm sick of eating all of that lousy asphalt, I can turn to Quality Street.

This has got to be one of my favourite holiday traditions. The only problem has to be that these chocolates really don't have anything to do with the holidays. I mean other than the fact that they're each wrapped in colourful wrappers, and they really seem to be well marketed on the holidays.

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Tuesday's Candy Links

Having some cake?  What kind of ice cream are you going to have with that cake?  Here's a few suggestions.

"It’s quality not quantity: Quality Street accused of short changing us with fewer chocolates"... it's a sad day in the candy world my friend.

Have you ever been to Darrell Lea in Australia?  Apparently it there's a big stink about it almost leaving Australian ownership, but it seems to be all better now.

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