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Post-Birthday Journal 2020 + Kaffre Talks Candy #56
5 years ago
Post-Birthday Journal 2020 + Kaffre Talks Candy #56
Hello, everyfur!
Firstly, I'd like to apologize for being so aloof during the pandemic. Being a pretty extreme introvert, nothing has really changed that much for me personally, but the having lost access to my computer for a time, I did struggle to get back into posting regularly - something I hope to rectify in the coming year!
As you can probably tell by my being ble to talk again, I'm back to my usual age of 3. I would, however, like to thank everyfur for the celebratory hugging and petties on my birthday, they were much appreciated! As for my birthday itself, it was pretty usual for me, I went on brief outing to Kingston where I purchased a 'mystery bag' of stationary from Midori along with some other items and then ordered lunch from Osmow's.
One thing I've been really secretive about for some reason is that, on October 26, I was helping to move hay when I slipped off the tailgate of the truck face-first. I broke my nose and needed some stitches (as well as injuring my arm and neck). I feel fine now most of the time so please don't worry I just felt guilty about keeping the accident a secret from all of you...
Finally, we'll be bringing back my snack/candy reviews - I've decided to put the older limited edition items in this installment - lot of them *probably* aren't available anymore, but who knows they might be brought back in the future so the reviews of them aren't completely useless.
Well, I guess that's it for now thanks for taking the time to read my journal! *hugs*
Name: Aero Gold
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: 42 gram bar
Where Purchased: Dollarama
Description: As standard Aero except filled with aerated caramel-flavoured while chocolate (similar to the British Caramac) instead of the usual milk chocolate.
Opinion: A limited time release I spied at my local Dollar Store. While not the biggest fan of caramel, I nevertheless decided to give the product a try. I was pleasantly surprised, the aerated texture provided a high surface area and correspondingly intense flavour that, to me at least, was more reminiscent of coffee than caramel, a fact which, when combined with the absence of a caramel texture made it a winner for me, but at the same time makes me reluctant to recommend it to fans of caramel products.
Name: Kit-Kat Gold
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: 45 gram bar
Where Purchased: Sunshine Variety
Description: As a standard Kit-Kat save that the usual chocolate were formed from a caramel-flavoured white chocolate (similar to the British Caramac) instead.
Opinion: Another limited edition item I grabbed up. Unfortunately, there's really not much to say, it's possible I got a 'bad' one, but the bar I got was so mildly flavoured that it may as well have been one of the 'white chocolate' kit-kats. This doesn't make the item 'bad' per se - it's still a Kit-Kat, but at the same time, I don't really feel I can recommend the item either as it doesn't offer much in the way of novelty.
Name: Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes (Chocolate)
Manufacturer: McKee Foods
Size: 294 gram box (6 cakes)
Where Purchased: Dollarama
Description: Consists of Christmas-tree shaped pieces of chocolate cake with chocolate cream sandwiched between them that are then coated in chocolate and decorated with white frosting stripes and red and green sprinkles.
Opinion: While the texture of the cake is pleasant enough and the chocolate cream prevents it from getting too dry, the chocolate coating itself is rather cheap tasting and the decorative elements are somewhat insipid. Truthfully, it's a cute and fairly tasty holiday snack, but the vanilla type are much higher for me. Will probably buy again at some point, but I'm in no great rush for next Christmas to grab a batch.
Name: Parmesan & Black Pepper Chips
Manufacturer: Old Dutch
Size: 240 gram bag
Where Purchased: No Frills
Description: Consists of fairly standard-looking ripple-cut potato chips covered with white powder and blackish specks on the surface due to the flavourings used.
Opinion: A product I've never seen, but apparently a 'celebration flavour' in honour of the company's 65th anniversary. I was expecting something fairly subdued, but these chips actually have a pretty intense flavour - the Parmesan dominates with a salty cheesiness at first with the pepper coming in later to give a pleasant heat. Overall, I liked these chips and will definitely consider purchasing them again if they stick around.
Name: Twix Cookies & Creme
Manufacturer: Mars
Size: 77 grams (4 bars)
Where Purchased: Sunshine Variety
Description: Consists of standard Twix except that cookie bit is like an Oreo and caramel is replaced with vanilla creme.
Opinion: Similar to standard Twix in most respects, but the main difference - vanilla cream in place of caramel was slightly underwhelming being too mild not bad, but ultimately not different enough from standard to really be worth grabbing
Hello, everyfur!
Firstly, I'd like to apologize for being so aloof during the pandemic. Being a pretty extreme introvert, nothing has really changed that much for me personally, but the having lost access to my computer for a time, I did struggle to get back into posting regularly - something I hope to rectify in the coming year!
As you can probably tell by my being ble to talk again, I'm back to my usual age of 3. I would, however, like to thank everyfur for the celebratory hugging and petties on my birthday, they were much appreciated! As for my birthday itself, it was pretty usual for me, I went on brief outing to Kingston where I purchased a 'mystery bag' of stationary from Midori along with some other items and then ordered lunch from Osmow's.
One thing I've been really secretive about for some reason is that, on October 26, I was helping to move hay when I slipped off the tailgate of the truck face-first. I broke my nose and needed some stitches (as well as injuring my arm and neck). I feel fine now most of the time so please don't worry I just felt guilty about keeping the accident a secret from all of you...
Finally, we'll be bringing back my snack/candy reviews - I've decided to put the older limited edition items in this installment - lot of them *probably* aren't available anymore, but who knows they might be brought back in the future so the reviews of them aren't completely useless.
Well, I guess that's it for now thanks for taking the time to read my journal! *hugs*
Kaffre talks Candy 56:Name: Aero Gold
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: 42 gram bar
Where Purchased: Dollarama
Description: As standard Aero except filled with aerated caramel-flavoured while chocolate (similar to the British Caramac) instead of the usual milk chocolate.
Opinion: A limited time release I spied at my local Dollar Store. While not the biggest fan of caramel, I nevertheless decided to give the product a try. I was pleasantly surprised, the aerated texture provided a high surface area and correspondingly intense flavour that, to me at least, was more reminiscent of coffee than caramel, a fact which, when combined with the absence of a caramel texture made it a winner for me, but at the same time makes me reluctant to recommend it to fans of caramel products.
Name: Kit-Kat Gold
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: 45 gram bar
Where Purchased: Sunshine Variety
Description: As a standard Kit-Kat save that the usual chocolate were formed from a caramel-flavoured white chocolate (similar to the British Caramac) instead.
Opinion: Another limited edition item I grabbed up. Unfortunately, there's really not much to say, it's possible I got a 'bad' one, but the bar I got was so mildly flavoured that it may as well have been one of the 'white chocolate' kit-kats. This doesn't make the item 'bad' per se - it's still a Kit-Kat, but at the same time, I don't really feel I can recommend the item either as it doesn't offer much in the way of novelty.
Name: Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes (Chocolate)
Manufacturer: McKee Foods
Size: 294 gram box (6 cakes)
Where Purchased: Dollarama
Description: Consists of Christmas-tree shaped pieces of chocolate cake with chocolate cream sandwiched between them that are then coated in chocolate and decorated with white frosting stripes and red and green sprinkles.
Opinion: While the texture of the cake is pleasant enough and the chocolate cream prevents it from getting too dry, the chocolate coating itself is rather cheap tasting and the decorative elements are somewhat insipid. Truthfully, it's a cute and fairly tasty holiday snack, but the vanilla type are much higher for me. Will probably buy again at some point, but I'm in no great rush for next Christmas to grab a batch.
Name: Parmesan & Black Pepper Chips
Manufacturer: Old Dutch
Size: 240 gram bag
Where Purchased: No Frills
Description: Consists of fairly standard-looking ripple-cut potato chips covered with white powder and blackish specks on the surface due to the flavourings used.
Opinion: A product I've never seen, but apparently a 'celebration flavour' in honour of the company's 65th anniversary. I was expecting something fairly subdued, but these chips actually have a pretty intense flavour - the Parmesan dominates with a salty cheesiness at first with the pepper coming in later to give a pleasant heat. Overall, I liked these chips and will definitely consider purchasing them again if they stick around.
Name: Twix Cookies & Creme
Manufacturer: Mars
Size: 77 grams (4 bars)
Where Purchased: Sunshine Variety
Description: Consists of standard Twix except that cookie bit is like an Oreo and caramel is replaced with vanilla creme.
Opinion: Similar to standard Twix in most respects, but the main difference - vanilla cream in place of caramel was slightly underwhelming being too mild not bad, but ultimately not different enough from standard to really be worth grabbing
Also, I'm glad someone has been reading and enjoying them... *hugs*