Twix-ing It Up Again
Candy Bar Review
TWIX WHITE CHOCOLATE
Not long after the Dark Chocolate Twix ended its limited run on the shelves, Mars decided to swing to the other end of the chocolate spectrum, and released the White Chocolate Twix. (There may have been some overlap at some stores, depending on what they had in stock.)
As is the case with both the original and the Dark Chocolate Twix bars, the White Chocolate Twix bar starts with a long, slender vanilla cookie, topped with caramel. This version is then enrobed in white chocolate, and as usual, there are two bars to a package.
The white chocolate is pale ivory in color, as is the case with the higher quality white chocolates. It has a creamy, mild, sweet flavor to it. As is usually the case, the cookie's presence is more felt than tasted, bringing a substantial crunch to the bar. And the caramel is very firm, very chewy, and is the last flavor to leave your taste buds.
The vanilla cookie was perhaps a poor choice for this bar. The bar would have benefited from a chocolate cookie; something that would have made a stronger contrast for the white chocolate. Or if not a chocolate cookie, at least something that isn't as bland as the vanilla cookie.
As I mentioned, this was a limited edition, and the production run has probably long sold out by now (unless there was some enterprising entrepreneur who bought a large quantity and is now selling the bars on Ebay). It did not show up in the recent Twix mini-mix bag, which may or may not be an indicator of future releases.
-jc-
TWIX WHITE CHOCOLATE
Not long after the Dark Chocolate Twix ended its limited run on the shelves, Mars decided to swing to the other end of the chocolate spectrum, and released the White Chocolate Twix. (There may have been some overlap at some stores, depending on what they had in stock.)
As is the case with both the original and the Dark Chocolate Twix bars, the White Chocolate Twix bar starts with a long, slender vanilla cookie, topped with caramel. This version is then enrobed in white chocolate, and as usual, there are two bars to a package.
The white chocolate is pale ivory in color, as is the case with the higher quality white chocolates. It has a creamy, mild, sweet flavor to it. As is usually the case, the cookie's presence is more felt than tasted, bringing a substantial crunch to the bar. And the caramel is very firm, very chewy, and is the last flavor to leave your taste buds.
The vanilla cookie was perhaps a poor choice for this bar. The bar would have benefited from a chocolate cookie; something that would have made a stronger contrast for the white chocolate. Or if not a chocolate cookie, at least something that isn't as bland as the vanilla cookie.
As I mentioned, this was a limited edition, and the production run has probably long sold out by now (unless there was some enterprising entrepreneur who bought a large quantity and is now selling the bars on Ebay). It did not show up in the recent Twix mini-mix bag, which may or may not be an indicator of future releases.
-jc-