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Kcal 225 Fat 11.2g Carbs 27.1gIt is no exaggeration saying this bar has a bit of everything - peanuts, raisins, rice crispies and caramel all coated in Cadburys milk chocolate ... that enough for ya!?
As you can see above the bar is lumpy in appearance, as if it has been thrown together rather than being beautifully crafted. Suffice to say it wouldn't win any looks contests - in comparison to some of the Guylian bars I have been reviewing recently it does look rather embarrassing and cheap to say the least. Being a bit more positive about matters, the wrapper is at least quite exciting, and communicates the contents quite well. .
As uninspiring as the bar looked it is taste where it counts, but unfortunately the aesthetic appearance was quite insightful. The bar produced a wide range of flavours - some mouthfuls literally overwhelmed my tastebuds with nutty, fruity, caramelly flavours all coming through, however on the contrary some mouthfuls were rather dull and could be nothing more than described as chewy with little or no flavour (this was mostly where just the plain rice was involved!!).
Overall I have to say I have had nothing like the Cadburys Picnic before! Mouthfuls ranged from brilliant to mundane. This leaves me with the overriding feeling that with a bit of extra TLC and craft (and maybe the loss of the rice), this bar would benefit greatly and be better than the average rating it is getting. As I have said before as with the Cadburys Starbar...sometimes less is more.
6.2 out of 10
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i agree wit you here, i like picnics but feel they could be more evenly distributed - in some partsd the bar is almost non existent. mind you i quite like the slightly random look, makes a change from all the 'Dairy Milk with...' and usually shapped bars, dont u think lol
Alan
Alan lol just as I was checking your comment regarding the wafer!!
Indeed it seems it is more rice crispies and not wafer!!
have to agree on the whole 'Cadbury Dairy Milk with ....' lol its all getting a bit samey now isnt it!!
Jim
lol i thought it was, but hey, with so many different bars about its easy to be mistaken lol
yeah the Daiy Milk with.. thing i personally think is very limiting esp since they squashed the the bars into the same shape so had to do away with some bars that didnt fit - like Cadburys Nuts about Caramel! Not sure if you ever had one but tehy were lovely - much bigger than anormal caramel bar as it ahd a hazelnut i think it was inside each segment - very filling and added a nice crunch! It had a lovely red and yellow wrapper too. ahhh i love dthem. Also the bar package design has been limited by having to fit Daiy Milk on every bar!
cheers
Alan
Alan Cheer for clearing this up for me man! Nice to have someone keeping me on my toes ;)
I can remember the 'Nuts about Caramel' budont think I ever had it! It sounds absolutely tremendous to be honest! God I wish it was still around!! All the Way huh! I remember the wrapper too so very stylish!
Again regarding the 'Cadbury Dairy Milk with ....' I believe it was put into place because it presented potential cost savings on the packaging!! stupid huh! Bring back the truly retro packagin I say!
Cheers
Jim
I never had any mouthfuls that had a powerful or overwhelming taste, but unfortunately I did experience the complete blandness of all the ingredients.
I've got to disagree, Picnic is one of my favorite Cadbury options (well, certainly among the best non-Dairy Milk options). The raisins work very well with peanuts and the chocolate, and the bar has a bunch of textures that work well together (fresh-tasting roasted peanuts, chewy caramel with crispy cereal).
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