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Kcal 15 Fat 0.7g Fat(sats) 0.4g Carbs 2.1g (per sweet) These are a Cadbury product I don't see all that often. Their distribution may vary by region, and for all I know you guys may see them all the time, though here in sunny old Surrey these are very rarely come across. Saying that I did manage to pick up a lone pack in a random One Stop shop. These Cadbury Shots are Cadbury's answer to M&M's, Minstrels etc, billed as 'sugar coated balls of Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate'.
These Cadbury Shots came in the form a 200.0g bag, which I shared with some friends. The packaging and presentation I thought lacked the usual Cadbury charm. The packaging was quite plain in it's design, and the chocolates looked nothing more special than glazed Cadbury Tasters. Don't get me wrong there was nothing wrong with appearance, it was just nothing special either. Hard shelled, sugar coated products commonly lack decent aromas (see M&Ms!!), though this was not true of the 'Shots'. The familiar Dairy Milk smell was ever present, maybe not quite as strong as with other Cadbury products, but it was reasonably forthcoming and enticing.
Though sharing the bag with three other people I managed to get my fair share. In relation to other sugar coated chocolates I would say these were a relatively fulfilling snack, something that was largely down to the strength of the Dairy Milk chocolate. Even given the extra sugar from the hard shells, the Dairy Milk was still quite nicely balanced with its delicious creamy taste. The presence of the sugary shells for me wasn't all that favourable. As mentioned they did little to enhance the taste, and to be honest they spoilt the best way of enjoying the texture of the chocolate, due them needing to be crunched. Dairy Milk is a chocolate that deserves to be longfully left to melt on the tongue, the inclusion of the hard shells meant this wasn't entirely possible.
Overall these were another relatively decent product from Cadbury, though they would never be my favoured means of enjoying Dairy Milk. The sugary shells didn't allow the enjoyment of the slow melt of Dairy Milk, slowly sucking on these gave a the taste of sucking on a sugar cube, which meant at the end of the day they could only really be chewed - which was far from my favoured means of enjoying the chocolate. The Dairy Milk chocolate hit was still delivered, but just couldn't be enjoyed for as long as desired. If your a fan of your hard-shelled chocolate such as M&M's, Minstrels etc these are probably worth you looking at. A fair Cadbury product, but far from anything spectacular.
7.8 out of 10
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I picked these up in my local co-op who always have them in stock down in Portsmouth. Got them on a special offer at just £1, and thought they were alright. Like you said nothing special but as an alternative to Minstrels if Cadbury is your thing then I think its definately worth checking out. Minstrels are still much tastier though.
Colin These seem pretty common in the convenience stores!! Compared to Galaxy Minstrels I really prefer these! I find the sugary shells of the Minstrels completely dominated everything else! I reviewed then waayyyyyyy back in January!! Scary really it still dosen't seem like that long ago really!
Thanks for sharing your views
Jim
I miss these for some reason. I found them in town the other day,
but I'm pretty sure my expectations won't be met!
Laura Be sure to let me know what you think once you have tried it!!
Jim
hi jim
i hardly see these anymore apart from the very odd newsagent. I think i tried them once when they first came out and put them down to being the new version of Tasters. havent had thme for along time, i agree about minstrels, im not a big fan. I prefer Tasters really, no sugary shells lol
cheers
alan
Alan Indeed why bother having sugary shells when you already have the superb DM!! no need at all!!
Jim
agreed. Sugary shells are so pointless where chocolate is concerned. They just get in the way of your fun.
I really liked these, more so than Tasters. I think the sugary shells add something extra whereas tasters just have that odd waxyness to them on the outside. Thanks for the review Jim.
I really liked these, more so than Tasters. I think the sugary shells add something extra whereas tasters just have that odd waxyness to them on the outside. Thanks for the review Jim.
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