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Kcal 100 Fat 5.8g Carbs 11.4g (per 18.0g stick)Unfortunately there will be no prizes for guessing where I got this Ginger Ale flavoured Kit Kat. This was indeed yet another product sent my way by those chaps at J-List - a Japense goods exporter who provide a global service (check them out HERE). If you have been checking the site over the last month you will have noticed that I have been lucky enough to get my hands on several of the latest Kit Kat flavours to have graced the Japanese market. Now having tasted recent flavours such as the Sweet Potato Kit Kat I guessed nothing should really have shocked me, but to be honest I was admittedly a little taken back by this very Western sounding ginger ale flavoured white chocolate Kit Kat.
This Kit Kat came in two separate packs that contained two finger pieces - just like the ones we get in the supermarket multipacks here in the UK. I seemingly say this in nearly every review I do on products from Japan but the packaging was once again superb and I loved the outer cardboard box that contained the two inner foil packets. The Ginger Ale flavour was communicated nicely through the on-pack visuals, whilst the core Kit Kat branding was still very focal. Unwrapping the foil wrapper the first thing I noticed was that the quite strong chemically derived citrus smell. On one hand I would say it didn't smell bad at all, on the other I would say it was almost reminded me of an air freshener ... hmmm!?
Judging by the smell this was going to be one unique tasting experience and boy I was not wrong! Now although the Kit Kat itself was white chocolate coated the actual chocolate featured very little in the overall taste. As soon as I bit in to the first finger I got an initial wave of milk flavours though these were soon dominated by some stronger tasting lemon and ginger influences. In my opinion these lemon and ginger elements were not fitting with the wafer and milk flavours as they were both quite fake tasting and startlingly sweet. To be quite frank about the matter I simply didn't enjoy the taste - it was one dimensional, non-progressive, artifical tasting and simply not what I wanted from a Kit Kat. After finishing a single finger I felt like I had tasted it all and experienced everything the bar had to offer. Despite my hunger not being satisfied I just didn't want to eat the other three fingers as I just didn't see the point of consuming something I wasn't enjoying.
Overall this was one of those Kit Kat flavours that I probably should have guessed wasn't ever going to work for me. This Ginger Ale Kit flavour me a lot of the Jasmine Tea flavour that I reviewed in 2009 in that the flavour just wasn't fitting for the Kit Kat product. As I have described above the chocolate was just completely lost from the equation and whilst I don't think the ginger ale flavour was necessarily implemented badly I just think I wanted it there in the first place. Had I been given just a white chocolate flavoured Kit Kat with a touch of lemon I can see myself having liked this a hell of a lot more. I should have probably established earlier but I am not a great fan of the drink ginger ale, but neither would I say that I dislike it - I have no real indifference to it truth to be told. That I said my own personal opinion is that ginger ale doesn't work as a Kit Kat flavour, and for that reason I can only recommend this for ginger ale fanatics - all other stay well clear.
5.1 out of 10
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oh man I can't stand ginger ale. My parents bought a few cans of it over Christmas and I tried it. I took one sip and thought 'no thanks'.
I thought sweet potato was odd but this one really takes the wafer (lol see what I done there).
I don't fancy trying this but I am intrigued to see what flavours they come up with next. Nice review.
How can you not like ginger ale jim? It isn't my favourite fizzy drink ever (7UP girl here) but I imagine it would be very interesting flavouring a chocolate. I can see it being quite sweet but also a little spiced. I would give a try anyway.
Rxxx
It doesn't sound very tempting! :P
I can see this being mildly amusing to try once but I doubt anyone would ever buy it more than that.
It sounds so wrong to me. I'm always horribly curious to try new things, but I can't stand ginger ale either so it's very difficult for me to even think of this as edible.
Just reading the title of this review made me cringe. I detest ginger ale and everything associated with it.
One of my friends swears blind that ginger ale and vodka is the best drink ever but I frankly beg to differ. I can't think of many things that I would rather not be used as an added flavour.
Dx
I love ginger ale I can't understand all of the hate being given out here. I wouldn't need a second invite given the chance to try one.
Have we ever had white chocolate Kit Kats before in the UK? I seem to remember we did not so long ago.
>_< Doh! Jlist don't have these in stock anymore. I have got to be quicker with these things.
Was it a limited edition or will they be getting more in?
please advise.
I've been waiting for this review, and I completely agree with everything you've said. I also noticed a pretty foul aftertaste that lasted quite a few minutes after finishing the bar.
I tried them for the novelty alone. It was given to me as a gift and I was actually a bit dissapointed to recieve it (no, I didn't reveal that), there are just so many other interesting flavors that I would rather try.
Ginger ale? what were they thinking of? What sort of person got in their mind that this would be an idea even be worth considering.
oh and btw to the person that had a rant at jim about putting adverts in his reviews last week, I actually bought off the site and got my chocolate delivered within five days.
That is pretty good when you consider the package would have come from the other side of the planet. I think it just goes to prove that he wouldn't advise we use anyone that is iffy.
I have to go with the majority here and pose the question what the hell? I just don't understand why they ever entertained the idea that there would be demand for a flavour like this? The japanese really are nuts aren't they.
Maybe these sorts of flavours are just more popular in Japan. As much as I like trying new flavours this doesn't sound quite right.
I also hate ginger ale (although I like ginger) so this would never ever tempt me - having said that I think the flavour would have been better if it had been more of a gingerbread type flavour, more naturally gingery and spicy rather than an artificial attempt at the actual drink flavour, perhaps with dark chocolate and not white? lol as it stands it sounds horrible.
It was a very sweet bar, but I really liked this. The ginger buzz and warmth in the mouth was lovely... but of course I do like ginger ale too which helps.
please you tell me where I find?
I ate this kit Kat a few months ago and actually thought it was pretty tasty.
I thought it tasted more of lemonade than it did Ginger Ale. Some of the time I think people are more put off by the name of the product rather than what they actually taste.
Ginger Ale brings one word to mind YUCK
Wow i don't think one of my reviews has ever sparked this much discussion after a single day :O ... sorry if my answers are short and sweet.
David
I guess ginger ale isn't for everyone huh!?
Rachel
As I said in the review - I don't dislike Ginger Ale ... I am just not its greatest fan either. I am a Pepsi Max guy myself :D
Steven
I am also intrigued to see what they come up with next. Hopefully something just as extravagant but maybe a bit more to my taste :D
Claudia
It is either one that sounds good to you or it doesn't really.
Paul
That was exactly my conclusion.
Ana
As I said above this either appeals to you or it doesn't. Best avoiding if it doesn't.
Daisy
Ginger Ale and Vodka!? Blimey I am sure that would put hairs on your chest :D
Golden
Waheey finally a fan of the stuff.
Sakura
I think it was a limited edition afraid. Check out J-List for all the latest flavours though.
Rodzilla
Thanks Rod I value your opinion. The aftertaste was a sore point for me with this bar. I just wished it was a white chocolate Kit Kat by the time I finished it. Glad you enjoyed my review - swing by more often :D
Alex
Possibly the same person who thought Sweet Potato was a good idea :D
Duncan
They are slightly eccentric I have to admit. I think they are just braver with their flavours and food than we are.
Phil
I am sure you would probably give it a go right!? Like we said last week I think the Japanese are more open to things like this than us Brits are.
Alan
I really like the idea of a gingerbread flavoured Kit Kat! I imagine it would be an awful lot like that Ritter Sport Speklautius bar I reviewed just before Christmas! Now that was tasty.
Cinabar
Liking ginger ale was certainly going to help here. In defence I think at least it can be said that they captured the ginger ale flavour well. It just isn't to everyones taste I guess.
Birgit
Haha is this a joke!? You can find Japanese Kit Kats at J-List! The banners are sorta hard to miss.
Emma
The lemon content came through quite strongly but I personally felt the ginger ale flavours came though reasonably strongly.
Anon #1
Not for everyone I guess.
Thanks for the feedback everyone - glad you enjoyed the review today.
JIM
Blimey I felt like I just wrote an essay :D
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