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Speaking of licorice, were we speaking of licorice? Well we are now – – griffinsbiscuits have put licorice in their ToffeePops.
ToffeePops were invented in 1864 in Arrowtown by grizzled goldpanner Mr. Toffler Ernest Popples for energy while away on long gold panning excursions. The large smears of toffee and chocolate often seen in his bedraggled beard earned him the affectionate nickname ‘Sweetbeard’ and to this day we can see his toothless, smiling face printed on the NZ $15 dollar bill, alongside the Queen.
It would be awesome if that were true, but I made it up because I couldn’t find anything about the origins of ToffeePops, but the leading theory put forward by scholars is that the ToffeePop was gifted upon humankind by the gods after they took pity on us because we were mortal. The gods gave us ToffeePops so that we could sample the delights that awaited us in the afterlife.
I made that up too, but it is probably true. Probably.
This sh1t still has one foot in the ToffeePop camp as the flavour and texture is definitively ToffeePop-esque, sweet, with the light crunch of the biscuit wonderfully at odds with the smooth toffee, which is licorice toffee in this case. There are also a few chunks of licorice mixed in there that have a firmer chewier consistency one would associate with licorice. Nice touch. Licorice flavour is in there, but isn’t too intense until after you have finished eating the biscuit, the black licorice flavour comes through strongly in the aftertaste which is super satisfying.
One more important thing to note about this fine biscuit is that if you eat the entire packet in one sitting, like I did, you will feel like sh1t.
If you like licorice, and possibly even if you don’t, this is a unique take on the ToffeePop that works very well and I highly recommend trying this sh1t before the ‘special edition’ run is all gone.
Like-o-rice – nah, that is dumb.
Lick this orice – sounds gross
I don’t know – Some really clever tagline here – 8.5/10
