My dad worked at Hershey for his entire postgrad career (and therefore my entire childhood), which if you think about it, is pretty rare nowadays. Anyway, the smell of these reminds me of the smell of his office building. I thought they were just another junior mint/andes dupe, but they really are their own thing (even though it is a member of that genre no doubt). Dad's job is another reason why I feel so confident about Hershey's allergy labelling, even though there is no "may contain" or "nut free" label here and obviously Hershey makes a ton of nut candies. They are good labellers and good cleaners, and you'll notice that they haven't had any allergy recalls (unlike every other major company). Don't prove me wrong in the future, Hershey('s)! Also, they have many flaws as a company, of course, as do most companies. But this is an allergy blog, not an ethics blog. Could you imagine me pivoting into ethics? Ha. Good thing I have allergies, I guess.
So these are individually wrapped, which I didn't expect, but which I am glad for because as usual, my house is 8 million degrees and these are quite melty and would surely have glommed together into a delicious monstrosity. They're also "thins" -- sorry, THiNS -- which means the ratio is like the inverse of a double stuf Oreo and you get mostly squishy dark choco and just a little peppermint goop. That's good because the peppermint goop, while a delight, can be too much (and therefore toothpastey) awful quick. Taste and texturewise I find these better than the thIcks (or Regulars). I don't know if my grandma liked mint, but I could imagine her eating one of these for dessert because it is tiny and not particularly decadent. But still great and refreshing. I'm glad I got these even though the typography is dumb as hell.
Overall
Cost: 4/10 [6$]
Taste: 8/10
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