Showing posts with label lifesavers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lifesavers. Show all posts

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Life Savers Swirled Lollipops

Surely X will fix me... today, x=candy. I got these because the picture kind of looked like Cream Savers on a stick, which are a great nostalgia item. However, the white swirl is not at all cream, it's some sort of vanilla flavor (or really, neutral flavor). These aren't even made by Life Savers, actually, they're contracted out to Spanglers, who make some allergy friendly things (like Dum Dums) but also some dangerous ones (like Neccos and Bit-O-Honey). The bag reads as safe, though. 

Orange & Vanilla:  I guess the flavor is pretty true to form. Tastes like orange soda mixed with a little cream soda, but as a lollipop. It's fine, big and flat, but it didn't fix me. 6/10

Blueberry & Vanilla:  This one might be fixing me. It's better, like a nice blueberry flavored dessert (a Dunkin' Blueberry even). Kind of weird notes for a lollipop. But I like it. 7/10

Strawberry & Vanilla:  Ehh. Not fixing me. The worst flavor, I think, although it is fine. Tastes like a low-quality strawberry candy (which, lo and behold, it is!). 6/10

Cherry & Vanilla:  Maybe a fixer. I always like cherry lollipops. Nice bright flavor. Also some weird notes. This vanilla part really isn't adding much. Ah well. Easter, what can you do, right? 7/10

Overall
Cost: 7/10 (I don't actually remember, which means it was probably cheap)
Taste: 6/10

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Lifesavers Mints - Wint O Green

These are a classic, even though it looks like they contain some nasty fake sugars (now?). They're grandfathered in, and I haven't had any issues as long as I don't eat them like candy! These are a tasty mint. I like that they are individually wrapped and that they have a strong mint flavor, but you can chew them if you're about to interact with the people who you were eating a mint for in the first place. I bought a roll from a vending machine that was 2 years expired, ate one, and then bought a fresh bag to have around since I obviously need mints in my life. The store didn't have, like, single serve candy/gum/mints anywhere since they moved to self-checkout, which is weird and bad and confusing. Classic Acme. Anyway, these are fine as a replacement, I just have a whole lot of them! And they do have a strong smell, so it's best to keep them somewhere that a mint smell won't become a problem (I am still waiting to find that place in my house/car/office). 

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Life Savers Fruit Variety

This is different from the prototypical 5 flavors I'm used to -- it has like 8 or 10 flavors included, which is wild. A lot of different red ones that I'm not sure I can distinguish. I only tried a few flavors, but basically, these are a solid hard candy but nothing to get super excited about. They're fine. The hole is good in case I choke. 

Mango-Melon: I certainly wasn't expecting to like this one, which is peach-pink colored, but it basically tasted like a mild watermelon (or canteloupe?) flavor. Pleasant, with no gross undertones. 7/10

Cherry: This tastes just like a Luden's Cherry Cough Drop, which is a tasty cough drop but not quite candy tier. Good, but a little odd. 6/10

Unknown red flavor: This was fine, and not cherry, but I do not know what flavor it was. It is red. 6/10

Overall
Cost: 7/10
Taste: 6/10