Kenny's Dr. Pepper Licorice Twists, 5 Ounce

My friends at work laughed when I told them I ordered Licorice off Amazon.....but these are yummy!!! I don't suggest eating more than 3 at a time cause it leaves a funny taste after that but definitely share with your friends if you love DR. P. !!!

Although the label says Dr Pepper it did not taste like it. It was more like a cherry flavored licorice. The price was too much for so little. I won't be buying this flavor again. It was disappointing.

So, it's gonna be hard to articulate why I feel this title is appropriate, and those who read this, hopefully you'll understand what I'm saying and I'm praying at least one person will know what I'm talking about. This candy had a very weird/unique taste that I can only describe one way.Let me get a biased reason what I disliked about this product before even tasting it out of the way; I love licorice and I feel that others who do too are into two camps (and those camps are divided too, like black vs. red licorice) and those two camps are Red Vines style licorice vs. Twizzlers style. I'm a Red Vines guy. I love the cloyingly sweet taste, and I actually prefer them to be a little stale (I like the textures to have a bit of a *snap* to them, but not hard as rubber where I'm chewing on them for a few minutes.) I feel this is important to state in my review as not to deter that I'm hating on this product because of my preference of Red Vines over Twizzlers, but I'm not a fan of the weird waxy-plasticy texture Twizzlers has and the taste is pretty bland to my taste buds.With that said, I love Dr. Pepper soda, it's one of my favorites, and I love the glass bottle made with real cane sugar kind, it's probably in my top 5 favorite sodas of all time; but I also like the normal plastic made with High Fructose Corn Syrup too. I also actually like the Jelly Belly brand jellybeans that are Dr. Pepper flavored. So on this reason alone, I decided to overlook my dislike for Twizzlers style licorice.When I got this, it arrived by USPS on a very hot day, and the bag was really warm, and the candy themselves were warm and a little melty feeling. I've read all the reviews (in hopes to see if anybody tasted what I tasted) and saw that people complained about the plastic wrapping had sort of melted and that might have done something to the taste/texture of the candy and could explain why my candy had a weird taste, but my bag wasn't melted or all that warped looking; I even refrigerated the candy (but in the bag, which looking back I probably should have put it in a freezer bag in the fridge in case the bag the candy came in was the factor of it's taste) in hopes that might help get the funky taste out. To my disappointment, the candy's weird taste remained and I had to throw it out after only eating about 5 or 6 twists; which was 5 or 6 too many.So what is this weird "taste" I've been leading up to? I knew exactly what my taste buds thought I tasted with the first bite, but thought that it was too preposterous to be that way. Well, my only way to describe it is...and you're gonna think I'm crazy for saying this; Harbor Freight Tools. No that isn't a typo, and you probably had to re-read it to make sure you're not crazy, but that's really only the real way I can describe the taste; I realized this with my first bite, but I had to eat a few more to confirm that it's actually what I tasted; because I was in such disbelief with that first bite.For those of you who don't know what Harbor Freight Tools is, it's a company that sells discount tools for very low prices. The quality of the tools are usually considered suspect, and most people would say that it's because they're made in China by a bunch of no name brand companies, and they usually get bashed by hardcore handymen and tool hobbyists/enthusiasts when compared to name brand products or products made in the US; much like most products used in this country, i.e. Cars/Electronics/Instruments etc. Harbor Freight is popular because the tools are insanely cheap, a decent set of screwdrivers by a mid priced and mid quality brand (like Black and Decker or something you might find at Wal-Mart) will set you back about 20 bucks, and that usually for about 5 or so screwdrivers, but you can buy a set at Harbor Freight for about $10, and that's for a set that has 20 plus screwdrivers.I love Harbor Freight and shop their quite a bit, so I'm not bashing them. With that said, the tools sometimes have a weird smell to them, like really cheap rubber that sat in a very warm thrift store. The smell of them is so strong and distinct that you can kind of almost get a feel for what it might taste like, and yes I've tasted my tools, I've had to hold a few of them in my mouth when using my other hands to hold parts of my guitar or whatever else I'm working on in place; and the taste is pretty much like how they smell to me. This smell is usually found in really cheap products, and they're usually made overseas. Products you'd find at Harbor Freight or a dollar store. A sort of obnoxious gross rubber smell.Maybe I got a bad batch, maybe the bag (which is made of plastic) in combination to the very warm weather altered the taste of it negatively, or maybe I'm just that crazy/weird that my taste buds have decided to work against me. But with that kind of experience, I just had to say this to see if anyone else agrees with me, or maybe you also tasted what I did, but couldn't quite articulate it. And it does seem pretty unfair to give a 1-star review on a product with these kind of circumstances, but based on other reviews with low star ratings where they mention the candy bag either melted or crumbled (these I did not experience) and that negatively affected their experience with the candy taste wise, but others also mentioned that the stale taste ruined it for them, but as I mentioned earlier, I like stale licorice; at least Red Vines licorice.All in all, I would equate my experience with this candy to soaking some Twizzlers in a container with some flat Dr. Pepper; oh, and it did taste a little like DP, but not much, and a cheap set of pliers from Harbor Freight Tool. And I would implore someone to do this comparison for real.

They taste good although they were somewhat bland. I bought these under the impression that it was a licorice candy with a hint of Dr Pepper, although they tasted more like twizzelers which had been splashed with Doctor pepper. Putting aside my expectations, they tasted good. The flavor was apparent although I still could equate it to Twizzlers. I enjoyed this product although I would not go out of my way to get them. All in all I am not disappointed, I did not have any trouble with the seller and although they were essentially Twizzlers with a hint of Dr. Pepper, I enjoyed the product.

This is an unbelievable great tasting licorice. The Dr. Pepper taste is really present but not over powering. Each bite brings a flavorful taste of Dr. Pepper and it's hard just to eat just one, or two...... This is possibly the best tasting licorice on the market.

I was hoping this licorice candy would taste like Dr. Pepper but unfortunately, it didn't taste like the pop at all. It tasted like normal licorice that wasn't that sweet. The texture was also hard. I wouldn't recommend this candy.

As a huge Dr Pepper fan, I had high hopes for these twists. After trying them, they weren't bad, but they didn't seem to adequately capture the real Dr Pepper flavor. Perhaps I am just comparing them to the impossible standard of the Jelly Belly, but I would not get them again. That being said, they are decent as a general candy (in other words, they didn't make me gag, they just weren't great).

I stumbled across these when I did a search for the soda. I chose these more out of curiosity than anything else. I was so worried that they'd be gross and disgusting and that I would have wasted my money. My fears vanished with the first bite. Now, my only regret is that I didn't place a larger order. If you love Dr. Pepper the way that I do, you'll want to eat these all the time.