{"id":13948,"date":"2014-04-03T15:46:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T19:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13948"},"modified":"2014-04-03T16:12:57","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T20:12:57","slug":"top-ten-weirdest-flavors-of-candies-you-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13948","title":{"rendered":"Top-Ten Weirdest Flavors of Candies You Love!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today we’re going to look at some of the weirdest and most unexpected flavors and brand extensions from classic candies you know and love.\u00a0 These are some of my favorite things to track down and uncover in the world of candy, and I know you’re going to enjoy seeing them.\u00a0 Make the jump to check them out!<\/p>\n

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#10 – Nestle Crunch Mocha<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Nestle Crunch Mocha and Canadian Nestle Crunch original – 2002<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Back in the early 2000’s, Nestle took a crack at grabbing some of that coffee craze by releasing a Mocha-flavored Nestle Crunch bar.\u00a0 I never tried one but I’ll bet it was pretty tasty.\u00a0 In spite of that, this one ended up becoming a limited edition.<\/p>\n

#9 – Chocolate Mint Bubblicious<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Chocolate Mint Bubblicious and Original Bubblicious bubblegum wrappers – 1980’s and 1978<\/p><\/div>\n

The 1970’s and 1980’s saw the soft chunk bubblegum category explode, and in order to feed that growing market, manufacturers sought to come up with new innovative and appealing flavors.\u00a0 One of the oddest-yet-somehow-endearing has to have been Chocolate Mint Bubblicious.\u00a0 Described as “cool and chocolaty”, this one struck a chord and stuck around long enough to taste the 1990’s before finally retiring.\u00a0 It’s a discontinued bubblegum flavor I get pretty regular e-mails about.\u00a0 The people who loved it still miss it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0#8 – Bit-O-Honey’s Bit-O-Chocolate<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bit-O-Chocolate and Bit-O-Honey wrappers from the 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

Back in the 1960’s and 1970’s the timeless confectionery treat Bit-O-Honey was looking to find new ways to expand its reach.\u00a0 One of the things they did was branching out into new flavors.\u00a0 Bit-O-Chocolate might not sound so weird now but it must have been unexpected from a brand that had already been around decades at the time.\u00a0 [Edit: They also introduced Bit-O-Licorice and Bit-O-Peanut Butter during this period.]<\/p>\n

#7 – Good and Plenty’s Good ‘n Minty<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Good n Minty and Good n Plenty candy boxes from the early 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

Good and Plenty is another classic confection that tried some new things back in the early 1970’s.\u00a0 Though their Good and Fruity brand extension survives even today, Good ‘n Minty was gone in a flash.<\/p>\n

# 6 – Milk Duds’ fruit-flavored Grape Duds<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Grape Duds and Milk Duds boxes from the 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve long been obsessed with the fruit-flavored versions of Milk Duds that were released through the 1970’s<\/a> and I’ve written quite a lot on them, too.\u00a0\u00a0 A wonderfully-unexpected brand extension from Milk Duds, these were around for a number of years though the precise variety of fruit-flavored Duds produced remains a mystery.<\/p>\n

# 5 – Skittles Mints<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Australian Skittles Mint from 2002 and USA Skittles Fruit from 2001 packs<\/p><\/div>\n

Skittles in mint flavors received a standard release in the early 2000’s but only down under in the Australian and New Zealand markets.\u00a0 Though a mini version of a mint-flavored Skittles were released in North America later, they were sold in hard plastic containers and were more mint than mint-flavored Skittle.<\/p>\n

\u00a0#4 – Rolo Mint<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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German Mint Rolo and USA regular Rolo wrappers from the 1970’s<\/p><\/div>\n

The classic chocolate-and-caramel treat Rolo actually got a mint-flavored version in the late 70’s over in Germany.\u00a0\u00a0 Quite a departure from the sweet standard, these never made it to North America.<\/p>\n

#3 – Life Savers Iced Tea<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Canada’s Life Savers Iced Tea flavor and Five Flavor – roll candy wrappers – 1990’s<\/p><\/div>\n

Released exclusively for the Canadian market in the 1990’s, Life Savers in Iced Tea flavors was one of many delightfully-unusual flavor extensions that Life Savers Canada produced.\u00a0 No longer in production, I’d love to see this one make a comeback someday.<\/p>\n

#3b – Life Savers Crunchy Peanuts<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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1960’s Life Savers Crunchy Peanut and Life Savers Five Flavor<\/p><\/div>\n

A tie for the third spot:\u00a0 Released in the 1960’s as part of a “carnival flavors” Life Savers assortment, Crunchy Peanuts is easily the most unusual flavor that came out it.\u00a0 Other Life Savers carnival flavors included Cotton Candy, Pink Lemonade and Candied Apple.<\/p>\n

#2 – Japan’s Kit Kat Ginger Ale<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Japan Kit Kats Ginger ale and regular – 2008-2009<\/p><\/div>\n

For those that aren’t aware, Japan gets numerous unusual flavors of Kit Kats every year that no one else in the world ever sees.\u00a0 Ginger Ale is easily one of the most unusual – and from personal experience it was also the most unexpectedly delicious.<\/p>\n

#1 – Mike and Ike Buttered Popcorn Flavor<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Mike and Ike Buttered Popcorn flavor and original flavor boxes – 2003<\/p><\/div>\n

In the early 2000’s, the Just Born company went on a wildly creative run with their Mike and Ike “Featured Flavors” series.\u00a0 The weirdest had to be their Mike and Ike Buttered Popcorn flavor.\u00a0 It didn’t capture the taste buds of consumers and was one of the featured flavor releases that no one seems to wish for the return of.\u00a0 But give props to Just Born for pushing the envelope with this amazingly weird flavor of a candy classic.<\/p>\n

That’s everything for our Top-Ten Weirdest Flavors of Candies You Love list – hope you liked it!\u00a0 If you did, let us know and maybe we will work up some other fun Top-10 lists for the site!<\/p>\n

See you next time!<\/p>\n

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