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The Twix wrapper, like most Mars products is understated. It is predominantly gold with the word “Twix” in red letters across the middle. Along the side I am told that it is “foil sealed for extra crunchiness”. The wrapper describes the bar as “milk chocolate (35%) covered caramel (32%) ... Read review
Advantages: wonderful combination and taste Disadvantages: moreish, dull wrapper
...The Twix wrapper, like most Mars products is understated. It is predominantly gold with the word “Twix” in red letters across the middle. Along the side I am told that it is “foil sealed for extra crunchiness”. The wrapper describes the bar as “milk chocolate (35%) covered caramel (32%) and biscuit”. It contains no warnings about nuts or anything like that.
The wrapper is easy to break into which presumably is also essential to enable ... ...wrapper are two good sized, square, fingers of chocolate. The chocolate on the surface is rippled, giving the fingers a somewhat rugged appearance. The smell is predominantly a chocolate one but it is not a very sweet chocolate smell nor particularly strong. There is also a distinct buttery, biscuit undertone.
As I mentioned earlier these are one of my Dad’s favourites so I do know what to expect taste-wise having snacked on the odd ... more
There are many stages in life: baby, child, adult and so on. But the question is when do we stop being children and start being adults? If you ask me the lines are blurred. Equally important is the distinction between a chocolate bar, a chocolate biscuit (such as Penguins and Clubs) and ordinary biscuits. How much chocolate do you add to a biscuit before it can be considered a chocolate biscuit and what changes need to be made before the chocolate biscuit can be considered a chocolate bar? At times like these we look to the chocolate companies for an answer or we look to those souls who arrange our supermarket shelves as they put like with like. But what if they come across a product that is similar to products found in the cake aisle, the chocolate biscuit aisle and the chocolate bar aisle? What are they to do with the conundrum that is the Twix?
The Twix, for those of you who are unaware, is a shortcake biscuit finger with a layer of caramel and then the whole thing is covered in milk chocolate. As such it is similar to Caramel Shortcake (the cake aisle), Caramel Digestives (the biscuit aisle), Rocky Caramel (the chocolate biscuit aisle) and the Boost (the chocolate bar aisle). First of all let us turn to Masterfoods to see what they say about the product. According to the information they sent me the Twix “meets a broad range of snacking need across a wide range of customers and situations”. They also boast of the brands success across “both the confectionary and biscuit” market. It would seem we have a hybrid.
So where then do the shelf-stackers put the Twix? Well it depends on the Twix. The Twix was introduced in 1967 and is available in a wide variety of sizes. First of all you can buy it single packets of two fingers at most newsagents and the like (this is also available in a king-sized version). You can also buy a multi-pack of 5 of these twin bars. These two products are found in the chocolate bar aisle (or rather more correctly are grouped with standard chocolate bars). You can also buy a 10 pack or a 28 pack of individually wrapped single finger Twixes which are found in the biscuit aisle. Also in the chocolate bar aisle are the snack sized Twix in a 9 finger pack and the bag of fun sized Twix. Now of course you can also get the Bisc&Twix but it is clear from the name that they will be found in the biscuit aisle.
A twin finger Twix will set you back by 30p to 50p, the multi-pack of 5 will cost you around £1.10 to £1.20. The 10 pack will cost you 98p and the fun size bag will cost you around £1.70 to £1.80. According to the Asda website the one with best value for money (i.e. price per 100gram) is the 28 finger pack followed by the fun size bag. Which oddly enough is the size preferred by my father (he is very partial to a Twix or two except during Lent). I, however, bought myself a Twin Finger bar to try.
The Twix wrapper, like most Mars products is understated. It is predominantly gold with the word “Twix” in red letters across the middle. Along the side I am told that it is “foil sealed for extra crunchiness”. The wrapper describes the bar as “milk chocolate (35%) covered caramel (32%) and biscuit”. It contains no warnings about nuts or anything like that.
The wrapper is easy to break into which presumably is also essential to enable the Twix to meet my snacking need. Inside the wrapper are two good sized, square, fingers of chocolate. The chocolate on the surface is rippled, giving the fingers a somewhat rugged appearance. The smell is predominantly a chocolate one but it is not a very sweet chocolate smell nor particularly strong. There is also a distinct buttery, biscuit undertone.
As I mentioned earlier these are one of my Dad’s favourites so I do know what to expect taste-wise having snacked on the odd Twix at home. The first bite of the finger reveals the taste to be the same as I always remember it to be. You get the nice, buttery-sweet biscuit which has a distinct salty kick mixed in with the creamy, mildly bitter tasting chocolate and added to all of that is of course the caramel which has a butterscotch-vanilla taste. The caramel is sweet without being harshly sweet in the way that a Chomp’s caramel can be. The texture of the Twix is also good as you have the crunchy biscuit and the chewy caramel. There is also a decent thickness of chocolate, enough to add to the taste without dominating it entirely.
There are of course many ways to eat a Twix. You can eat it normally (probably best if you are in company or on the move). Or you can bite the chocolate off, or bite the biscuit base off, or bite the caramel off or an interesting mix of all three. Happily the Twix also lends itself to being sucked as the biscuit base will quite obligingly go mushy if you suck it.
The thing with Twixes is I always forget just how good they are until I eat the next one. They are very, very moreish (my Dad rarely stops at only the one fun-sized one). They are also quite filling. I would recommend them to anyone who likes caramel shortcake or indeed anyone who likes shortcake biscuit as the biscuit base on the Twix is one of the best in the market. They would make a good snack to grab on the run and as they have a biscuit base they could probably withstand more of a bashing than other chocolate bars. The fun-sized ones would make a good addition to anyone’s lunchbox. The Twix is perfect when you want some biscuit, chocolate and possibly something slightly chewy. It does indeed meet a wide range of snacking needs.
Overall I think the Twix provides excellent value for money. It is a filling product, sold at a very reasonable price and it does taste delicious. My only gripe would be that the wrapper does let it down somewhat. It is a bit bland but then again I suspect that the Twix is only being modest.
So I have tried the Twix and what in the end did I decide it was? Well it is too narrow to be a cake and the entire coating of milk chocolate eliminates it from being a caramel shortcake and hence the cake aisle. The shape also eliminates it from being a morning coffee type of chocolate biscuit (a la the Chocolate Digestive or Bourbon Cream). The layer of chocolate is thin but too thin for a chocolate bar? The Cadbury Fudge only has a thin outer layer of chocolate yet it can be classed as a chocolate bar. But yet is the double finger pack is a bit too much to be really considered a mere biscuit? It would seem that when it comes to classification of chocolate bars that size matters. The precedent has been set and is followed by both the Drifter and the Kit Kat. Size matters, get over it.
Advantages: Great taste, texture, cheap, availability Disadvantages: Not as good as other chocolate bars
...all so familiar smell of Mars chocolate, almost identical to that of a mars bar. So yes the smell of these are quite nice. Now its time to tuck in- my favourite part.
There are many ways to eat the twix. I like to eat each bar differently- the first one I like to disect and the second I like to munch away on without paying much attention. The twixx bar is in 3 layers, or 4, depending on how you look at it. The first layer is shortbread biscuit, ... ...kids lunchboxes or partys. So Mars have done a very good job at targeting all audiences and this is perhaps why twixes are so popular to this day.
'''5 Sense Summary'''
*Sound- No sound
*Texture- smooth chocolate with slight ripple effect ontop,tough caramel, crunchy biscuit
*Sight- 11cm x 5cm milk chocolate bar
*Smell- subtle smell of chocolate
*Taste- very nice, buttery shortbread, chewy sweet caramel and milky chocolate.
Reccomendation?
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SweetTooth93 06.03.2008
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Advantages: Delicious and theres two of them. Disadvantages: Disadvantages?? How very dare you!!
...bar, Twix is made by mars and has been around for the longest time (since 1967 to be precise). Now most of you guys on here will not have been around then let alone be able to remember it but I for one can and I still remember my delight as I took the first ever bite of a Twix bar. They became my instant favourite and even after all these years and the arrival of ever more delicious sweets to the market they remain one of my first choices today.
... ...are many if not all mars products but I find the ice cream version to be far too sickly although it does remain a certain resemblance to Twix taste it is not nor ever will be a replacement to a Twix bar for me.
The other thing Twix has in its favour is availability, I have never and I mean never went into a local store, newsagents or supermarket and not been able to purchase a Twix. Some other sweet`s can be hard to find with some stores preferring ...
weebill 31.05.2008
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Advantages: Super satisfying snack Disadvantages: Calories
...Twix is part of the Mars Confectionary stable of chocolate; it includes the Mars bar, Milky Way, Snickers, Maltesers and Bounty. The Twix bar was introduced to the market from its Slough home in 1967, it has with the help of consistent and effective advertising become a household name and a bar most people have tried and enjoyed as sometime in their lives.
Price:
I have seen a variety of prices for the original two finger bar, the cheapest being ... ...most expensive at my local garage at 55p.
The Twix range:
These days you can purchase the humble Twix bar in a variety of different sizes. From the bite size ones in Celebrations, to extra large Twix bars. Not only that you can get multi pack bars that hold up to 28 and even Twix Ice-creams.
Packaging:
Although the style of wrapper has changed, it is more shinny now, the basic design and distinctive logo of the bar has never changed in the last ...
CPTDANIELS 28.01.2009
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Advantages: Tastes so good! Disadvantages: Impossible to save half for later, calories
...to find out about the Mars Company, where Twix comes from. HISTORY OF MARS (from www.mars.com)
Frank Mars and his wife, way back in 1911 decided to work on producing butter-cream candies. He and his son then decided that it would be a good idea to try and produce something consisting of chocolate and malted milk. The result? The Milky Way! However in Europe it was actually known as the Mars bar. They then went on to produce Snickers, M&M's and the ... ...know that the Mars Company produce other things including Whiskas pet food, and Uncle Ben's rice? Anyway, back to the Twix. The Twix we know is a wonderful classic, consisting of golden caramel, layered on top of crunchy biscuit. I managed to then find out an interesting fact about the make up of the Twix from the website. It was a challenge for the producers to be able to put caramel (full of moisture) on top of a biscuit (which is obviously dry!). ...
MissTopaz 23.07.2005
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Advantages: If you fancy a bit of sweetness, go for it Disadvantages: At 14g of fat you might not want to! lol
Hmmmmm, I'm on a diet and sitting here at 10.30am scoffing a chocolate bar. Not good. Oh well, might as well get an op out of it - perhaps the typing will burn the calories off??? No? Ok then. :o)
For me, choosing a chocolate bar isn't a case of rush in and grab anything, pay and scoff. Nooooo, I don't like raisins and have aquired an aversion to wafer of any description with chocolate so to choose a bar that suits takes a while. But not this morning. ... ...inside the shop - I didn't want a bar of solid chocolate (too hot outside), I fancied something sweet but biscuity at the same time. *Rolf Harris impression* 'Do you know what it is yet?'
Arrrrgghhhhhh. I go into the totally useless Londis to find the chocolate counter practically empty and the assistant (who looked about 12, by the way!) informed me they (and I quote): 'forgot to put the order in last week so they've got to let the stock run down' ...
Fruity_Tart 21.06.2003
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Advantages: Orgasmic, Tasty Disadvantages: Only Limited Edition
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~~~~~~~ WHAT IS TWIX TRIPLE CHOC? ~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~ PACKAGING ~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~ TASTE ~~~~~~~
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Advantages: Attractive wrapper, irrisistable taste, 2 cookie bars come in one package. Disadvantages: They make my waste get wide.
Yes, I am talking about the wonderful Twix. These little nicely packaged cookie bars I have been eating since I was a little kid. They have a truly addictive flavor that drives my taste buds crazy. The taste itself is what draws Twix to being one of my all-favorite candy bars. The company called M&M/Mars manufactures them. Mars also distributes and sells the following candies you might also be familiar with milky way, snickers, 3 musketeers, starburst, and the celebrations brand.
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Advantages: Two fingers of yummy fun Disadvantages: The triple choc was limited edition
I can only assume that you have been living under a rock for your entire existence ( which also begs the question how did you get an internet connection ?? ) but chances are you have and what?s more chances are you have tried these biscuity-caramelly-chocolatey treats.
Like a lot of sweets ( candy to anyone not in the UK ) the noble Twix is made by the Mars company not Nestle as I previously stated ( pre-edited op ) and I know this because after reading a few of the comments that were made about this op I went out and purchased a Twix ( proving I don't mind admitting when I am wrong ). Quite literally putting my money where my mouth is ... or in this case putting my Twix where my mouth is which is a better idea all round. It cost me 32p from my local shop but I suspect this price will vary from shop to shop as some shop keepers are ...
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