m&m's Limited Edition My Flavors
The m&m's online store offers a number of interesting products allowing the user to get some customization in terms of color and printing. Today they announce that they're adding something new to the mix: 8 new, limited edition, online-only flavors. The new flavors feature some interesting combinations of chocolate and flavored shell.
The new flavors are:
- All That Razz - White and milk chocolate in a raspberry shell
- Eat, Drink & Be Cherry - White and milk chocolate in a black cherry shell
- A Day At The Peach - White and milk chocolate in a peach shell
- Orange-You-Glad - White and milk chocolate in a orange shell
- AlmonDee-licious - White chocolate and an almond in a normal shell
- Mint Condition - White and milk chocolate in a mint shell
- Nut What You Think - White chocolate and a peanut in a normal shell
- Cookie Minister - Dark chocolate with a crispy center in a speckled mint shell
They are available in a custom tin or in a big collectible tin (pictured here). I can't find a way to order smaller amounts than a tin and the tin runs a painful $60.
I find it interesting that there is so much white chocolate in the mix. Most of them have white and milk chocolate but only one of the bunch has dark chocolate and none are only milk chocolate. Of the bunch I think that the Cookie Minister interests me the most, though the orange, cherry, peach, and raspberry ones all sound like they might be good as well.
These limited edition products will be the death of me both physically and financially. As befits a chump chocolate blogger like myself I'm ordering the sampler. My curiosity is getting the better of me on this one.
Comments
cybele Said:
I admit I'm pretty curious, but I'm not willing to pay $50 for M&Ms.
Maybe they'll have some samples at the All Candy Expo.
It is a pretty cute tin ... you could play a giant version of Trivial Pursuit with it!
Posted by: cybele | May 24, 2006 2:38 PM
William Said:
I'm already having the second thoughts. Fine chocolate at $40/lb is ok, but m&m's? I'm having trouble justifying it to myself when there is so much white chocolate in the mix. But what kind of chocolate blogger would I be if I passed it up?!
A more frugal one, certainly.
I might spend my money on a couple of single origin tasting kits or something instead. Still quite tempted, though, and I have trouble standing up to temptation.
Posted by: William | May 24, 2006 2:57 PM
g Said:
I can't bear to pay that much for them either. For fine chocolate it's one thing, but for m&m's? I just can't bring myself to do that.
Posted by: g | May 26, 2006 12:47 PM
CKP Said:
The tin is a bit dull: all silver, no M&Ms logo on it. The wedges are thin cardboard. It arrived in a styrofoam cooler with a Koolit Get Pak, which is reusable.
The M&Ms are quite tasty; I wish they weren't limited. Could be quite good as ice cream mix-ins. I'm sorry there's not more dark chocolate in the mix too.
Posted by: CKP | June 6, 2006 2:45 PM
William Said:
Thanks for the heads up CKP!
Well, the tin sounds a bit of a disappointment and it was what I was using to try and justify the purchase to myself (luckily I failed to do so). I used the money I would have spent on these to buy a stack of chocolate bars instead of a small quantity of m&m's.
I'm sure I'd like a lot if not all of them, but that price just hurts.
Posted by: William | June 7, 2006 3:00 PM
Denise Said:
Wow...a chocolate bloggers site! I was trying to find a way to sample the M&Ms ... but I'm with you.... you'd have to have MUCH, MUCH more money than you need to live to spend $60 on candy you get in line at the grocery store... thanks for sharing
Posted by: Denise | June 14, 2006 5:26 PM