Snickers Butterscotch (B&M) By @Cinabar

We popped into B&M at the weekend and, unsurprisingly, came away with a few interesting bits to try. My haul naturally leaned heavily towards the chocolate aisle. One bar that immediately caught my eye was this Snickers Butterscotch.

It is clearly an import, although I am not entirely sure from where. The front of the packaging is in English, but there is a large sticker covering the ingredients and details, which is not especially helpful. Based on the packet, I would guess either America or Australia, but either way they seem to be fairly easy to find in the UK at the moment.

As soon as I opened the wrapper, I could smell chocolate, peanuts, and the most glorious sweet butterscotch aroma. I took a bite and it did not disappoint. The familiar chocolate and peanut combo was there, but the real star was the rich, sweet butterscotch with its deep brown sugar flavour. It honestly reminded me of peanut brittle, and I mean that in the best possible way.

I have a very sweet tooth, so the extra sweetness did not bother me at all. It might be a bit much for some people, but as a sugary treat it was absolutely right up my street.

If you spot it, I would grab one while you can. B&M is brilliant for unusual imported chocolate bars, but there is never any guarantee they will still be around in a couple of weeks.

Earl Grey Scottish Shortbread [@NLi10]

 Another present to review? And it’s biscuits again! I’d say these are very `English, but it’s Scottish shortbread so I guess it’s ’Borders’

These are part of the luxury but own brand selection of Shortbread, and when I finish these I have a 2nd to try. The theme of this one is Earl Grey - which is tea with bergamot.

Or in Sainsbury’s list - tea and flavouring, which is fine because it does taste like the tea. There is a hint of heather in here too which is odd.

It’s top quality factory shortbread though - fork holes for even cooling, and a lovely big grain size. Superb - even without the tea.

And the new flavour does add a little something. It’s quite delicate even though the smell is quite potent, and doesn’t impact on the desire to eat the package in one sitting. I managed to ration it out over the week and even let the gift giver try some. A hit - and I’m looking forwards to box two.