After Eights

[Aworldofmyown]

Is it just me or do they taste like crap this year?
My favourite thing at Christmas and I'm likely to throw the box away 😔

Have you tried freezing them? They go amazingly chewy.

Palm oil.

Yes, they were shit. They were so shit we opened a packet of mint matchmakers, which made the after eights taste even more fake minty. And it's not as if matchmakers have actually seen a real mint leaf.

I had the orange ones this year and they were amazing!

Asda’s own version of them (and their Turkish Delight thins) are far nicer.

Chocolate Oranges are now vile - I used to love them but they’ve got that waxy feel in your mouth now

@ktld sorry but I thought the orange ones were vile!

We bought some. Thry were vile.

OP, we have thought the same about this years After Eights!

Will stick with Bendicts next year!

Never been a huge fan, always found them sickly

I agree, I bought a box and didn’t finish them as I didn’t enjoy them.

Palm oil! Another lovely confection ruined by cheapening of chocolate

Yeah I said the exact same thing to my husband. Got a pack for a present, they tasted extremely weird and almost 'stale' as if they were out of date by a few years! but the date was fine. Wonder if its been a bad batch or something?
The texture was all wrong, no 'snap' to the chocolate, and just tasted off somehow.

Stopped eating them a couple of years ago...it’s all about the Bendicks now

Interesting, because they've been selling them for £1 at Sainsbury's since before Christmas. I bought some for my neighbours. Shame. Waxy and ruined as per Cadbury's. There's not much reason to buy chocolate anymore.

I haven't opened ours yet, but I agree that Bendicks are much better. I love it when I get the mint collection

Not what they used to be!

I didn't get any this year. I always get given a packet. I'll just have to go and buy my own to see...

I’d forgotten I’d bought after eights for Christmas until I saw this thread, so thank you!

I’ve gone off a lot of chocolate in recent years, Cadburys used to be my favourite but literally makes me feel sick now, we had a box of Heroes and I couldn’t taste anything but a greasy flavour. I tend to eat Hotel Chocolat stuff and Green and Blacks. I think it must be the palm oil that ruins the taste, will try the After Eights later and hope for the best.

I love after eights, didn't notice anything different about them, I stick them in the fridge so they are always quite chewy.

Can't say I've noticed a difference in the ones we've just eaten well mainly me .

I love after eights, didn't notice anything different about them, I stick them in the fridge so they are always quite chewy.

Now that's a very good idea!

Bendick's Bittermints are the most delicious of all mint chocolates. You will never need to hurl insults at them or shame them.

@lalaroo

I didnt buy them this year, went with matchmakers mint instead. They're equally as nice and about £1

Urgh no. They've ruined matchmakers too. They are sticky now fgs, sticky