Twix Coconut

Ever since reading about the coming of a limited edition Twix Coconut on candyblog I had been searching the aisles for it’s release. As weeks passed my excitement began to dwindle. I nearly forgot about them entirely until receiving an E-mail from a representative asking if I would like to review a free sample. Does a bear shit in the woods? Coconut has become a favorite flavor of mine, and I’ve loved candy from strangers ever since I was a kid. The situation could have only been made better if we made arrangements to look for a lost dog.

Well no puppies, or even a van ride (miss those) but I did get some nifty Twix schwag. When you find these in stores you won’t be receiving the quality plastic coconut cup/container or the ultra-sleek and ultra-professional Twix thumb-drive that I did. No need to worry, those and the re-usable grocery bag that I failed to photograph will not influence grading in any way.

Now I mentioned that coconut is a favorite and I’ve always enjoyed Twix, but  I’ve made the mistake of over expectation before. This time, I did my best to withhold any preconceived notion that the sum of these two independently awesome things would automatically result in some other-worldly confection.

When I opened the package there was no immediate coconut smell. It wasn’t until I broke the pieces apart that I picked up a mild and artificial coconut scent. As you can see from the picture above, there is no difference in the actual structure of the coconut edition than that of a traditional Twix.

It’s the same cookie, caramel, chocolate confection, the only difference being the artificial coconut flavor that I believe has been added to the caramel. The coconut flavor itself was just like the scent – mild and artificial. That’s not to say it was bad, I’d put it in the same category coconut M&Ms which I like. I’m not so sure that coconut and caramel are the most complimentary of flavors, but they aren’t offensive.

As for ingredients and nutrition, it’s a candy bar. I like that Mars has made it a point to use real chocolate as opposed to the mockalate found with many mass produced candies. I just wish that they would apply that same attention to quality to their oil choice (hydrogenated in this case).

I certainly wasn’t wowed. It just wasn’t different enough than the standard to really get excited about. Maybe if it had coconut shreds, or a coconut cookie base – just something more than a bit of artificial flavor. If you’re a fan of coconut M&Ms and Twix, you’ll know what to expect and likely enjoy it. I just doubt that it will be a frequent purchase.

Grade: B-