Christmas Forum's Favourite Christmas Sweet - THE FINAL

Loughc · 10-01-2022 10:21am #1

It's time for our first tournament of the year and while we've done the best tub of sweets, we are now voting for our favourite individual sweet at Christmas.

Are you a Malteaser Teaster fan from celebrations? Do you go bananas for Bounty? Are you stuck on Toffee Pennies from Quality Street, craving some country fudge from Roses?

The Rules

Maximum of 5 nominations allowed.
If you don't know the official name of a sweet a description is allowed and we will figure out a name for it so others can nominate it too.
Nominations of 3 plus will be giving priority for the knockouts.
Sweets outside of the usual big 4 tubs will also be considered but must be known for their popularity at Christmas time.

So there you have it, go forth and nominate!! Nominations will continue for a week or whenever they dry up, whatever comes first haha.

DvB · 10-01-2022 11:28am

Toffee finger - QS
Fudge (the purple/pink one) - QS
Malteaser - Celebrations
Coconut - QS
Galxy Choc - Celebrations

Loughc · 10-01-2022 11:36am

A quick guide for Noms, here's what's currently in the tins.

Quality Street

"The Purple One" (previously known as Hazel in Caramel) – Milk Chocolate filled with hazelnut and caramel (purple wrapper)
"The Green Triangle" (previously known as Noisette Triangle) – milk chocolate filled with hazelnut praline (green wrapper, foil)
Toffee Finger (gold wrapper, stick)
Strawberry Delight (red wrapper, circular)
Caramel Swirl (yellow wrapper, circular, foil)
Milk Choc Block (green wrapper)
Orange Chocolate Crunch (orange wrapper, octagonal, foil)
Orange Creme (orange wrapper)
Fudge (pink wrapper)
Coconut Eclair (blue wrapper)
Toffee Penny (gold wrapper, circular)

Heroes

Fudge
Dairy Milk Caramel
Dairy Milk
Wispa (Added in 2015)
Twirl
Creme Egg Twisted (Added in 2009)
Eclair (Added in 2008)
Double Decker (Known as "Dinky Decker", added in 2019)
Crunchie (Originally as Crunchie Bite. Removed in 2008 but re-added in 2019 as Crunchie Bits)

Roses

Golden Barrel - Milk chocolate in the shape of half a barrel, filled with caramel (gold wrapper). Previously named Caramel Keg.
Caramel - Cadbury Caramel Toffee piece. Soft toffee encased in Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate (blue wrapper).
Country Fudge - Rectangular fudge piece, coated in milk chocolate (light brown wrapper).
Hazel in Caramel - Crescent-shaped milk chocolate with hazelnut plant engraving on top, filled with caramel and a hazelnut (purple wrapper). A recent market poll showed that this was the most popular variety in Ireland, by a margin of two-to-one over the next, the Golden Barrel (Caramel Keg).
Hazel Whirl - Dome-shaped milk chocolate, patterned with spiral twirl, with hazelnut in centre (purple wrapper with orange edges).
Strawberry Dream - Square-shaped milk chocolate with strawberry seed engravings on top, filled with strawberry-flavoured cream fondant (pink wrapper). The same poll which determined that the 'Hazel in Caramel' variety was most popular in Ireland also showed this as being rated the 'worst' variety.
Tangy Orange Creme - Square-shaped milk chocolate with orange moulded on top, filled with orange-flavoured creme fondant (orange wrapper).
Signature Truffle - New for Christmas 2013, this is a truffle encased in milk chocolate (red wrapper with blue edges).

Celebrations

Maltesers Teaser
Mars
Bounty
Milky Way
Snickers
Galaxy/Dove
Galaxy Caramel
Twix (1997–2006, 2011–)

jellybear · 10-01-2022 11:43am

My votes, in order of preference, are....

Snickers- Celebrations

Eclair- Celebrations

Strawberry Delight- QS

Orange Creme- QS

Orange Chocolate Crunch- QS

TRS30 · 10-01-2022 11:56am

Bounty- Celebrations

Fudge- Heroes

Caramel- Roses

Orange Choc crunch- QS

As you can see I have no brand loyalty 😂

CheerLouth · 10-01-2022 12:10pm

Mine:

Bounty - Celebrations

Toffee Finger - QS

Eclair - Heroes

Fudge (Pink Wrapper) - QS

The Purple One - QS

Caranica · 10-01-2022 12:14pm

Toffee Finger - QS

Malteasers - Celebrations

Crunchie - Heroes

Galaxy - Celebrations

Toffee Penny - QS

I'm still annoyed that they got rid of the second chocolate toffee (in the brown wrapper) in QS last year!

Cork Lass · 10-01-2022 7:55pm

My top five are:

Toffee finger - Quality Street
Galaxy - Celebrations
Malteasers - Celebrations
The Purple One - Quality Street
Toffee Penny - Quality Street

Jude13 · 11-01-2022 7:44am

Toffee Finger (gold wrapper, stick)
The Purple One
Hazel Whirl
Éclair
Toffee Penny

Caranica · 11-01-2022 11:01am

Looks like a lot of us like our toffees!

Loughc · 11-01-2022 11:09am

Better get my own in;

Strawberry Delight - QS
Caramel Swirl -QS
Strawberry Dream - Roses
country fudge - Roses
Bounty - Celebrations

CheerLouth · 11-01-2022 11:59am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118454162#Comment_118454162

Strawberry Delight 🤢 You've gone down in my estimation, @Loughc 😜

TRS30 · 11-01-2022 12:56pm

Looks like CL and I will be sharing the Bounties on a forum get together!!

Caranica · 11-01-2022 1:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118454162#Comment_118454162

Strawberry delight and caramel swirl sitting in my rejects tub!

DvB · 11-01-2022 1:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118454711#Comment_118454711

I actually prefer the QS coconut to the bounty in celebrations, there's more coconut in the QS one... nom nom!!

Loughc · 13-01-2022 10:19am

20 Unique sweet nominations in.... any more takers?

Mutleyboo · 13-01-2022 9:02pm

Oh forgot this!

1. Toffee finger

2. Toffee penny

3. Scots clan (if allowed)

4. Emmerald toffees ( if allowed)

5 Raffaello

Possibly need a trip to the dentist soon!

Loughc · 13-01-2022 9:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118469927#Comment_118469927

All are allowed. Scot’s clan. Great choice

DvB · 13-01-2022 9:21pm

Oh, thought we were limited to the tubs, Scots clan would be up there for me big time.

Loughc · 13-01-2022 9:54pm

Rule 4. Sweets outside of the usual big 4 tubs will also be considered but must be known for their popularity at Christmas time.

😉

i’ll allow more noms even if you voted if you want to vote for outside the big 4.

DvB · 13-01-2022 10:01pm

Scots clan for me for sure!

Caranica · 14-01-2022 12:50am

Scots Clan here too

Do Ferrero Rocher count?

Loughc · 14-01-2022 1:04am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118471535#Comment_118471535

They would count.

Caranica · 14-01-2022 1:05am

A vote for Ferrero Rocher too so. Even though I'm not an ambassador 😉

Loughc · 14-01-2022 1:12am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118471601#Comment_118471601

You’re really spoiling us with this nomination ambassador 😉

DvB · 14-01-2022 9:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118471601#Comment_118471601

Which one? Theres the dark ones, white ones & normal ones in the variety boxes 😉

messrs · 14-01-2022 9:46am

Strawberry Dream ( Roses)
Tangy Orange Creme (Roses)
Galaxy Caramel ( Celebrations)
Maltesers Teaser ( Celebrations)
Golden Barrel ( Roses)

Caranica · 14-01-2022 10:20am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118472144#Comment_118472144

Only the original ones, the rest are manky 😂 White "chocolate" is a crime against humanity!

DvB · 14-01-2022 11:21am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118472337#Comment_118472337

Agree on the white chocolate... its positively offensive to my taste buds, but I disagree on the dark ones, I love Dark chocolate, easily my favourite chocolate type.

TRS30 · 14-01-2022 11:48am

Same, dark choc all the way.

Is good for you :)

DvB · 14-01-2022 12:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118472833#Comment_118472833

Guinness & Dark choc, the only 2 treats that are actually good for you... or so I keep telling myself anyway 😂

Caranica · 14-01-2022 12:23pm

Oh I do like dark chocolate but not with nuts. Interesting that nobody has mentioned those vile Lindor that are inexplicably loved by many. Yes I've very stong opinions about confectionery 😂

DvB · 14-01-2022 12:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118473121#Comment_118473121

Love the lindor dark balls.... with tea or coffee... heavenly.

Posy · 14-01-2022 1:55pm

Ferrero Rocher

Lindor 😂

Caramel barrel (Roses)

The purple one (QS)

The green triangle (QS)

Loughc · 14-01-2022 2:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118473121#Comment_118473121

Get out.....

Lindor is gods gift to us humans!!!

sporina · 14-01-2022 2:32pm

Dairymilk (Hereos/Roses)
Wispa (Heroes)
Twix (Celebrations)
Snickers (Celebrations)
Galaxy Caramel (Celebrations)

CheerLouth · 14-01-2022 2:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118474055#Comment_118474055

Those Lindt balls....literally Manna from heaven 🤤

TRS30 · 14-01-2022 3:19pm

Right the healthy eating might have to take a hit tonight, all this talk to choc is giving me a graving for a few choccy biscuits!

Caranica · 14-01-2022 4:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118474336#Comment_118474336

🤮🤮🤮

DvB · 14-01-2022 6:39pm

Went out to the shed to grab a couple of cans of guinness and found an aero peppermint bar and a large bar of Cadbury s dairymilk in.the fridge...

sporina · 14-01-2022 7:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118473121#Comment_118473121

oh I love Lindt Lindor.. wow - never met anyone who didn't like em.. wow..

but hey, each to their own..

I lovvvve the hazelnut variant hmmm

Posy · 14-01-2022 9:38pm

Omg the hazelnut ones, mmmmm. 😋

snowgal · 15-01-2022 2:36pm

1 orange creams Roses

2 wispa heroes

3 Devon toffee seasons greeetings

4 crème egg Heroes

5 WHITE ferraros yum!

Littlehorny · 15-01-2022 2:48pm

Do After Eights count? Are they a chocolate/sweet or a biscuit? Love them anyway.

My favs - Strawberry Delight, Orange Creme (QS) and Wispa, Twirl and Dairymilk (Heroes) Snickers from Celebrations.

Loughc · 15-01-2022 5:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118479652#Comment_118479652

Yes I would say after eights count.

Smell the glove · 16-01-2022 9:54pm

The purple one

Malteser

Tunnocks Tea Cake

Hazel Whirl

Ferrero Rochet original one

DvB · 17-01-2022 9:13am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118486474#Comment_118486474

Think classifying a tunnock tea cake as a sweet might be a stretch (we'll leave that to the mods, thats why they're paid the big bucks afterall 😉)... they are so tasty though they kinda do deserve a mention.

Loughc · 17-01-2022 7:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118487793#Comment_118487793

Yea as much as I love them, they're defo more on the cakey side of things....

Loughc · 18-01-2022 10:05am

Going to close off the nom nom noms today and start with eliminators/round 1 tomorrow.

Autosport · 23-01-2022 11:35pm

Am I to late too late to vote 🧑‍🎄

I would have voted for

Toffee finger QS
Galaxy Caramel Celebrations
Scots Clan
Maltesers
Cadburys Caramel Heroes

Loughc · 24-01-2022 12:03am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118523330#Comment_118523330

Not too late. Should be able to start the knockouts tomorrow. Work pending. 😜

Christmas Forum's Favourite Christmas Sweet - THE FINAL

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"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens

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"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens