The Search Is On

We mentioned when the Fruit Basket collection launched in April that all of our flavor collections will have 4 flavors in them eventually. So far, we’ve updated the Spice Rack and Breakfast Tray to have four flavors in them, which leaves the Celebration Time and Adventurer’s Pack still looking for their new flavors.

We’re in the midst of doing experimentation and taste-testing and just wanted to share a quick update on some flavors that haven’t made the bar for Celebration Time:

photo by Kevin Keeker

Orange Creamsicle was a middle-of-the-pack contender – some of our taste testers really liked it, but many thought it was just 'so-so’. Kate and I liked it, but we agreed with our testers that we put forth a few more worthy candidates. Sorry Orange Creamsicle!

photo by Kevin Keeker

Pralines and Cream was one that we shelved before letting too many people taste-test it because it uses natural pecan flavoring. We’ve already got one flavor that has natural nut flavor in it – Hazelnut-Coffee – and while that one is quite popular, we debated between ourselves and decided we didn’t want to introduce another flavor that couldn’t be enjoyed by the nut-allergic.

As an aside, these are our new taste-tester pops. They’re a little smaller than the ones we usually sell, so we can get more out of a test batch. Our motto is: when it comes to taste testing, the more tongues the better! Using smaller pops lets us get more data points, and here at This Charming Candy, we are nothing if not data nerds!