I absolutely love Jelly Beans and cocktails, so to have a box of the 'Jelly Belly Cocktail Classics' sent to me to review is amazing so thank you very much Jelly Belly!
The box, like its Jelly Bean flavours inside are elegant, being plain black with pictures of the five cocktails on the front - Pina Colada, Strawberry Daiquiri, Mojito, Peach Bellini and Pomegranate Cosmo. These cocktails are all timeless classics, so to have them portrayed through sweets is incredible... amazing flavours with no hangover (as they are non-alcoholic)!
The Jelly Beans are separated into different compartments inside and have pictures of the cocktails underneath on the box, so that you can see which ones you are munching on.
'Pina Colada' on Wikipedia is described as "a sweet, rum-based cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice" and this is exactly what it tasted like, although I think I would have liked a little more pineapple flavour as I found the coconut quite overpowering.
'Strawberry Daiquiri' was the next flavour I tried and this a plain Daiquiri is described by Wikipedia as "a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum, citrus (usually lime juice), and sugar or any other sweetener" with of course strawberry added to it. This was my best jelly bean by far, as I could taste the strawberry and also the tang of the citrus and rum.
'Mojito' is described by Wikipedia as "a cocktail that consists of five ingredients: white rum sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, sparkling water, and mint). In my opinion this tasted exactly like a Mojito, with the zingy aromatic mint and lime and the sweetness of the sugar.
A 'Peach Bellini' is described by Wikipedia as "a mixture of Prosecco sparkling wine and peach puree or nectar" and this also tasted exactly like a real Peach Bellini, having the sweetness of the peach and then the gorgeous wine note coming in.
My favourite 'Jelly Bean Cocktail Classic' was the 'Strawberry Daiquri' followed closely by the 'Pina Colada' as I found that they tasted most like the actual cocktails and did not have a heavy alcohol bite to it, like the Pomegranate Cosmo did.
Have you tried any of the 'Jelly Bean Cocktail Classics' flavours? If so, which 'Jelly Belly' flavour is your favourite?
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| Pina Colada |
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| Strawberry Daiquiri |
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| Mojito |
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| Peach Bellini |
A 'Pomegranate Cosmo', being a Pomergrante Cosmopolitan, was described by Wikipedia as a "cocktail made with vodka, triple sec (orange), cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice" with pomegranate juice being aded to it. This bean was my least favourite as I love pomegranates but found that there was not much pomegranate flavour to it, but instead had a real vodka flavour, which was not too nice.
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| Pomegranate Raspberry |
My favourite 'Jelly Bean Cocktail Classic' was the 'Strawberry Daiquri' followed closely by the 'Pina Colada' as I found that they tasted most like the actual cocktails and did not have a heavy alcohol bite to it, like the Pomegranate Cosmo did.
I would definately purchase this box of 'Cocktail Classics' again as I think that it is a great novelty present to give to someone - my sister actually gave another box of these to me on my birthday with some other presents which was lovely :)
The 'Jelly Bean Cocktail Classics' box retails at £7.00 (for a 125g box) and can be purchased from John Lewis (link below), but I also know that you can purchase these from Very and many other shops when I looked online earlier.
Have you tried any of the 'Jelly Bean Cocktail Classics' flavours? If so, which 'Jelly Belly' flavour is your favourite?
Speak soon,
L x
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