I Do It All For You

A while ago, Mondo emailed me and said she saw an ad for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups with carmel, and she would defer to my opinion on whether or not these were worth trying. I hadn't even heard of such a thing (if NPR hasn't reported it, it's not on my radar). However, in the interest of good journalism and loyal devotion to my reader, I mean, readers, I decided I would give the new PB Cup a try and report back.

Unfortunately, I haven't found one of the Carmel cups at the store, but I did recently pick up a Reese's Double Chocolate PB Cup an the Kit Kat Milkshake edition and I completed taste trials today. How can I say this? Neither of these two things taste like what they are advertised as. The PB Cups don't taste like fudge and the Kit Kat doesn't taste like Milkshake. There is a noticeable difference between these variations and the classic candy. I would say that both taste good in that fake chemical way that mass market American chocolate tastes good. Of note: the PB Cup is still a peanut butter cup, it's just a chocolate flavored peanut butter cup, if that makes any sense. I think perhaps Kit Kat was trying to achieve a malted flavor? The whole thing was very strange. I wouldn't go out of my way to try these two, but my search for the Carmel PB Cup will continue.