{"id":29144,"date":"2018-06-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=29144"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:18:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:18:40","slug":"quick-review-the-simpsons-donut-bubble-gum-and-blueberry-tic-tacs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/04\/quick-review-the-simpsons-donut-bubble-gum-and-blueberry-tic-tacs\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK REVIEW: The Simpsons Donut, Bubble Gum, and Blueberry Tic Tacs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/p>\n

What are they?<\/h3>\n

The Simpsons and Tic Tac have partnered on three new flavors \u2013 Donut (Homer), Blueberry (Marge), and Bubble Gum (Bart). Each package contains yellow mints with various expressions of each character. In the spirit of the show, we\u2019ll call them \u201cmeh-mojis.\u201d Or \u201ce-DOH-jis!\u201d Or, \u201cshut up and get on with the review, Vin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

How are they?<\/h3>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Donut is probably the flavor you\u2019re wondering about most, so I\u2019ll go more in depth on it. It smells like maple and is the least \u201cminty\u201d of the three. My flavor parallel might sound weird, but it reminds me of Toasted Marshmallow Jelly Belly with a touch of chocolatey leaning sweetness. Don\u2019t expect the flavor of Homer\u2019s favorite pink (Strawberry?) glazed donut. Once you chew ’em, a little menthol mint kicks in.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Blueberry is along the lines of Tic Tac\u2019s normal fruit efforts, starting out authentic and sweet but then getting bitter. There is more of a lingering minty-ness to these that I could’ve lived without.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Bubble Gum is the best of the three by a decent margin. It tastes exactly like the Orbit Bubblemint chiclet style bubble gum if you\u2019ve ever had those. There is a big menthol finish that cools the mouth and is the most successful mint integration of the bunch.<\/p>\n

Is there anything else I need to know?<\/h3>\n

A donut-flavored Tic Tac is a cute little gimmick, it serves as much purpose to me as that \u201csingle serve\u201d indentation on the Tic Tac lid. Blueberry is decent, but it falls near the bottom of Tic Tac\u2019s fruit efforts.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/h3>\n

For a show that has been on for approximately 63 years, the only food brands I can even remember The Simpsons pairing with without looking are Butterfinger and 7-Eleven, so I\u2019m glad I bought these. I\u2019m enough of a Simpsons nerd that I\u2019m keeping the boxes as \u201ccollector\u2019s items,\u201d because why not? Grab the Bart Bubble Gum pack.<\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $1.19 each
\nSize:<\/b> 1 oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Harmon Drug
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10 (Donut)
\nRating:<\/b> 6 ouf ot 10 (Blueberry)
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10 (Bubble Gum)
\nNutrition Facts:<\/b> (1 mint) They are usually 2 calories per mint without much else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What are they? The Simpsons and Tic Tac have partnered on three new flavors \u2013 Donut (Homer), Blueberry (Marge), and Bubble Gum (Bart). Each package contains yellow mints with various expressions of each character. In the spirit of the show, we\u2019ll call them \u201cmeh-mojis.\u201d Or \u201ce-DOH-jis!\u201d Or, \u201cshut up and get on with the review, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1471,1680],"class_list":["post-29144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-candy","tag-tic-tac"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28610,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/05\/07\/spotted-on-shelves-the-simpsons-donut-bubble-gum-and-blueberry-tic-tacs\/","url_meta":{"origin":29144,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED ON SHELVES: The Simpsons Donut, Bubble Gum, and Blueberry Tic Tacs","author":"Marvo","date":"May 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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