Product reviews Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts

Oh what a surprise I had today, as I was making my way around our local Tesco Superstore I saw a stand filled with Bassett's liquorice Allsorts at half price! Just 66p for a 215g hanging bag. Never one to turn my back on a bargain I slid a bag into my trolley to enjoy later while I watched the television. Not long ago I was reading the story that is printed on the bag, it tells you how the sweeties got their name. Way back in 1899 a Bassett's salesman called Charlie Thompson was busy on his rounds and he tripped up, his case of assorted sweets flew open and the contents went everywhere, creating the much loved name `Allsorts`. So there we have the history of the sweets in a nutshell.
The foil bag is very up to the minute and eye catching mulberry sale. Plenty of garish, striking colours that stop you in your tracks as you try hard to walk past them and Bertie Bassett is striding along the front of the bag carrying his umbrella. The contents of the bag are just as striking as the foil bag itself, open the bag and your eyes are treated to a spectacular display of wild and wacky coloured sweets. Although the bag contains 215g of Allsorts you have to take into account that each sweet is quite bulky, so there maybe aren't as many as you think in each packet.
For as long as I can ever remember the selection has been pretty much the same, plain liquorice rolls, liquorice rolls with white fondant centres, assorted square Allsorts with layers of fondant and liquorice, the coconut circles with the liquorice centre and those dreaded liquorice jelly sweets that are covered with the turquoise blue `bobbles`. Maybe the newest introduction to the bag has been Bertie Bassett himself, a miniature liquorice man.
On the bag it clearly states that the contents may vary from time to time, this explains why there were no turquoise blue bobble sweets in the packet, but I won't lodge any complaints about that Mulberry Purses Sale! The coconut Catherine wheel Allsorts have most definitely shrunk but the lack of size in no way impairs the flavour. Apart from those small observations the Allsorts remain the same.
So now I am going to take a closer look at the ingredients and see what is lurking inside of the bag ( the bag that is very nearly empty due to this in depth study) Sugar, molasses, wheat flour, dessicated coconut, bovine gelatine (I am pretty sure that rules out Allsorts for vegetarians), caramel, maize, starch, cocoa, liquorice extract, vegetable oil, vegetable extract ( including beetroot juice!), syrup, caramel, sugar, colourings and a glazing agent Mulberry Bayswater Bags. Quite a host of ingredients in this black foil bag! 100g contains 380 calories and it goes without saying the Bassett's liquorice Allsorts are high in sugar. The liquorice Allsorts are made by Cadbury's and the bag does have a yellow warning bar on the back which clearly states that the contents contain wheat, that they may contain milk too and that sulphites ( preservatives ) have been used in the manufacturing process.
My favourite Bassett's Allsort?
I would always choose the chocolate square with the liquorice layer in the centre, it gives the best of both worlds, a chocolate flavour and the chew of the liquorice. How many Allsorts can you eat in one go Emmald Mulberry alexa Bags? Pass! What attracts you to Bassett's Allsorts http://www.mulberrybaguk-shop.co.uk/? They are sweet, chewy and once you start eating themyou just can't stop.
Bassett's use no artificial colours or flavours in their Allsorts, they make a pleasant change from a bar of chocolate too. When the Other Half comes in through the front door he will be looking for his share but sadly all that remains is that well decorated foil bag!