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One of these doesnt belong. Its the brown one. And it happens to reinforce one of my candy theories which I'll devote an entire post to at a later date. Today I had the pleasure of snacking on four different kinds of Skittles and the displeasure of eating another kind. The red bag was my favorite, probably since I grew up on them; they have that classic flavor. The crazy cores were pretty good, they were essentially two Skittles in one. Based off my Jelly Belly post, you already know that I'm a fan of candy synergism (although the skittles don't have as much potential as the Jelly Bellies). The Wild Berry is a good variation but I feel like the Tropical Skittles don't have a distinct enough flavor to be a stand alone Skittle treat. The worst was by far the Chocolate Mix. Having flavors such as "brownie batter" and "smores" in a skittle was a little alarming and a bit offensive to my palate.

The only ones I wasn't able to review were the Sour Skittles but I have had them before. I love sour candy and Sour Skittles are no exception. They can be dangerous though, like a bag of Sour Patch Kids, if you eat too many your tongue will be in pain.

Once in a lifetime flavors

Alone, Jelly Belly's offer a wide array of luscious flavors. However, my favorite thing about Jelly Bellys is eating at least three (sometimes a small handfull) at one time to experience flavor combinations that you will never again experience in your life (unless you decide to document it, which I fully intend on doing someday). Im pretty sure Ive seen two bean combo suggestions on the packaging at one point, but those suggestions were to give you a flavor you are familiar with that isnt currently the Jelly arsenal (like a 'lemon-lime'). The point of taking several at a time is getting a truly unique flavor that you just cant define or explian. It can be a risky operation because you can easily get a bad combo. To combat this, ill buy Jelly Belly packs with analagus flavors such as the Tropical Mix or the Smoothie Blend . Either way, the beauty with these little bean treats lies within them working together to form a single taste explosion in your mouth.

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