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Blanco Niño - Creamy Jalapeño

3/6/2024

Holy Moly!

This new crisp brand came out of nowhere! Well they came out of a little know Mexican town called TIPPERARY, Ireland haha!

First up I think it's worth noting that the bag is FULLY RECYCLABLE. We absolutely need the rest of the crisp industry to follow suit.. it IS POSSIBLE TO DO THIS.

What a dream of a flavour, I bloody love a Jalapeño popper and these crisps are a vision of this. The actual corn tortillas are great. Very similar texture and crunch you'd expect from proper Mexican cantina chips - the flavour is sour cream type of creamy with a really deep hit of Jalapeño - it's got a good kick to it! SO MORISH.

LOVE LOVE LOVE.

9/10

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Walkers - Pepperoni Feast (MAX)

21/10/2023

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Next up in the Pizza Hut collab- pepperoni feast.

This is a bit more like it on the flavour intensity. A pepperoni flavour should always have a little bit of chilli for the tang of pepperoni which is quite prevalent here. It has a milky - creamy cheese base as would be expected from a pizza crisp, although the tomato base could be more to drive home the pizza flavour, in general - pretty good.
7/10

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Walkers - Texan Bbq (MAX)

21/10/2023

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Walkers team up with Pizza Hut for their max range. Max range are known for their deep ridge and extreme flavouring for maximum taste…

Which is why I’m quite shocked that these are quite underwhelming… barbecue flavouring is normally quite extreme on its own so I would’ve thought that the max range would’ve done for it. I quite like Texan bbq on a Pizza Hut pizza and I wish these would’ve done them justice.

4/10

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Walkers - Hot Sauce Blaze (MAX STRONG)

2/8/2023

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New in the MAX STRONG range from Walkers, the range that boast seriously crunchy ridges and very intense flavours.

I do love me some hot sauce so this should pack a punch.

Initial flavour is totally manageable - a tomatoey, paprika tang met with the familiar vinegary zing you expect from hot sauce. Then you swallow the crisp and start to really feel the heat.

I can see why they say it's good with beer - a nice cold drink will definitely help you finish the pack. I like my hot sauce hot, but I'm very much welcoming a pallete cleansing glug of water!

Great flavour.

8/10

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Doritos - Flame-Grilled Whopper

2/5/2023

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A new Doritos collab! This time it's with Burger Kind, and a flame-grilled whopper is the subject.

Does it taste like a Whopper? Not really.

Is it a tasty crisp? Yes!

A smoky beef flavouring with a touch of sugar to signify tomato (I guess?) and a slight tang to show the dill pickle.

For some reason, they felt the need to say "Burger not included" on the front of the pack?! haha!!!

Doritos have, for some reason opted for a thicker corn chip on this crisp - it's pretty subtle on the packaging but definitely makes for a deeper crunch than you're used to with Doritos.. I'd be interested to see if they roll that out to any other flavours and I wonder why they chose this crisp to do it with.. and not make a song and dance out of it??

Anyway, I'm not completely sure that doritos need a thicker crisp, they've already got a pretty good crunch.

8/10

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Made For Drink - Chicken Salt Fries

5/7/2021

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McCoy's - PERI PERI (FIRE PIT)

8/3/2021

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Next up in the FIRE PIT range from McCoy's and these are ones with actual heat and I just have one word for these crisps...

TANG, TANG and TANG. All of the TANG.

Yeah - these are great. A warm peri spice paired with a slight limey-tang reminiscent of the classic flavourings of Portugal's Peri-Peri.

These are a really well rounded crisp - full on flavour that's very welcome to the pallette and perfect on the classic deep crunch of a McCoy's crisp.

YES YES YES!

9.5/10

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McCoy's - Flame Grilled Chorizo (FIRE PIT)

8/3/2021

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FIRE PIT - the new ridged range from McCoys.

Fire makes me think spice instantly, but these are definitely not that. Not that it's a bad thing, Smokey Chorizo is definitely a good flavour. The paprika sings through them, giving us a sweet smokiness on top of of the Chorizo tang - which after enough mouthfuls feels like a pretty intense flavour if you get enough of them that have been heavily seasoned.

Pretty moreish!

8/10

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Walkers - KFC Zinger (MAX Double Crunch)

24/2/2021

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My good friend Harold tried these. He is a connoisseur of the Zinger burger from KFC, and he reports that the flavour is NOT that of a genuine Zinger. Personally, I partake in KFC Zingers so rarely, that this effort does seem like the right fit to me. If they are ever so slightly off on the original taste, what they’ve created is still pretty good.

I must warn you, these are HOT. So if you’re not used to your spice, keep some cool water on hand.

6/10

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Walkers - Kentucky Fried Chicken (MAX)

24/2/2021

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Walkers Max - Kentucky Fried Chicken

Well this was a collaboration I never expected. KFC prides itself on its secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices, so after trying these crisps I was desperately scrutinising the ingredients list to try and discern what’s in there.

These truly are KFC flavoured - there’s no denying it, they’ve perfected it - the Kernel definitely let them in on the secret. Spicy, salty peppery, with a great tang. I was not expecting these to be good - as usually Walkers roast chicken flavour is always the one from the multipack left sad and forlorn at the bottom of the bag - wholely unimpressive. These on the other hand have tang and pizazz - but they sure are intense and this big pack is probably a bit too much for one person...

8.9/10

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Blanco Niño - Creamy Jalapeño

Walkers - Pepperoni Feast (MAX)

Walkers - Texan Bbq (MAX)

Walkers - Hot Sauce Blaze (MAX STRONG)

Doritos - Flame-Grilled Whopper

Made For Drink - Chicken Salt Fries

McCoy's - PERI PERI (FIRE PIT)

McCoy's - Flame Grilled Chorizo (FIRE PIT)

Walkers - KFC Zinger (MAX Double Crunch)

Walkers - Kentucky Fried Chicken (MAX)

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