Licorice in Bag - Pingvin Tom Heksehyl Zout (Zoute Salmiak Staafjes/Salty Sticks Filled with Salmiak),10.6 oz

Where do I even begin? I've been missing these all my life and never knew it. Wow! My first salty licorice salmiakki and I'm just blown away. Always loved licorice so when I heard of these I had to try. I saw someone in the reivews here on amazon had a tattoo of this brand and figured, that's as good an endorsement as I'm likely to find. I already know I need the big bag. First, they smell amazing. The smell reminds me of something but I can't place it. Very familiar though. Maybe like maple syrup candy? The taste is beautiful. Strong licorice flavor and complex notes from the other ingredients that just blend so perfectly together. It's so complex and interesting with a touch of sourness then a bitter note in the middle. They finish with a hint of something caramel-like then end on a beautiful smoothness. The texture is really very nice too. I enjoy the texture a lot as well. Then your head is filled with licorice and little teases of ammonia while it fades. *Chef's kiss* I had other people in the house try these and they couldn't even finish one. I can't imagine not loving these. I don't think I have any nordic blood but these seem to be made for my palette. I don't know how someone could not like this stuff but these wil be a staple around my house now. Huge fan, wow!!!

OMG! These are PERFECTION! Slightly sweet outside, classic salty liquorice outside, creamy salty center. So addicting!! I wish they were cheaper and gluten free so I could get more.

Too salty for me so I rinse the salt coating off but really not to my taste.

Heksehyl (literally "witches screams") has been one of my favourite salted liquorice sweets since I was a kid, and this has rekindled my addiction (I've just placed my 4th or 5th order in the course of a few weeks). For someone used to sweet liquorice, this is one of the gentler introductions you can get to salted liquorice. It consists of a thin tube of very mild liquorice dusted with sugar, filled with a firm brown filling that is a mix of very soft liquorice and ammonium chloride - like salt, but with more of a kick (and the perceptive may recognise it as an industrial cleaning agent - it's true, but it's also an essential ingredient in a lot of Nordic and Dutch liquorice sweets) Heksehyl is very distinct and if you enjoy it, chances are you'll go through the whole bag way too fast. As a bonus, if you have weak teeth, these are soft enough for just about anyone.

Excellent Tasty as it should be