Turns Out There's A New Sour Patch Kid Flavor And It's All Because Of This Week's Snake Draft
No surprise here but we got into fruits this week with VinDog and it was nothing short of spectacular. I've said that a couple times this week so no need to hammer home the obvious. Go listen/watch if you're still out on the Snake Drafts. Easily the best thing we do out of Barstool Chicago.
But more important to this blog is the dialogue around the 5th overall pick, Peaches.
VinDog made the selection and told us emphatically about how much he loves the flavor. The texture. The first bite. The way it fits in his hand. All that good shit and nobody was going to question him because he's a bonafide expert on life much less a piece of fruit. Clearly a first rounder. But it's not really a Snake Draft if we don't go after some weaknesses, which is when I said that there's not a lot of peach candy out there.
Or maybe Eddie said it.
I can't remember. Just that we started talking about Peach Rings are the only peach candy and we all kind of found that strange. Somehow, someway, peach is frequently left on the sidelines when talking artificially flavored fruit candies and snacks. I'll wait to be corrected but Scout's Honor nothing really comes to mind.
Then I woke up today and saw this:
Not even 48 hours after we go public with our criticisms and Sour Patch comes right back and punches us in the face with these delicacies. Grape, woof. But Peach? Let's fucking dance ladies. If you can dedicate an entire assembly line to singularly manufacturing the watermelon gummies, I see no reason to skimp on expansion with other exotic flavors. Did somebody say Guava?
No. I said Peach
That's right, and it's fucking delicious. Peach fuzz. Princess peach. Peaches and cream. This one guy I played travel ball with age 16 that went to Oak Park River Forest and hit bombs named Peaches. There's really not a bad iteration of this fruit which only adds to my excitement that Sour Patch Kids threw their hat in the ring.
I'll tell you guys. It takes courage to follow the suggestion of Barstool Chicago but I think SPK got this one right. I really do. If I'm wrong then I'll help move the extra inventory with a couple promo codes. If we're going to get into business, let's just go full blown and partner up on this venture. What say you Sour Patch Kids? Let's make some fucking money.
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We're here. Midas whale do it.
Sour Candies Ranked:
7. Apple Rings
6. Trolli worms
5. Peach Rings
4. Watermelon Sour Patch
3. Sour Punch Straws
2. Traditional Sour Patch
1. Haribo Fizzy Cola