Limited Edition KitKat

[Akiko]

Has anyone tried these things? I just came across a box of them at my local DuaneReade... there was also a sign saying that they are also selling dark chocolate ones but there weren't any left.

I have eight bars now chilling in my refrigerator (was a little melty due to the 98 degree weather here in manhattan!)... has anyone tried them?

I'm very excited... I love new versions of candy

[Stephanie]

Did they really say "limited edition"? And are they the "American" KitKats, but with white chocolate? The chunky Brit ones are available in white chocolate in England, and have made their way to the States in dribs and drabs.

I don't know how they taste, not being a white chocolate fan.

[nightscotsman]

Oh. My. God.

Yes, please! Are they real white chocolate with cocoa butter or "white coating"? I hope they show up here on the west coast.

[jhlurie]

Haven't seen 'em in Northern NJ yet. Don't tell me I have to shop around in Manhattan!

[Akiko]

I have to admit, we've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to taste one yet!

But no, I don't think they are the British version... they really do say "limited edition".

When I go home today, I'll take a look at the ingredients and post back.

[mamster]

I don't like white chocolate, but I had a dark chocolate Kit Kat and liked it; it was as much better than the regular Kit Kat as the Milky Way Midnight is than the regular Milky Way.

[jhlurie]

Duane Reade extends (slightly) into New Jersey. I found the dark and white chocolate Kit Kats in the Edgewatwer, NJ Duane Reade. In the fridge now, and a few in the freezer. Hopefully they don't suck.

Okay, I pulled a dark chocolate one from the freezer early. It is a noticeable improvement over the normal ones.

[Rachel Perlow]

We sampled the white and the dark. I felt the white was very similar in taste to the regular milk chocolate Kit Kat, which doesn't say much for the milk chocolate. The dark chocolate version was pretty good and I hope it stays around for a while.

[ilfaith]

I don't like white chocolate and American Kit Kats aren't as good as those I've had in the UK or Canada. But I'll be on the look out for the dark chocolate ones (Love Milky Way Midnight...didn't they originally call it Milky Way Dark?). Hopefully they'll find thier way down to Jacksonville, Florida. If not, I hope they'll still be available when I get up to NYC in November.

[torakris]

Do they have the orange and pinapple flavored kit kats too, or it is just a Japanese thing? The pineapple are quite nasty, but i rather enjoy the orange ones.

[snowangel]

I am truely living in a cultural wasteland. I didn't have a clue that there was anything other than the milk chocolate kit kats; I even looked for in an ultimate Super America after reading initial post. We may have tuna in the vaccuum packed foil packages, and Old Golds, but we are seriously lacking in diversity in Kit Kats (the only candy bar I will eat). Yikes. Should I sue for discrimination?

[Eric_Malson]

I'm reading this thread with a touch of mystification, since it's been at least 25 years since I bought a "candy bar" (at least an American one), but it got me thinking (a bit off topic)......

.....does anyone remember a candy bar (Nestle, maybe?) made about 30 years ago called a "Triple-Decker Bar"? It was 3 layers, one each of dark, white, and milk chocolate (respectively, from the bottom up). As I recall they weren't around all that long, but I sure loved 'em as an 11-year-old!

[heyjude]

Actually, ilfaith, they used to be called Forever Yours long, long ago and they were the best candy bar out there. I finally had to swear off because there was no such thing as too many. For years, they were off the market. I was actually sad when they reappeared, knowing the challenge I faced. I think I'll get a big bag for Halloween candy this year. We never get more than a few trick or treaters.

[nightscotsman]

According to M&M/Mars the "Forever Yours" was renamed the "Milky Way Midnight". Are you sure this is the same as the "Triple Decker"? From the corp. web site:

"The MILKY WAY® Dark Bar used to be called FOREVER YOURS® Bar back in 1936 and was discontinued in 1979. However, due to popular demand the FOREVER YOURS® Bar was reintroduced in 1989 and was named MILKY WAY® Dark Bar. Based on consumer studies we found out that the chocolate in MILKY WAY® Dark was not what people would think of as dark chocolate and we wanted to reposition the bar to appeal to a broader audience so it was renamed MILKY WAY® Midnight in 2000 and is what you see on the shelves today. The bar still retains its bold, rich chocolate, fluffy nougat and the best caramel ever, the change was only in the name."

I only ask because the candy that Eric_Malson mentioned sounds good, but I couldn't find any mention of a "Triple Decker Bar" using Google, even on the discontinued candy lists.

[heyjude]

Nightscot, my answer was to ilfaith about the dark Milky Way. Thanks for finding the real poop. 1979 sounds just right. Mamster was born in 1975 and I had a lot of these on our "fresh air for baby, candy for Mom" walks.

[Kim WB]

I don't like white chocolate, but I had a dark chocolate Kit Kat and liked it;  it was as much better than the regular Kit Kat as the Milky Way Midnight is than the regular Milky Way.

that is so wrong. It's just so....wrong. milk choc is way better, and it goes across the quality board...cheap milk choc is better than cheap dark choc, and premium milk choc is better than premium dark. IMHO, of course!

[tsquare]

Oh no, that is so wrong.

Dark chocolate is so much better. Unfortunately, marketeers think Americans like milk chocolate better because it outsells dark. If you look at the cheap candy bars out there, there are so few that even pretend to be dark - Junior Mints, Milky Way Midnight, Special Dark, Mounds, Dove Dark, any I've missed (basides Bounty Dark - really a UK bar version of Mounds sometimes seen on the West Coast)? If the choices were similar, I think the market for dark would go way up. But then, so would my weight. So eat your bad milk chocolate and I'll stay with splurges at the finer confectioners.

[Eric_Malson]

Nightscotsman, the "Triple-decker Bar" had nothing to do with any of the other bars discussed--I just happened to remember it while reading this thread.

It was a darn good bar--just the three layers of different-colored chocolate (sort of like a pousse-cafe!), no filling. I somehow never thought to Google it....I can't be the only one that remembers these, and I'm sure of the name. But I do remember they weren't around long--a year or two at the most sometime around 1970.

[nightscotsman]

Nightscot, my answer was to ilfaith about the dark Milky Way. Thanks for finding the real poop. 1979 sounds just right. Mamster was born in 1975 and I had a lot of these on our "fresh air for baby, candy for Mom" walks.

Oops - sorry! I should have gone back farther in the thread and got my story straight. Just so we're clear:

Dark Milky Way - a good thing.

Triple Decker Bar - sounds good, I want to learn more.

Dark or white Kit Kat - I'm dying to try these, wish I could find them in a local store.

By the way (to recomplicate things), my favorite discontinued candy was the seven-up bar: seven different sections, each with it's own different filling, all covered in chocolate. Like a whole box of chocolates in a handy bar form!

[heyjude]

Boy, did that jerk the memory string. I never had a Seven Up, but one of my favorites was the similar Necco Sky Bar which had 4 sections filled with caramel, vanilla, peanut and fudge. According to The Great American Candy Bar Book by Ray Broekel, this candy was introduced to the public in 1937 with a skywriting campaign. The Seven up bar had different fillings over its lifespan. Be sure you ask to see this book when you come to the PNW potluck. Your life will pass before your eyes. There used to be a caramel bar called Snirkles and coconut used to be spelled cocoanut. Does any one else remember extinct treats?

[nightscotsman]

They still make the Sky Bar. I've never had one myself, but I remember seeing how they're made on FoodTV. Ancient, massive, complex machines with all these little molds moving along a conveyor belt. You can get them here:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/skybar.htm

Lot's of other old, hard to find stuff at the same site.

And I definitely want to take a look at that book - thanks

[heyjude]

Oy vey. This website I needed like a hole in the head. Want to chip in on a bag?

[foodie52]

Here's a treat that's extinct: those wax bottles of syrupy colored liquid that came in teeny tiny exquisite 6-packs for a dime! You 'd bite the little "bottle cap" off, swig the syrup, then chew on the bottle til it became disgusting...then you took it out of your mouth and molded it into something cool, like a dog or rabbit or something. The you stuck it to the curb and forgot about it!

Remember?

[snowangel]

Here's a treat that's extinct: those wax bottles of syrupy colored liquid that came in teeny tiny exquisite 6-packs for a dime! You 'd bite the little "bottle cap" off, swig the syrup, then chew on the bottle til it became disgusting...then you took it out of your mouth and molded it into something cool, like a dog or rabbit or something. The you stuck it to the curb and forgot about it!

Remember?

You can still get them at the Candyland's on 8th and 7th Streets in minneapolis. As well as the freshest gummie bears around. I won't even mention the hand-made to-die-for cashew "turtles." They are the size of a saucer. They make a mighty fine lunch.

[nightscotsman]

Here's a treat that's extinct: those wax bottles of syrupy colored liquid that came in teeny tiny exquisite 6-packs for a dime! You 'd bite the little "bottle cap" off, swig the syrup, then chew on the bottle til it became disgusting...then you took it out of your mouth and molded it into something cool, like a dog or rabbit or something. The you stuck it to the curb and forgot about it!

Remember?

You can still get them at the Candyland's on 8th and 7th Streets in minneapolis. As well as the freshest gummie bears around. I won't even mention the hand-made to-die-for cashew "turtles." They are the size of a saucer. They make a mighty fine lunch.

These are also available from the oldtimecandy.com link above. Along with wax lips and other weird old stuff.