Nothing reminds me more of summer than soda pop. It speaks to me more than pools or sunburns or even picnics. Why? Because I was always drinking cola while I was swimming, burning, or eating at a picnic. Cola is the common unifier during the summer months that was the one thing always present during my childhood summers. I don’t drink soda any more. Maybe three, sometimes four times a year, but only a can even then. Too much sugar, sodium and caffeine in the colas have driven a wedge between us. Ironically, I still really like cola flavored candy. Picking up this candy in the dead of winter really brightened my day.
I couldn’t find jack on Lion, the company that makes this candy. The only Japanese company of the same name is a chemical company that makes household detergents and the like. I also found that Lion makes a ramune version of the bubble ball candy. Worth looking into.
Nothing really shouts at me from the packaging. It’s well done and in a handy, snack size resealable pouch, but nothing grabs me, smacks me around and demands my attention. It’s not always necessary to do that but good packaging will get you far in a saturated market. IMO, the Japanese candy market is very saturated.
These candies aren’t individually wrapped, which is surprising. Not being individually wrapped, they come out in one sticky clump. Prying them apart, I can see that they’re dime sized cola colored balls. Well, that solves one mystery in the name.
Mmm, very cola tasting! A hard candy to start out with but crunching down on it reveals that the center is explosive and bubbly (mystery two solved in the name). Just like real cola, the center fizzes and bubbles in the mouth (just like Pop Rocks). Unlike real cola, the after taste is light and refreshing. I actually feel like I’ve been sucking on a breath freshener instead of a cola candy, my mouth is that tingly.
A very pleasant candy overall. I would wish that the candy came individually wrapped but at 79 cents, I can’t complain too much. Cola Bubble Ball Candy has a strong, refreshing cola flavor with no syrupy aftertaste. I highly recommend this to cola lovers.
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