Fruidles Dutchies Candy - Sour Chewy Candies - Sold by the Pound (8 Oz)

Saw several reviews complaining about how these aren't gum drops, or how these are chewy, or how these don't taste strongly of licorice. All correct of course, because these are real dutchies, exactly like dutchies should be. If you don't know what a dutchie is, don't buy these - it will not be what you expect. If you know and love dutchies, these are proper dutch-produced dutchies.

So disappointed. These candies are too tough to chew, and not tough like they are stale, I don’t think they were. Just tough in their make up. Expected more jelly like consistency like an orange slice, but in black licorice flavor. No flavor. Just hard to chew sugar cubes. Didn’t return because we were so excited when they came, we ripped open the bag and we all (7 of us) had one, or well..um, attempted to eat one. Everything went into the trash. Now, maybe the flavor and softness vary batch to batch. I am only reviewing my experience with the product I bought and attempted to consume.

One of the reasons I buy from Amazon, a big one really. Is that Amazon usually deliver to my door. However about a year ago they started delivering sometimes through USPS. Unfortunately, I never know when this method applies. This was sent to our community metal mailbox in 106 degree weather. Needless to say it was melted beyond recognition. I immediately tried to separate it, no luck. So I refrigerated it, took it out the next day and tried again. Again didn't work, so I recut it the best I could, very difficult. Rerolled it in granulated sugar, like the original, and rebagged. This seemed to work and the flavor is pretty good. But, I can't help but think it would be much better (without the slightly plastic taste) if it had not been melted to smithereens in the beginning.

Love them, great taste.

Well I was disappointed in these ! They were real soft and not a strong black licorice taste. Lots of sugar on outside of gum drop. Picture of product and actual item I received was way different. I will not be buying these again.

Great tasting price for quantity is quite high but product is hard to find

I was shopping for sugar coated, licorice gum drops. These look like what I was looking for, but they are terrible! They do NOT have the consistency of a gum drop and cannot be chewed. Worst candy I've ever had in all my life. If they were made here in America I'd sue them for false advertising.

Thus candy was very fresh and a delight to eat.