Trying To Find The World’s Best Coffee Candy

[@cactus4president]

Yeah we're gonna need some James Hoffman Coffee Gummies

[@joshuasasmor6565]

I came here to say this too

[@MrCommunistGen]

YES PLEASE!

[@kurtrosenthal6313]

Is that Roach Dogg Jr.? I did not expect this crossover.

[@akareject]

Really hope they are in the shape of little espresso cups!

[@CanalTremocos]

For some reason, this comment gave me the urge to make coffee gelatin. Nice cold cubes of caffeinated goodness for the summer.

[@catmansion]

I think those Japanese ones in the beginning that you didn't like because they tasted phenolic were actually coffee *tea* candies (based on the packaging) 珈琲茶飴 - literally "coffee tea candy". Likely, coffee mixed with hōjicha. Personally, I really like the bitter leafy quality of those but I can completely understand why they wouldn't pass the test.

[@Charles0002]

I noticed the same thing. I enjoy it too, but it’s definitely a Japanese flavor. (Been in Japan a long time and learned to like it)

[@Keex11]

i had japanese green tea kitkat some time ago. it was interesting but also not quite for me 😊

[@bengagnon2894]

@@Keex11 Green tea Kit Kat, the dark chocolate version from Japan, is waaaaaay better than any Kit Kat in NA. Got to remember that in Japanese Kit Kats, they do use some genuine ingredients. There is real green tea in japanese green tea Kit Kat. There is real bits of strawberries in japanese straberry Kit Kat. There is none of that in the NA versions. I say NA, because I'm from Canada and we pretty much get the same flavours as those in the US, sadly.

[@leroythecoffeegeek4611]

No Whittaker’s from New Zealand? Disappointing. Their coffee chocolate is superb.

[@sasuxsakuxfan]

Love those Japanese coffee candies. Surprised he didn’t like them lmaoo

[@ExtremeBirdTypography]

One of the best James video genres is "James puts something in his mouth and immediately breaks out in laughter because it's so terrible."

[@eileen_a_b]

His faces when tasting bad coffee products!! 😂😂

[@jameshaulenbeek5931]

The old coffee episode, what was it, 1950's era? So great!

[@mangamaster03]

I can't wait for the Hames Joffman cut of these.

[@niceguy191]

​@@mangamaster03Is that channel back?

[@christina4941]

Idk y its so funny but i keep laughing every single time

[@bracco23]

The pocket coffee reaction was hilarious! but seriously, the biting was a mistake. I have several times did the old trick of carefully biting one side off just to drink the coffee and then eat the chocolate and doing that you realize that the coffee is way more bitter than it should be and the chocolate is extremely sweet. It is meant to be eaten as a single bite to let both complement each other. try it, even off camera, the experience is way better that way.

[@neasajordan929]

Not to mention the crunchy sugar in the base. Must be eaten in one go. Totally different experience.

[@scottishross91]

The first time I encountered these I did the exact same response as James. The second time I did it in one go and whilst still too sweet for my taste, it really tempers the bitterness of the coffee.

[@essneyallen6777]

If you believe the ads, you should shake the candy vigorously to (maybe?) melt the sugar layer into the coffee, even.

[@riukrobu]

@@essneyallen6777 I'm Italian and I've never seen that ad nor have I ever heard of shaking pocket coffe before eating it. That's interesting. It's my favourite chocolate candy. I really was hurt by James' reaction. I took it personally for a whole half a second.

[@essneyallen6777]

@@riukrobu eh it might have been like 10+ years ago, I was still watching actual television.

[@MrJimmyjammmy]

Looking forward to the release of Hoffee Bears.

[@jpkatz1435]

Hoffee Bears .... YES.... I sent Amazon my order, coming Thursday.

[@jayschafer1760]

Don't forget their lighter flavored, more caramelized cousins, Hoffee Coffee Toffee Bears.

[@beritbunny]

That's it; that's the product name!

[@vbence12]

I learned 3 things from this video: 1. I want James to make a video about coffee gummies. 2. I have a surprising amount of nostalgia about the "Coffee like" candy (I swear I can taste the texture without having had one in years). 3. I wish more sweets would come in tins and I definitely need to seek out Scho-ka-kola dark

[@Baus]

I learned one more: James his preferences don't have to match mine.

[@loganbeck7276]

At 13:20 is how I imagine James Hoffman would react if I were to make him a cup of coffee. Surprise, hysterical laughter, raspy "that's so bad", followed by a save of face and somewhat serious "that's not to my taste."

[@anitapaulsen3282]

😆🤣

[@majukun]

by his reaction to a pocket coffee seems like he has no actual idea how coffee is supposed to taste like

[@its4theer]

lmao same

[@vicentemoraga2086]

@@majukunbruh he is a world’s barista champion, he knows about coffee

[@GoofyChristoffer]

I love the fact that it almost made a fakeout by making a mess. He's so focused on the spilling for just long enough that as soon as he turns his attention back to the taste of it, it's there in full force and just catapults him into the agony.

[@RannXXV]

>Throws candy to the ground in a minor fit of pique "That's not to my taste." Always the classic British understatement.

[@lisah336]

I doubt he ate the entire candy of any candidate. They just kept him tossing that one into the bin used for all the tasted candies.

[@DaithiKidney-ph2sr]

There is not much better in the world than seeing James Hoffmann joyously say “that’s so bad!”

[@valentijnkratke8578]

About the coffee gummies; there's a German gummy brand called Bärenland that does a pretty good (at least in my opinion) coffee gummy. They're even shaped like squishy little coffee beans.

[@lightontheceiling]

@14:29 Kopiko, recognised even without the flag and label! Hello childhood😃

[@velvetvert9431]

I miss kopiko and it would be my favourite on straight up nostalgia basis

[@TimeCircuits_on]

The cappuccino ones are even better than the coffee ones in my opinion.

[@chrisjfinlay]

@@TimeCircuits_onyeah I think he should have had the cappucino ones. I don’t really like the normal ones at all but the cappucino ones I can just devour a bag of easily

[@RightDivide]

I also much prefer the cappuccino ones!

[@ming19910802]

Yes, love the cappuccino version.

[@athmaid]

This is the hard-hitting journalism I'm visiting this platform for

[@timvasbyburnie]

When James started the filming, he must have been thinking "Let's give Hames Joffman a LOT of material...." Many great expressions and sound effects all the way through!

[@MatthiasDuyck]

this is going to be a great Hames video

[@panzerveps]

A shame Hames was shut down by KZbin.

[@MatthiasDuyck]

@@panzerveps doesn't look like it...

[@panzerveps]

@@MatthiasDuyck he was. James even did a video about it. Looks like they've lifted the ban since then.

[@MatthiasDuyck]

@@panzerveps interesting... Did not know that

[@kayliemcintosh7841]

Coffee crisp is my favorite- but yes. It is too sweet and it doesn’t have a fantastic coffee flavor. However, when I eat it - it feels so special it makes me happy.

[@soniashapiro4827]

Can't find it in the States. I moved from Canada 40 years ago and I still miss Coffee Crisp (it had no coffee flavour back then, the idea was to have it with a cup of coffee).

[@probablythechannel]

@@soniashapiro4827totally agree that coffee crisp is for eating with coffee, rather than eating it solo for a coffee flavour

[@curseyoujordanshow]

Here in Canada, Coffee Crisp is pretty divisive. There's not really anyone who thinks it's just okay; you're either a lover or a hater. I think it's delicious, but you're right that the coffee flavor isn't especially strong. But I think that makes it a little more accessible to those who aren't coffee fans, especially kids. I hated coffee as a kid, but this was always one of my favourite candy bars.

[@Blutzen]

I just don't know why you would try to make a coffee candy accessible to non coffee drinkers, it doesn't make any sense to me. If you don't like coffee then don't eat it, and let the people who _do_ like coffee have an actually coffee-forward candy.

[@curseyoujordanshow]

@@Blutzen Simply put, money. I take your point, and there are plenty of different products out there that target all different types of people. If you want something that only a coffee lover would appreciate, I'm sure you can find it. But looking at it purely from a business standpoint, broadening your product's appeal and thus its customer base nets you more profit. Again, this isn't exactly a high-end product; we're just talking about candy, and nobody loves candy more than kids, so it makes sense to include them in who you're catering to.

[@Bear-re5xm]

Same, I liked coffee crisp before I liked coffee

[@ngwoo]

I think of coffee crisp as like, the candy bar version of those bottles of starbucks mocha iced coffee you can get at convenience stores. Good when you want chocolatey junk food, not great when you want coffee.

[@ddewittfulton]

I love the texture but. I actually wish there was higher qualify chocolate involved. It's "Easter chocolate".

[@denisdrozdoff2926]

Instant hit of childhood -- the factory that does hard candy for Roshen is in my hometown, so I'm doubly proud for the winner.

[@ІванІндукаєв]

Ukrainian here! Literally just ran out and bought a handful of the winner candies to share the experience!

[@unounounoq]

I am going to do the same:)

[@AlneCraft]

ROSHEN Mentioned! Love from Kazakhstan!

[@nukulele]

Ukrainian here as well. Honesty, was more exciting to watch it than Euro Cup 😆

[@pavloz1818]

So?

[@Michalosnup]

As a czech a i have to confess that i have more experience with kofila as a shot then as candy. You take teaspoon of sugar and let it partially dissolve in mouth, then you take a teaspoon (maybe rather half a teaspoon) of ground coffee and small shot of cheap rum. It kinda tastes like kofila, and is usually served at like 2 am

[@EliJahTebbens]

You know James, I don't even like coffee, but your videos are enthralling. There is just something about listening to an expert that makes any subject fascinating.

[@GaviLazan]

I'm the same lol I also watch Morgan at times. It's weird, isn't it?

[@soniashapiro4827]

I'm not a coffee person at all, nevertheless, James is such a treat. Opinionated enthusiasm. Yes!

[@MihaRekar]

Love Pocket Coffee. Just wanted to say that. This will be hard for you to understand, but I vastly prefer it to Ferrero Rocher 😅 Also in the summer they have a special version in Italy: Pocket Coffee To Go. Which is basically what you'd get if you melted the entire thing and served it in a tiny container with a tiny straw. Amazing.

[@aletzii]

yeah it’s the OG of coffee candy. has actually coffee in it, i mean… it’s great. no wonder he didn’t like it, he didn’t eat it right and spilled the liquid inside. makes for a fun camera scene, though!

[@milicia231]

Same. It's a staple in Italy, it's a classic

[@jerrkyd]

Doesn't Ferrero Rocher make Pocket Coffee?

[@MihaRekar]

@@jerrkyd Ferrero makes both

[@Deadwelcomer.]

I'm sad that the Kopiko cappuccino flavor candy didn't make an appearance. Definitely one of my favorites

[@ShamansMystery]

my wifes fave

[@JonReeve]

Very much this. For all the candies that got both variants, it's a real shame this one wasn't in there. The original is OK, but the cappuccino is much better.

[@aiforculture]

Does anyone else have little interest in coffee but find watching James to be a gentle, healing salve when feeling low?

[@SeiphersZone]

I'd love to see a video of James trying to make his own Coffee candy/chocolate either by himself or colaborating with someone experienced in making chocolate / candy. Similar to when he recreated his own pumpkin spice

[@polymorpheus9745]

Being from the US, I must thank you for ranking Worther's Original so highly. Without having to order online for the winner, I can purchase this product locally and enjoy what I have personally preferred in a coffee flavored sweet.

[@jerther_]

The best coffee candy I've had was roasted coffee beans wrapped in dark chocolate. Heaven in my mouth.

[@gg2cool4u]

Yeah, rather surprised there were no chocolate-covered coffee beans in this lineup.

[@simmysims9209]

I once ate beans wrapped in chololate. Awesome. No idea about what country those were made, but bought those in Finland (was not finnish made).

[@Caffeine_And_Seawater]

I tried something like this in Costa Rica and they were delicious

[@electronblue8334]

I already know what James's comment will be upon tasting chocolate-covered coffee beans: "Vegetably!" 😸 (PS: I kind of like coffeebean candy but I don't love it - the worst was one not only covered in chocolate but also cocoa powder, nah, not my thing)

[@sallys2423]

IMO coffee beans are not meant to be chewed, chocolate-covered or not. Yuck.

[@porter-831]

As a German, the Werther's Original Coffee labeled as American confused me a bit at first. Werther's Original is a German brand of caramel candies, named after the town of Werther, but the coffee version doesn't actually exist here in Germany as far as I can tell. Also Scho-Ka-Kola is an absolute classic, my stepdad would always have a tin on hand for long car drives. The dark chocolate one is indeed the better by far, you barely see the milk chocolate ones, and I'm pleased it got reasonably far. We also have little coffee beans made out of dark chocolate with some slight coffee flavour here, they're not that special in terms of flavour to be fair, but at least fun because of the shape. Also very popular as cake decoration.

[@Annika9517]

Yeah but the Werthers are still all produced in Germany. According to Storcks website they don't have a production outside of Germany. So it is definitely German candy. Loacker for example has a factory in South Tyrol/Italy and one in East Tyrol/Austria. And they produce Matcha flavour and Cheese flavour too. They don't exist in the European market (at their own shops nowadays you can buy it) since they are produced for overseas. It doesn't change the origin of the company and product though.

[@victorpetrichenko2023]

What did your stepdad do with all the tins?

[@beritbunny]

Werther's (Original) are so ubiquitous here in the US, and were a BIG force in TV ads during my childhood ~20+ years ago that I thought by now that they would *actually be* American. It was almost impossible to watch network TV and not see a Werther's advert! I was aware as a small child (name? trade dress of the bag? reading the bag?) that they were actually of German manufacture, but I guess my brain assumed that they would have been resold (American branch only) and now made here, or in China for us to eat. I'm curious: that oval one-sided donut shape with a divot is a completely distinctive shape for Werther's; no other candy has a similar shape at all, so I knew this was by them, even though I've never seen a marbled product by them, or knew that they made anything beyond Original. Is it a common shape in the domestic German market?

[@Annika9517]

@@beritbunny there is definitely some fruit/cream candy that has the same shape. But i don't really eat this kind of candy. So I am not sure if only the ones produced by Storck (they are called Campino, they have marbeled and uni coloured versions) have that shape or others too.

[@beritbunny]

@@Annika9517 I also don’t eat it as an adult, so maybe even I am wrong in the info I shared. Interesting to hear that there are more which use that shape; thank you for letting me know. ❤️

[@DarkTerrex]

Kopiko is so good, I'm so glad I discovered it and will look for it when I can. I have no doubt it was one of the most requested, it's a bit surprising you weren't so into it! I always find it starts a bit bitter then gets a creamy flavor as it goes. I don't enjoy hard candy much but this is one of the few exceptions. Mint is one of my favorite flavors in general, especially in ice cream. I really enjoy it in coffee as well. While you dislike mint in coffee, I dislike cinnamon. I really like cinnamon things but man it just does noooooot work with coffee's flavor.

[@Shukeroo]

What!? I looove pocket coffee! Only available in the winter.

[@DelTurts]

when looking at candy one must always look towards the biggest sleeper candy countries in the world, the Nordics, who also consume staggering amounts of coffee, Mokkabønner (mochabeans) are an amazingly pleasant and definitively coffee-forward chocolate, I assume Finland has their own stuff too, they don't mess around with candy

[@Hyanmensir]

Yes, you could make a separate video with just Nordic coffee candy. Bring on the Fazer and Marabou here.

[@Balrock223]

Glad to see you included Kofila, even though I'm not surprised you didn't love it. Cheers from Czechia!

[@JanGoh-jb5ge]

Hard Asian coffee candies definitely have that flavour. I grew up with Chinese coffee candies and I recognize the flavours going on with the Japanese ones from James' comments.

[@MACTEP_CHOB]

Japanese hate coffee ?

[@visualketo5369]

A Korean friend hooked my on the United Coffee Candy

[@nevadanate4957]

@@MACTEP_CHOB no, but they might enjoy or put up with a weird off flavor that is less popular outside Japan. It's like how Americans are mostly accustomed to the weird sour funky flavor of Hershey's but a lot of people worldwide despise it.

[@_carrot__cake_]

As a Ukrainian, I have to say Roshen has so much great stuff- chocolate bars and candy, gummies with filling, wafers, cakes, you name it

[@aaronmoore3050]

Roshen was created in 1996, what companies was it created from? I don't see that information, in English.

[@aaronmoore3050]

weird, I tried to reply... ok, it showed up, my question is about poroshenko, and how roshen was formed in 1996, which companies were combined?

[@_carrot__cake_]

@@aaronmoore3050 I think they purchased several old confectionery factories across Ukraine that were government owned since the Soviet times

[@CasterAzucar]

MILKY SPLASH. in Latvia, my go-to sweet is Milky Splash. Go Roshen! Slava Ukraini

[@aaronmoore3050]

@@_carrot__cake_ Very interesting, is the chocolate-coffee candy a poroshenko era product? it would make sense because wikipedia says he imported coffee to the soviet bloc.

[@sturdy2723]

Kopiko is my go to for a non-fruity hard candy. It's not good, but I love it. Interesting that you picked out the molasses flavor. I hadn't noticed but that's what I use to sweeten my normal coffee when I go that route.

[@pageophile]

Right there with you about Kopiko

[@PixieApples]

We used to be given these in Indonesian class at school! I love them, I'm sure they're not objectively good but subjectively - absolutely my favourite

[@GaviLazan]

Kopiko - "it's not good, but I love it!" Available at all major retailers. 😂😂

[@Patricia-b]

The pocket coffee reaction broke my heart. You eat it in one and it's so good. The sugar and the chocolate complement the bitter filling. I love those

[@VoidVerification]

Thanks for including the old Werther's ad. Pure childhood to a German Millennial. The company (Storck) is still based in Berlin, by the way, but they don't sell the coffee candy in Germany.

[@lockonandfire]

Solid half an hour of James being delightfully perturbed by coffee flavoured candies is a good start to the weekend.

[@MisterM2402]

I really want to see James develop a good coffee gummy bear, that should be his next project. It just feels like it would be delicious if done right.

[@ek-nz]

Or a coffee gummy Venus de Milo?

[@0x0404]

I really liked the Meiji Coffeebeat candy from japan. Little coffee bean shaped candy in a tube. It's been so long that I don't really remember if it was good or not but I expected it to be in this list.

[@nicole46980]

PLEASE finish the tiramisu series

[@kymppiperuna]

Came here to say this

[@magnificalux]

I think James gave up. 😂

[@AlexOnABoat]

Now a tiramasu coffee sweet would be good

[@gereon-gunterlamers6358]

No, he didn't. He told me recently that they ate too much Tiramisu in the process and that they need a break but plan to finish the series! 🎉​@@magnificalux

[@CesarSandoval024]

Hi nicole ❤❤

[@100beps]

I love pocket coffee so much. More and more, I realise my tastes are literally opposite to any coffee expert lmao

[@jamalmahmoud2345]

that's most of the third wave coffee. It's about lighter more acidic and sour tastes than traditional bitter dark and chocolate tastes. As James says himself, it's not to (his) taste. doesn't mean it's objectively bad, i still really enjoy dark roasts as pourovers or from moka with milk and sugar. But for espresso i like medium roasts - which is like the opposite to most people ha

[@kuaraba]

Man i love schokakola, i knew it would get far. The tin is also amazingly designed, you can open it with one hand by pushing on the tab! I buy it mostly for the tin

[@Call-me-Al]

Seconding being fond of the tin design

[@CCNorse]

It's a great tin. The chocolate is good too.

[@Larckov]

I just remembered the coffee beans covered by chocolate. They must be famous around the Globe. In Mexico you can get them in any town where they produce coffee, but there are some that use a really nice chocolate that give balance in the flavors. Some times they come with two different types of chocolate and if you eat them at the same time, they play interesting in the mouth (flavor wise talking here). I think this kind of "candy" is different because they use real coffee beans. In comparison with all the other you have reviewed. But I think is worth a complete video by itself.

[@rajpandya5376]

“Chocolatey eggs… of danger” is all I needed to hear today

[@anonimous__user]

The raction at 13:21 was just too funny 😂 but I looove Poket Coffee! Probably my favorite candy by Ferrero. The balance between the liquid bitter coffee, the sweet crispy chocolate exterior and the crunchy layer inside creates such a great balance!

[@hevytimes]

Seeing the Coffee Crisp made my little Canadian heart sing. But, yes, not a strong coffee-ness. I always thought they were shooting for a "Double-Double" (two cream, two sugar). So, quite sweet and creamy. It's the coffee we grew up on Because as you know, Tim Hortons is bad at brewing in location.

[@jean-raphaelpaquet4968]

The funny thing is they have an actual “double double” flavour, and it’s terrible! Original coffee crisp for the win. Well, not the actual win, considering it didn’t make it pass the first round. 😅 *cries in Canadian*

[@dlantomaz9390]

Fellow Canadian, have had loads of Coffee Crisps over the years. "Makes a nice light snack" but the name is deceiving if you are looking for authentic coffee flavor.

[@nickeide6246]

Loved them as a kid! Brings back good memories.

[@sir9integra9jr]

I’m American and coffee crisp was such a wonderful surprise when I first had it when I was ~20. It’s not very coffee-y, but man is it delicious. I buy a bunch every time I go to Canada.

[@velvetvert9431]

I like to bring my Aussie roots to the party and attempt to use coffee crisp like a tim tam to drink coffee through. It doesn't really work but it's a lot of fun.

[@cliptracer]

Hello from Ukraine👋 I used to make caramel candies like this at home and sell them at school. I had some success before Russia invaded the country in 2014 and all the prices tripled instantly. My teacher at a private language school owned a bar/restaurant, and when she tried my candies, she was ready to buy in bulk regularly. However, the only condition was that I had to make them in the shape of a coffee bean. I searched all over the internet but couldn’t find any silicone molds matching the needed size and shape, so I never sold them a batch. I am pretty sure they would have recommended me to other cafes, and I could have had a pretty nice business as a 12-year-old kid, lol. Later, I switched to reselling stuff from AliExpress and eventually pursued a career as a software engineer. In the end, I don’t regret much. Learning English and Math ended up being more beneficial for me. Fun random fact: right after the invasion, Petro Poroshenko (the founder of the brand of the candy-winner) had become our president until 2019

[@dwirandypradhika6752]

Kopiko is super interesting, seems like the only one doing "black coffee" among these. Indonesian coffee is super interesting nowadays, too bad they're not capitalising on the vibrant coffee scene's massive growth.

[@YataTheFifteenth]

We have a decent amount of domestic coffee chains going around, just not exactly a lot going out of the country.

[@mateuszQRDL]

@@YataTheFifteenth Kopiki should capitalize on their world-wide recognizable brand. Wikipedia says they still offer only 2 flavors.

[@dwirandypradhika6752]

@@mateuszQRDL Yea, and Indonesia absolutely dominated World Coffee Events this year, the raw coffee, the roasters, the baristas all came into the limelight of the global industry. Kopiko should've released at least a couple specialty variants to join in on the hype!

[@lnu2372]

Coffee crisp is a national treasure and the fact that you dont love it is making me reconsider our relationship

[@shesthebethest]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@darkqueennyannya159]

Canadians rise up

[@bengagnon2894]

Have you ever tasted real chocolate? Or real coffee? It is not a national treasure. It is owned by Nestlé, a Swiss company. And Swiss chocolate is pretty meh anyway.

[@lnu2372]

@@bengagnon2894 you obviously haven’t heard of the nothing good to say rule. Must be from Quebec. Anyway, I never said it was good chocolate, nor did I say it tasted like the best coffee. It is amazing though and I got you 3 to 1 saying it is a national treasure. Not to mention the 66 likes so 😝

[@Asianese]

Tbh I think he was pretty fair to it. Basically, it is fine as a sweet treat but in this coffee specific tasting it's not up there. That's kinda how I feel about it too, paired with some coffee, it's great. On its own? Idk

[@MissFoxification]

I think there's always two categories when it comes to coffee and coffee products. 1. What coffee drinkers enjoy 2. What casual/non coffee drinkers enjoy I imagine most coffee candies cater more to the latter group.

[@Hiwired96]

What a fun video! At 8:45 the middle one is actually an off-brand/fake Hopje. Only Hopjes made by Rademaker can be called real 'Haagse Hopjes' ('Haagse' meaning 'from The Hague') and they taste quite different! You can tell it's not a real one by the shape, genuine Haagse Hopjes are square and have a bit more coffee flavour :)

[@rovsiso]

One that unfortunately is not sold separately is from the Swedish company 'Marabou'. They have boxes called 'aladdin' and 'paradis' which contains a chocolate called 'höst' translates to 'autumn' that is quite heavy on the coffee! Popular during the Christmas season

[@carbo19]

Coffee Crisp is to have with coffee, not coffee-y on its own. Also, pocket coffee is delicious.

[@8leggedsquirrel521]

15:45 "is anyone a winner here? It's not me." The viewer is the winner James. Because we don't have to eat all of this stuff to get answers. 🤣 Thank you for your sacrifice

[@ItsTharvas]

weird to assume you have the same taste as James

[@Moonstone-Redux]

Meanwhile me who likes Pocket Coffee (as long as the centre doesn't dry up from me forgetting to eat it again), where Kopiko is a core memory just down to where I come from, and wanted to try some Scho-ka-kola, that was a really unfortunate segment to look through.

[@snowparody]

​@@Moonstone-Reduxwhat do you mean by forget to eat it again? Are you supposed to eat just half the chocolate and leave the rest for later??

[@8leggedsquirrel521]

@@ItsTharvas I've tried some of the same coffees that he's reviewed and had a similar reaction. So I mean ....I kind of do

[@Robot_Eva]

​@@ItsTharvas Why listen to his opinion on any foodstuff if you dont want his tastes to inform your own?

[@ondank]

"Introduced in Germany in 193X" - is always a dangerous sentence

[@linus6420]

Well - the original contained cocain (thats where the Name comes from: Schokolade, Kokain and Kaffee) and was given to fighter pilots…

[@AvaByNight]

@@linus6420 It did not. What did have cocaine was "fliegermarzipan" which was, you guessed it, marcipan and cocaine. there was also panzerschokolade (choco and cocaine for the tank crews). But Schokakola (also known as fliegerschokolade) was from the beginning and still is schoco, coffee and cola nut (yes, the same nut that gave coca cola half it's name. and yes, it is still in it to this day). Hence the name: SCHO(kolade)-KA(ffee)-KOLA(nuss). Originally it was ment as an "sportlerschokolade" for olympia 1936 and then after the olympia was done was sold to the population and became (and stayed for a long time after ww2 in west germany even) part of the german military rations for the airmen in ww2 and regular soldiers after the war. stop spreading this myth. fliegerschokolade and fliegermarzipan and panzerschokolade were three completly different things and the first (which is now known as schokakola) never had cocaine in it (as the only one of the three)

[@nogger9185]

@@AvaByNight Panzerschokolade had nothing to do with chocolate, it was just a little joke name for Pervitin (aka Meth tablets).

[@krazmokramer]

As a child in the 1960s, I used to sneak Coffee Nips from my mom's nightstand thinking she'll never know. Except I couldn't stop until only a few remained. Coffee Nips used to be from a different company, not Brach's. What about good old chocolate covered espresso beans???

[@Templestone]

Ferrara Coffee Nips are probably what you remember. They are still made which makes me surprised that they were not a part of this tasting video.

[@marcsilverman2457]

I came here to say this. I loved coffee nips that my grandmother always had in a bowl back in the 1970's and 80's. I'm surprised that they weren't included.

[@sassanada]

My grandmother also always had Nips, of various flavors, in her candy dishes too but I'm remembering a very different wrapper as well. Looking at pictures online I think hers were the Ferrara Nips -- the wrapper still looks different, but the writing style matches what I remember. It looks like maybe they were discontinued for a while and just started showing up in stores last year? Also, it looks like Ferrara might also own Brach's? Both could explain why James got only one and not both.

[@vvvvaaaacccc]

My parents love Nips. I think they're always in stock at their home.

[@sophiarose8127]

Pearson’s Coffee Nips (bought out by Nestle).

[@erickcarrillo7802]

Mexico here! Glad to see the candy got so far, James was so excited with the name 😂, loved it!

[@JohnA...]

Hames is going to have a video with the clip at 10:05 I think... wording there just clipping gold.

[@AdrianPrice]

I was thinking that at 5:21

[@rafflesmaos]

As a Ukrainian, yay for our winner! Great showing from Germany too, as I'm a fan of dark chocolate/coffee combinations. For anyone trying to find Roshen candies including CoffeeLike check your local European groceries, as many of them carry Roshen products. And while you're there, keep an eye out for other Ukrainian made products, as our country could always use every bit of support in this extremely difficult time of russian invasion.

[@SpiegelDasKaetzchen]

Werther's Original is a product by Storck, which is a German company as far as I know

[@mantis0427]

Decades of German traditions just moved over the pond...

[@mmmp1zza]

It’s also pronounced something like “Vair-ter’s” in German. Which was a shock to me too.

[@emmy_the_nbnd]

See cause i was convinced it was German and i was so freaking confused but just assumed i was wrong......

[@lassepaulsen8312]

Well, it still is German, but the coffee flavoured ones are an american variety and (sadly) do not exist here.

[@ringsystemmusic]

@@mmmp1zzawait werthers are a coffee flavor? Man I thought they were just werthers flavor

[@kushagrachaturvedy2821]

James describing each candy in intricate detail is making me have one hell of a craving

[@Laz_Arus]

Roshen CEO ... "Hello, is that the production manager? We'd better ramp up the production of our CoffeeLike line. I'm expecting a massive increase in demand shortly!"

[@matt_dm]

These were in stock in 3 package sizes on Amazon an hour ago, but quickly switching to "currently unavailable" as James' fans decide to try them...

[@jon_warner]

I found some to order from Walmart of all places...

[@druidOcelot]

Roshen's candies have pretty much all been good as i've tried them. they have a decent range, and their chocolates don't have that weird pukey sour milk flavor that a lot of american chocolates have.

[@MACTEP_CHOB]

@@matt_dm I just returned from a shop which has an enormous amount of candies from UA. I might go back there sooner than I planned lmao.

[@UH1Phil]

@@druidOcelot I've been to Ukraine and get sent candy from there - so I've tried out a variety of Roshen candy (as well as others, like the Lukas and a local Kharkiv made candy I have right now in a bowl). What we get in Europe/US is a small, chosen amount of specific candy of what I believe fits our taste a bit better. Because the others that you get in Ukraine (even Roshen) has a bit of weird taste to them that I believe eastern Europeans are a bit more used to. Not saying they're bad at all - just like Hoffman in the video could make out Nestle - it has a special taste. One of the big selling here in Sweden from Roshen is Milk Drops. You find them in quite a few supermarkets. My personal favourite are "Romashka" (chamomille) though :)

[@vidwatcher2008]

I think you missed my favorite coffee candy of all time and it happens to be from Japan. Meiji’s Coffee Beat. They are small hard shell chocolates in the shape of a coffee bean. It’s not gourmet coffee, but kind of this lovely smooth coffee taste that isn’t acidic. The crunch on the outside is light and perfect! And the chocolate-coffee mix, in my opinion, is fantastic. It’s one of my favorite Japanese candies. I typically don’t like coffee flavored candy.

[@Henchman1977]

You need to try Coffee Crisp on its own. Definitely has a coffee flavour, mild but definitely present.

[@marsnut1]

I was introduced to Florestal Coffee Candy while visitng Brazil. It's the best coffee candy that I've tasted in recent memory and I'm glad I brought a giant bag back home.

[@JanGoh-jb5ge]

I feel like Coffee Crisp used to taste more like coffee when I was a kid, but now it's all sugar because Nestle is trash.

[@Call-me-Al]

It could be both: kids have a far higher tolerance for sugar, better sense of taste, and megacorps destroy the quality of the companies they buy.

[@threeifbyair291]

How do you take your coffee? 'Crisp'

[@DavidCox-ju5ou]

I had a coffee crisp last week. It wasn’t that great. Like stale mixed with palm oil. Shame. I used to like them when I was a kid.

[@LemonMango]

"Makes a nice, light snack"​@@threeifbyair291

[@GarageItYourself]

Yea, Nestle ruin everything they touch these days :(

[@Nick.Magnus]

Such tension waiting to see when (or if) Ferrero Pocket Coffee would come up. I absolutely love these - the Ambassador could spoil me with them any time. How surprised I was though to see them rated as not even on the level of Ferrero Rocher, which I can't stand! Oh well, I'll get me coat... Kudos to James for muching his way through so much candy - goodness knows what that did to his HbA1c level!

[@Gareth-f1m]

It's a shame James hated the pocket coffee, I've always thought it could be the perfect candy with some decent espresso inside

[@grahamwyatt7056]

I lurve pocket coffees. Have to let it melt in the mouth. He ate it all wrong!

[@TheGrandMug]

As soon as I saw his reaction I rushed to the comments to find my Pocket Coffee brethren. It's the only coffee candy I've tasted that even mildly resembles the experience of drinking real coffee, albeit VERY sweet dark roasted robusta heavy espresso. But I mean there's a certain Italian nostalgia to that, that far exceeds the kind of generic coffee flavor in most other coffee candies 🤷

[@TheGrandMug]

​@@grahamwyatt7056 Agreeeed. My move is to bite the top off, shoot back the coffee syrup, and then chase that with the rest of the chocolate.

[@clockworkvanhellsing372]

​@@TheGrandMug The oily consistancy probably is caused by the coffee being beyond saturated with shugar so it's more syrup than coffee. But I still like them, too. But if you really want to stay awake, eat a can of schokacola. (2 pieces are supposed to be one espresso, a can has 16 pieces). That will keep you awake for at least 6 h,even if coffeine has normally not a great effect.

[@goose-lw6js]

i wouldn't call it perfect but i do enjoy pocket coffee. so i'm a little bit surprised by his reaction. wouldn't call it extremely harsh (only maybe in comparison to the generic coffee flavor in most candy). very sugary espresso flavor and yeeah he ate it wrong.

[@frederickheard2022]

I want a super cut of James saying “dirty” for… my own reasons.

[@acidhaus90]

My go-to coffee candy when I go to Italy is Perfetti Alpenliebe Espresso Coffee Candy, always bring a few bags back. Coffee sweets don’t seem to be a thing here in the UK

[@Goosefang]

I recently found Coffee Delight and Kopiko. I like them just fine and they have enough coffee flavor for me. Coffee Crisp I quite enjoy. I agree that the coffee flavor is very subtle but still there and delicious.

[@araledisini]

James might not like Kopiko that much, but at least NASA astronauts like it enough to brought it during their space mission 😂😂😂

[@elijahharris1113]

I'm surprised they didn't also grab the cappuccino flavor of Kopiko.

[@ajnasreddin]

They say micro gravity dulls the taste buds, so maybe it tastes better in space.

[@tkg__]

The cappuccino Kopiko is so much better, though.

[@annenixda4800]

I have fond memories of munching on Scho-Ka-Kola during university, so I'm glad it went as far is got. And yes, the little metal tin / slice shape is the most fun part of it! It's just very nostalgic and cute

[@santibanks]

Roshen is really great, I fondly remember going to the Roshen stores in Kyiv and fill half my case up with all the chocolate delight they sell. Fun fact, the company is/was owned by the president of UKR, PoROSHENko.

[@dr.dreamer2323]

former president

[@santibanks]

@@dr.dreamer2323 Yes former president, I assumed that everyone knows the current president is Zelensky and not Poroshenko.

[@gnerus1972]

they're decently popular here in Poland too - never knew they were Ukrainian

[@sebadg5702]

10:05 truly a Hames Joffmann classic moment

[@ashelliot8895]

Ukrainian candy is truly amazing! Kids in Slavic countries know what I mean ;) as kids we sometimes received a few candies from a random Ukrainian grandma and it was always a treat.

[@ethankannel5579]

Taza Chocolate makes a 70% cocoa "coffee" dark chocolate that is super tasty and is a stone-ground chocolate which gives it a really interesting texture. Give it a try for sure!

[@electronblue8334]

the shape of the Hopje surprised me - I haven't had one in years, didn't know they changed the shape. no holiday in the Netherlands went by without Hopjes and of course we also bought a bag or two to take home. The taste of childhood holidays!

[@julietllouise]

Yeah, they are usually kinda square! I have some in my house right now in that shape, so I'm not sure where the ones in this video came from 😅

[@my_romanenko]

It's so heart-warming that our Ukrainian candy won this competition 🥰 Thank you, James!

[@thomasNL030]

13:30 was absolutely hilarious. Who doesn't like a liquid surprise like that

[@pierrex3226]

That's what she said

[@techno1561]

With motor oil coffee, no less

[@Benny_AUT]

For a moment I thought he chucked it on the ground

[@davidd.6448]

I rather like those

[@TheMrMarkW]

I have to say, the pocket coffee moment was a joy to watch. A genuine laugh out loud moment.

[@povilasbuda6490]

I woke up today with a lot of unbridled anxiety and this helped me calm down. Thanks James :)

[@ZlligillZ]

Seeing Kopiko lose so fast is sad. Love that candy.

[@tkg__]

I think he'd like the Kopiko cappuccino version more.

[@eobet]

It’s just sugar. The Japanese stuff is so much better!

[@jopanovyigod]

I'm just happy that you've made the right choice 🙂 💛💙

[@omer1996d2]

FUN FACT, Scho-Ka-Kola was in German WW2 MREs, How do i know this? Steve 1989 ate a vintage one 7 years ago

[@tkg__]

Kopiko is in Polish ones to this day. :)

[@69Buddha]

Well, you've confirmed my hunter-gatherer Neanderthal palate -- I take guilty pleasure in chomping on a Pocket Coffee now and then.

[@christiantangvald9421]

Hames Joffman would have a field day with this one We miss you hames

[@thecatofnineswords]

@piotrgoacki9070 It's been ten months since their last video.

[@susan_e]

Thailand makes United Coffee Candy - a hard candy that uses coffee powder. I was able to purchase at a local Asian shop.

[@cieproject2888]

James slowly descends into a caffeine and sugar-fueled madness for our entertainment. This channel is supernal

[@GeraldGarcia]

You missed Coffee Beat from Japan. It's my personal favorite coffee candy. It's bean shaped thin outer shell is a manufacturing marvel in itself.

[@WWarped1]

Coffee ice cream is where the fun is at.

[@bradsyoutube]

+1 on that!

[@erwinlimawan3158]

Would be good to compare what kinds James can get compared to Morgan.

[@slateization]

@@erwinlimawan3158yes!!

[@oceanaxim]

Affogato?

[@gnerus1972]

he made some a long time ago IIRC

[@onlyontuesdays99]

James, I want to personally thank you for consistently having some of the best production quality, excellent and intuitive presentation of information, and what I can only describe as virtually perfect subtitles. It's not just fun, it makes the video so much easier to digest for a huge audience.

[@leopoldbloom4835]

Actually, the Scho-Ka-Kola was designed in 1935 for sportsmen (no-one had doping concerns back then), but was issued to Luftwaffe pilots and U-Boat crews to keep them going. Until today, it’s referred to as aviators‘ chocolate.

[@clockworkvanhellsing372]

I've eaten an entice can at once, and can confirm, it eill keep you awake for at least 6h. Pocketcoffees in comparison won't do that. I think Schokacola isn't trying to be a coffee flavoured candy, but a energydrink kind of thing. And that, it does well.

[@Safetytrousers]

In the war Germany initially gave actual amphetamines to the pilots but they found it was making them too reckless and getting them shot down.

[@Call-me-Al]

I've also heard it be called trucker's chocolate, FWIW.

[@MACTEP_CHOB]

I remember those from rations in Steve`s video ) Package was different though.

[@Z_E_B_O]

@@clockworkvanhellsing372 one whole can has about 200mg of caffeine

[@AE1OU]

James really lucked out by not getting the *A1 Coffee Candy* brand from Malaysia, specifically the latte flavor. The candy's texture is like bitting into a gritty freeze dried coffee that was compressed into a little candy shaped like a cartoony coffee bean. Taste-wise to me is definitely like eating a packet of instant 3-in-1 latte compressed into candy form. Havent tried the other 2 flavors mocha or cappuccino.

[@borbetomagus]

I wonder if you would have enjoyed 'Coffee Chocolate' by Pocket Latte which (at one point) claimed to have 100mg natural caffeine. They have several other varieties. Moonstruck 'Dark Chocolate Espresso' bar and Taza 'Coffee Chocolate' disc (with stone ground chocolate) are good, though different. Perhaps my favorite is 'United Coffee Candy', which seems balanced. I would have thought 'Kasugai Sumiyaki Roasted Coffee Hard Candy' (made from charcoal-roasted coffee bean extract. Very bold.) would have been included, but I don't think it would have fared well. Or 'Bali's Best Espresso Candy'. Some others I haven't tried -- Tayas Milkquick (Turkish) Coffee Candy, Les Anis de Flavigny, Mocati Coffee Candy. Maybe Chocolat Café-Tasse's 'Assorted Santos', 'Dark chocolate family bar with Coffee from Kenya' or 'Milk chocolate family bar with Ethiopia Sidamo Coffee' or 'White chocolate family bar with coffee' might have been worth trying...

[@ricowalter5311]

Werther´s Original definitly is german. Even if that particular flavor is made for the US market it says: "Produced in Germany by Storck KG" on the package!

[@alejandracartwright8923]

James laughing is my favorite part of these videos

[@AndrewWorkshop]

In Canada we also have the coffee crisp in latte flavor. There is a Dutch coffee wafer like biscuit too but i don't remember the name, it's pretty good.

[@leon-iq9fx]

“It’s dirty filthy muddy earthy bitter harsh AlmOsT PheNoLic.. and yet slightly peanuty?? HAHAHAHAHA

[@yenquest]

For people who do not like the taste of coffee, this is probably how they would describe it. So... lol. Jame's physical revulsion (or is it initial shock) right before saying "No? What have you done?" is hilarious.

[@zekenelsons2069]

@@yenquest It's the stepped zoom in on his face as he says each word for me. Besides the Pocket Coffee, that's definitely the reaction that made me laugh the hardest

[@Salted_Fysh]

I remember Häagen Dasz having a brownie macchiato flavor. I might be upping it in nostalgia but to this day that's still one of my favorite coffee flavoured sweet things.

[@whiffboy]

The cappuccino kopiko should have made an appearance.

[@JimmyNewCakes]

It's really way more balanced.

[@florianschwarzer2380]

I pride myself in not taking joy in others’ misfortune. But the dead-eyed expression of James as he puts the first Schok-a-Kola in his mouth made me burst out laughing.