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> > Answer me true: (1) Do you dislike the BP because they *do* taste like buttered popcorn, which to you is a horrid flavour in a candy; or (2) Do you dislike them because they *don't* taste like BP and they never will, even if they tried to get it right for 1000 years?
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> I think they've got the flavor down pretty well. And I don't dislike actual buttered popcorn, though I'm not nuts about it. But the flavor of buttered popcorn just doesn't belong in the texture of a jelly bean and merged with a sweet flavor.

Ok, so, if they'd ditched the Buttered Popcorn *name* and served up the flavour on its own merits, would that be more acceptable? Because to tell the truth, I had no idea what that particular JB flavour was called until Kelly mentioned it and it rang a bell. I just knew I liked it, and it stood out, over and above a sea of overly-sweetened treats.

But if I were to pick an overall favorite flavour that goes well in a variety of situations -- candy, chocolate, ice cream, beverages -- then I would pick Butter Rum Scotch. It's sort of like Cream Soda with more pizzaz. Other faves with interesting keynotes are almond (Amaretto) and vanilla. Yummy.

What I can't understand are those completely artificial "commercial flavorings" like Artificial Grape and Artificial Peach. Or, for that matter, another invented taste called Bubble Gum. They all leave a kind of unpleasant bitter feeling in the mouth. Almost as bad as Mint Licorice Yogurt...