The sweet world’s watch list

Fallen heroes

The sweet world’s watch list. Here we collect sweets that no longer make the grade. The reason may be a new recipe – or society’s changing values.

Bassett’s Winegums

Bassett's classic wine gums have changed recipe and, since around 2017, look different, taste different, smell different, have a different texture, a different colour and so on. All that remains is the bag, the name and the logo. Otherwise it is an entirely new sweet, and it is worse than the original recipe in every respect. Avoid. Far better wine gums are available today.

Which ones, you naturally ask? Look up Lion's hard winegums! When it comes to wine gums, the British know what they're doing!

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