Thank you so much...

After a few years, what started out as a way to "warn people about this shit", the Now, Chew On This blog has come to an end.

As you can see it has been 6 months since I posted last (outside of the last 2 reviews also posted tonight).  This also isn't the first time I have had a break in my postings.

The main issue here is time.  I used to have time to not just review the gums, but also collect all the reviews and post them to the blog.  I can't spare the 30 minutes anymore.

Perhaps in the future, I will pick it back up.

Never the less, thank you for reading and chewing!

3.30 - Extra Dessert Delights: Apple Pie

It seems these Dessert Delights gums are really hit and miss.  Either you like the concept or you don't.  Personally, apple pie seems like a very strange thing to try, but I think it worked fantastic.

Participating in this review: Jay, Kevin, Adam, & Mark.

Flavor Longevity: 3.25

Jay - 4

Kevin - 3

Adam - 4

Mark - 2

Comments:
"Flavor lasts quite a while.  I have been chewing for over 30 minutes and though the flavor has faded, it is still there."

"Just like a Denver running game.  Strong at first, then quickly gets diluted."

Taste: 3.75

Jay -5

Kevin - 4

Adam - 4

Mark - 2

Comments:
"It accomplishes what it sets out to do.  It tastes like an apple pie.  I can taste the apple goo, I can taste the sugar, I can taste the mild cinnamon."

"Much better than I anticipated – not great but definitely not horrible"

"I was pleasantly surprised with the taste!"

"No desert gum ever tastes good to me."

Flavor Strength: 3.50

Jay - 4

Kevin - 3

Adam - 4

Mark - 3

Comments:
"About perfect."

"Fantastic.  Very mellow and relaxing."

Texture & Consistency: 3.25

Jay - 4

Kevin - 3

Adam - 4

Mark - 2

Comments:
"Normal."

"Became small and rock-like too soon."

Refreshment: 2.75

Jay - 3

Kevin - 4

Adam - 3

Mark - 1

Comments:
"Although it is very tasty, it leaves that sugary after taste.  I need some mint."

"Tastes great, but not exactly refreshing."

"Not one bit."

Overall Score: 3.30

2.80 - Wrigley's Big Red

Ah, Big Red.  The classic cinnamon gum.  This gum's big, yeah, yeah, yeah.  This gum's red, yeah, yeah, yeah... No wait, that is Honeycomb cereal's tune.

Anyway, it basically comes down to, if you like cinnamon gum, you will like this one.  If you don't, you won't.

Participating in this review: Jay, Kevin, Dan, & Mark.

Flavor Longevity: 3.25

Jay - 2

Kevin - 3

Dan - 5

Mark - 3

Comments:
"Awwww"

"It’s the Cinnamon that keeps on giving… all year along."

Taste: 2.75

Jay - 3

Kevin - 3

Dan - 4

Mark - 1

Comments:
"It smells better than it tastes."

"Pretty decent – tastes kind of like Altoids Cinnamon mints"

Flavor Strength: 3.75

Jay - 3

Kevin - 3

Dan - 5

Mark - 4

Comments:
"The cinnamon flavor is fairly weak, although it can build over time."

Texture & Consistency: 1.75

Jay - 1

Kevin - 1

Dan - 3

Mark - 2

Comments:
"The gum is hard and almost breaks when you first chew it…at barely 10 minutes in, it feels like I am chewing a ball of rubber."

"Loses a point due to being fairly hard/dry when you first put in your mouth.  After you finally start chewing, it gets better, although not quite as good as the best gums out there."

Refreshment: 2.50

Jay - 3

Kevin - 2

Dan - 4

Mark - 1

Comments:
"Somewhat, but I would rather have some mint of some kind."

"All in all, a solid cinnamon gum."

"Not in the least."

Overall Score: 2.80

2.43 - Mentos Gum: UP2U: Mandarin Strawberry

Mentos Gum: UP2U: Mandarin Strawberry is one half of the new Mentos "Up to you" line of gums.

Basically it is two half packs of gum put together. In this case, it is paired with Spearmint, which we reviewed last time.




Participating in this review: Jay, Kevin, Dan, Adam, Liz, & Mark.


Flavor Longevity: 2.67
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 3
Adam - 1
Liz - 4
Mark - 2

Comments:
"Let’s make it last a little longer next time."
"Kinda Sucked."



Taste: 2.33
Jay - 3
Kevin - 2
Dan - 3
Adam - 1
Liz - 3
Mark - 2

Comments:
"Not great and not horrible. Rather ‘meh’. The strawberry wasn’t very detectable – felt more like a vague citrus-y flavor that I couldn’t quite pin down. Pretty mediocre showing, Mentos. Try harder next time."
"For what it is, I guess it is okay, but nothing special."
"At first, it was unpleasant – my tongue tingled and a toxic waste kind of way, not a fun Pop Rocks kind of way; then it got better."
"The inventor of this gum must hate his fellow man."
"Yuck."



Flavor Strength: 2.33
Jay - 2
Kevin - 2
Dan - 3
Adam - 2
Liz - 3
Mark - 2

Comments:
"Somewhat weak. Really could have brought the awesome sauce, but they left it in the bottle."
"Fairly weak. Of course that may be what they are going for, a mild flavor."
"It got better as it dissipated."
"Sucky taste didn’t last too long."



Texture & Consistency: 2.83
Jay - 4
Kevin - 2
Dan - 4
Adam - 1
Liz - 5
Mark - 1

Comments:
"Good stuff here."
"What the fuck is that? Is there something crunchy in this gum?"



Refreshment: 2.00
Jay - 2
Kevin - 1
Dan - 3
Adam - 1
Liz - 4
Mark - 1

Comments:
"This gum was quite average. Kind of disappointing really."
"The aftertaste wasn’t great and took a little work to get out."
"Better than a mouth full of Bee’s but.. not really refreshing at all."



Overall Score: 2.43

3.60 - Mentos Gum: UP2U: Spearmint

Mentos Gum: UP2U: Spearmint is one half of the new Mentos "Up to you" line of gums.

Basically it is two half packs of gum put together. In this case, it is paired with Mandarin Strawberry, which will be the next review.



Participating in this review: Jay, Kevin, Dan, Adam, Liz, & Jon.


Flavor Longevity: 3.83
Jay - 4
Kevin - 4
Dan - 5
Adam - 4
Liz - 3
Jon - 3

Comments:
"Minty taste is long and strong."
"Only a vague hint of spearmint after 20 minutes."
"I can’t tell if it is aftertaste/lingering of the mint, or if the actual flavor is still going."



Taste: 3.50
Jay - 3
Kevin - 4
Dan - 4
Adam - 3
Liz - 3
Jon - 4

Comments:
"A strange marriage of mint and a bit of citrus. Not the smoothest relationship, but they get along pretty well for the most part."
"Has a strong bite at first."
"I thought the taste was ok – it started out a little fruity which was weird."
"Mild mint flavor. There is a hint of melon or citrus, which may be due to contamination from the other flavor in the 2 pack."
"A hint of apple..."



Flavor Strength: 3.50
Jay - 2
Kevin - 4
Dan - 4
Adam - 4
Liz - 3
Jon - 4

Comments:
"Feel free to dial up the taste strength just a tad more."
"The mint is weak, but consistent."



Texture & Consistency: 3.67
Jay - 3
Kevin - 4
Dan - 5
Adam - 3
Liz - 5
Jon - 2

Comments:
"Very nice mouth-feel. An overall solid gum to chew on."
"I liked the texture; it didn’t degrade as I continued chewing."
"Starts out tough, but mellows into a nice chew."
"It’s one of those gums that vanishes the more you chew on it...ya dig?"



Refreshment: 3.50
Jay - 3
Kevin - 4
Dan - 4
Adam - 3
Liz - 3
Jon - 4

Comments:
"If the taste was cleaned up just a bit, this would be a solid 5. As such, it’s a decent gum, just not great."
"The refreshment was average."
"Somewhat, but honestly, I will use a stronger mint later to really refresh."



Overall Score: 3.60

2.45 - Trident Layers: Wild Strawberry + Tangy Citrus

Trident Layers: Wild Strawberry + Tangy Citrus is the next Layers offering. Basically take two flavors that may or may not go together and cram them into one gum.

The flavors are distinct for a while, until you chew enough to mix them up.




Participating in this review: Jay, Kevin, Dan, & Adam.


Flavor Longevity: 2.75
Jay - 2
Kevin - 2
Dan - 4
Adam - 3

Comments:
"Flavor lasts long, but it sucks."
"Doesn’t last long."
"Lasts for a while - about an hour, then starts to fizzle out."



Taste: 1.50
Jay - 1
Kevin - 1
Dan - 3
Adam - 1

Comments:
"I hope whoever signed off on releasing this gum was fired. If you want to know what this gum tastes like, eat and orange and a strawberry and then vomit in your mouth."
"How can something taste like nothing and taste like crap at the same time?"
"I’m not big on the initial ‘layers’ gimmick – it starts off kind of weird... but once the flavor blends together, it’s ok."


Flavor Strength: 3.00
Jay - 2
Kevin - 2
Dan - 4
Adam - 4

Comments:
"Way too fucking strong for such a terrible tasting gum."
"It was weak weak weak."



Texture & Consistency: 3.25
Jay - 4
Kevin - 2
Dan - 5
Adam - 2

Comments:
"A bit difficult to chew at first as it is hard out of the wrapper and then the taste bursts into your mouth and at that point you don’t want to keep chewing..."
"The best thing. The Trident Layers have some heft to them."



Refreshment: 1.75
Jay - 2
Kevin - 1
Dan - 3
Adam - 1

Comments:
"Chewing this gum actually made my head hurt...it sucks."
"This gum would be better if it did away with the Layers and just did a regular blended fruit flavor. Also, the taste needs to last a bit longer."



Overall Score: 2.45

2.64 - Wrigley's 5: Swerve

Wrigley's 5: Swerve is a "tangy tropical". Fairly orange in color and definitely Tangy, as in, it smells like Tang.




Participating in this review: Jay, Kevin, Dan, Thea, & Jon.


Flavor Longevity: 2.60
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 3
Thea - 3
Jon - 1

Comments:
"Taste lasted throughout the test time, but at weak levels."
"The flavor lasts a decent amount of time."
"Just like most of the 5 series gum, the flavor lasts as long as I do... (ed: WTF?)"



Taste: 2.00
Jay - 2
Kevin - 2
Dan - 1
Thea - 3
Jon - 2

Comments:
"Taste matches the description but is too tangy for me."
"I think the name Swerve came from the fact they tried to avoid hitting the taste and killing it, so they swerved. Unfortunately, they missed. The Taste is rotting and revolting. It tries to be orangey, but the overabundance of battery acid (chemical flavor) is too much."
"It starts out very artificial and kinda gross, mellow to tolerable, then alters into a bland pathetic fruity chemical aftertaste."
"Tastes like an orange that has had all of the juice squeezed out of it, or one of those vitamin water zero calorie orange drinks; either/or."



Flavor Strength: 3.00
Jay - 3
Kevin - 2
Dan - 4
Thea - 2
Jon - 4

Comments:
"Too strong at the beginning and too weak after chewing for a few minutes."
"Unfortunately, this is too strong for a gum like this."
"The strength actually is bad, and not just because the taste mostly sucked."
"Considering it doesn’t taste great, it’s best that it doesn’t taste like much of anything for any length of time."



Texture & Consistency: 3.60
Jay - 5
Kevin - 2
Dan - 5
Thea - 3
Jon - 3

Comments:
"Chewing on this is like a workout for your mouth."
"The best thing about this gum. Unfortunately that isn’t much."



Refreshment: 2.00
Jay - 3
Kevin - 2
Dan - 1
Thea - 2
Jon - 2

Comments:
"Not terribly refreshing and kind of dried out my mouth."
"Not pleasant. If you like to pop your chewing gum, it won’t be a pretty feeling with this gum. Every time I pop the gum by sucking in the bubble, the flavor hits my taste buds like a colostomy bag."
"Hardly."
"Not refreshing."



Overall Score: 2.64