4.15 - Wrigley's Orbit Mist: Peppermint Spray

“A Hydrating Sensation”...makes it seem like refreshment will be the main focus of this gum. Let's find out!



Participating in this review: Dan, Jay, Kevin, & special guest reviewer: Chromer.

Flavor Longevity: 4.25
Jay - 4
Kevin - 4
Dan - 5
Chromer - 4

Comments:
"Lasts forever!"
"It’s long; just like my.. nose."
"Holds up even while drinking water."



Taste: 4.00
Jay - 4
Kevin - 4
Dan - 4
Chromer - 4

Comments:
"It tastes like someone sprayed pepper spray in my mouth at first, then sugar."
"Pretty decent – rather sweet. Almost like candy. Maybe a touch too sweet."
"Very Tasty."



Flavor Strength: 4.75
Jay - 5
Kevin - 5
Dan - 5
Chromer - 4

Comments:
"Too strong the first few bites but then it’s very nice."
"Most people think that a 5 would be too strong. But this is just right. Not too strong, not too weak."



Texture & Consistency: 3.75
Jay - 4
Kevin - 3
Dan - 5
Chromer - 3

Comments:
"A little too soft."
"Little tuff at first."
"A little hard at first, but does well in the long run."



Refreshment: 4.00
Jay - 3
Kevin - 4
Dan - 5
Chromer - 4

Comments:
"Very niiiiice."
"Pretty solid. All around great."
"Very refreshing."
"Left me a little dry, but not too bad."



Overall Score: 4.15

1.88 - Wrigley's Hubba Bubba Glop: Strawberry Gush

Wrigley's Hubba Bubba Glop: Strawberry Gush is one of those gums, you remember them...they had the gooey center. Gel or Jelly or Liquid or some other unnameable goo that was supposed to make the gum more refreshing and more flavorful. Sometimes it worked out great, sometimes it didn't. I remember as a kid, these kinds of gums were cool. As an adult, things change. Either my perception or the quality of the gum/goo combo.

This gum comes in a hard case, which holds 5 pieces, which are large, pellet shaped, and coated with a harder shell (I guess all to protect the goo). A neat idea, but I wonder if they could just save money on the hard case and invest more into a better gum.



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

Flavor Longevity: 1.25
Jay - 2
Kevin - 1
Dan - 1
Adam - 1

Comments:
"Just a few minutes into chewing this gum and BOOM, there is no flavor and it is like you are chewing a piece of paper."
"Starts out strong, and then like that *poof*, he’s gone."
"Gone after the first chew."



Taste: 2.5
Jay - 4
Kevin - 1
Dan - 2
Adam - 3

Comments:
"At first I would give this a low score, but after the fluid and shell part dissipated, I got better."
"Flavor was so-so with the initial gush part. The after-taste when then the flavor leaves is not good though. Not good at all. Had to wash out mouth with a much better gum after wards."
"Poorer than poor."



Flavor Strength: 2.0
Jay - 3
Kevin - 1
Dan - 2
Adam - 2

Comments:
"The flavor at first is very strong and I didn’t much care for it – then almost immediately the flavor disappeared."
"Kind of weak."
"Zilch."



Texture & Consistency: 2.25
Jay - 4
Kevin - 1
Dan - 2
Adam - 2

Comments:
"The consistency goes from weak (easy to chew) and then to very hard to chew."
"Pretty poor. Very large size gum piece and yet fairly hard to chew. Could see this gum making your mouth sore after a while."
"Like chewing an old tire."



Refreshment: 1.25
Jay - 2
Kevin - 1
Dan - 1
Adam - 1

Comments:
"Nothing about this gum is refreshing."
"After the quick flavor departure and the chew hardness, my mouth was not refreshed. The gush part was not a gamechanger."
"Yuck."



Bubble Blowing: 2.0
Jay - 3
Kevin - 2
Dan - 2
Adam - 1

Comments:
"It is a real PITA to try and blow a bubble with this shitty gum."
"Pretty sad. Gum was difficult to blow bubbles in, and the popped bubble tended to stick to your lips."



Overall Score: 1.88

4.60 - Trident: Spearmint

Well, this is our first review into the Kingdom of Trident. As you will see it was a mostly pleasant journey. There is no other way to say this, but after some of the other gums we tried (that will be coming up in the blog soon), the call went out to see if there was any of this gum left, as it truly did refresh and cleanse.



Participating in this review: Dan, Jay, Kevin, Adam, & Dan(2).

Flavor Longevity: 4.80
Jay - 5
Kevin - 5
Dan - 5
Adam - 5
Dan(2) - 4

Comments:
"The flavor lasted for at least 40 minutes."
"Long lasting – I like it."



Taste: 4.80
Jay - 5
Kevin - 5
Dan - 5
Adam - 4
Dan(2) - 5

Comments:
"There’s a party in my mouth, and everyone is invited! Seriously, this is a quality spearmint... what all spearmint gums strive to taste like."
"Good stuff. It wasn’t too sweet like some other Spearmint."
"Spearmint is great – makes my mouth taste fresh."



Flavor Strength: 4.60
Jay - 4
Kevin - 5
Dan - 5
Adam - 5
Dan(2) - 4

Comments:
"Pretty strong stuff... tingly."
"It was strong. Could have been a bit stronger."
"Very strong flavor. If any stronger, I would probably puke. (ed - But it would be great tasting puke!)"



Texture & Consistency: 3.80
Jay - 3
Kevin - 5
Dan - 3
Adam - 4
Dan(2) - 4

Comments:
"So-so... doesn’t hold up very well to popping. Also, there needs to be more of the gum – feels like it was cut in half before you pulled out a piece."
"As with most of these kinds of gums, not enough. The gum needed to be about twice as much."
"Not bad, a bit soft."



Refreshment: 5.00
Jay - 5
Kevin - 5
Dan - 5
Adam - 5
Dan(2) - 5

Comments:
"All in all, a solid gum. Taste wins here... there’s a reason why there’s an open invite to my mouth right now."
"Very refreshing."
"Very refreshing!"



Overall Score: 4.60

3.24 - Wrigley's Juicy Fruit

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit was one of the gum world's everlasting entries by Wrigley's, along with "Double Mint" and "Big Red" (which we will get to later on!).

We aren't really sure what fruit or fruits make up the "Fruit" in "Juicy Fruit". Wikipedia says that it is a combination of possibly peach, pineapple, and banana. And did you know that this gum was introduced over 115 years ago!



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

Flavor Longevity: 3.00
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 5
Adam - 2
Chromer - 2

Comments:
"After 20 minutes, it was gone. Tasted like chewing on a tire."
"Lasts quite a while."



Taste: 3.00
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 2
Adam - 5
Chromer - 2

Comments:
"Not sure what kind of fruit this is...I kinda like it."
"Not anything I’m a big fan of, actually kind of made my stomach upset."
"What kind of ‘fruit’ is this supposed to be? I can never tell. Regardless, it isn’t very good."
"This is one gum you can always rely on for great taste."



Flavor Strength: 3.60
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 5
Adam - 4
Chromer - 3

Comments:
"The flavor was there, but it was very mild."
"Too strong, because I didn’t like the flavor."



Texture & Consistency: 3.80
Jay - 4
Kevin - 3
Dan - 5
Adam - 4
Chromer - 3

Comments:
"Pretty decent chew."
"Pretty average, like other Wrigley's gums."



Refreshment: 2.80
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 3
Adam - 3
Chromer - 2

Comments:
"Taste really brings down this gum. Would be decent if they could improve on that ‘fruit flavor’."
"I would rate higher, but the flavor longevity sucks."



Overall Score: 3.24

2.27 - Wrigley's Orbit: Strawberry Mint

Strawberry Mint...a very strange combination. Possibly intriguing, possibly tasty, possibly disgusting.



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

Flavor Longevity: 2.33
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 1

Comments:
"I spit it out after 5 min."
"Didn't really last too long."



Taste: 1.33
Jay - 1
Kevin - 2
Dan - 1

Comments:
"Not really sure it tasted like strawberry...and mint just doesn’t seem like a good compliment flavor."
"If I could rate this a 0, I would. In a word – ass. Starts out with promise but quickly flips over to nastiness within a minute."
"Have had worse."



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

Comments:
"Over all what flavor it does have is pretty weak."
"Strong, but that’s not a good thing for this gum."



Texture & Consistency: 3.00
Jay - 3
Kevin - 2
Dan - 4

Comments:
"Pretty normal, dense at the beginning."
"Ok, I guess."



Refreshment: 1.67
Jay - 2
Kevin - 2
Dan - 1

Comments:
"Not only does my mouth not feel “just brushed clean”, I feel like I need to, to get this taste out!"
"Horrible. If evil could be contained with a gum, I’m pretty sure it would taste something like this. Avoid at all costs."



Overall Score: 2.27