A Review Of Delight, part 2...The Top 5 Gums (so far...)

So far, this blog has reviewed over 60 gums. It is time to update the top 5 gums, so you know which gums were the most delightful, tasty, and worth your hard earned money.

So sit back, relax, and remember, if you don't heed the warnings of the next post (to NOT buy those gums), run out and get one of these to cleanse the disgust. That is what we do.

There are two new comers to this list since our first review

With no further delays, here is the list of the top 5 best gums!:
Coming it at #5 Best Gum with a score of 4.23 is:
Wrigley's: Big League Chew: Bubble Gum Flavor

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Refreshment: "Being a sweet gum, it doesn’t refresh, other than mentally. It just makes people happy."
About Bubble Ability: "Too soft to blow bubbles until about 10 minutes in, and then watch out! Bubbles as big as your head!"


Coming it at #4 Best Gum with a score of 4.25 is:
Wrigley's Orbit: Maui Melon Mint

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Taste: "The sweetness of the Maui Melon (whatever that is) is balanced pretty well with the Mint."
About Refreshment: "Better than you would think, given the name."


Coming it at #3 Best Gum with a score of 4.35 is:
Trident: Splashing Mint

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Longevity: "Flavor lasted to the 2 hour mark."
About Refreshment: "A really good gum. If they dialed back the sweet department a tad, it would be perfect."


Coming it at #2 Best Gum with a score of 4.50 is:
Wrigley's Orbit: Sweet Mint

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Consistency: "Even after an hour, this is still an easy to chew gum."
About Flavor Strength: "A little wuss on the power side, but not too bad."


Coming it at #1 Best Gum with a score of 4.60 is:
Trident: Spearmint

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Flavor Strength: "Very strong flavor. If any stronger, I would probably puke. (ed - But it would be great tasting puke!)"
About Refreshment: "All in all, a solid gum. Taste wins here... there’s a reason why there’s an open invite to my mouth right now."

2.05 - Wrigley's 5: React (warm)

Wrigley's 5: React (warm)

So in April of 2010, we reviewed Wrigley’s 5: React, but the packaging was blue-green (which I will call “cool”) and minty. http://nowchewonthis.blogspot.com/2010/04/420-wrigleys-5-react.html

This one is named the same thing, but has a different package, and has a fruity flavor. In addition they both have "sequel" gums, called React2, and both have an interesting black wrapper and black coloration. Not sure what the heck is going on here.

I would like to point out that 3 members of the taste test team didn't even try to last 20 minutes to qualify for a real review of this gum. Its score may qualify it for the bottom 5 of all time!




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


Flavor Longevity: 2.0
Jay - 2
Kevin - 1
Adam - 2
Liz - 3

Comments:
"It’s gone on vacation and didn’t even sent its Out Of Office voicemail!"
"Frankly, the flavor lasts TOO long. What is this flavor?"



Taste: 1.75
Jay - 3
Kevin - 1
Adam - 1
Liz - 2

Comments:
"The flavor is better than the scent...so there is that."
"I made the mistake of smelling the gum first. It’s smelled vinegary. So the taste is better than the smell. I ask again, what is this flavor?"
"Ewwww!"



Flavor Strength: 2.25
Jay - 2
Kevin - 2
Adam - 2
Liz - 3

Comments:
"Over all, very weak. Even the initial burst was lame."



Texture & Consistency: 2.5
Jay - 3
Kevin - 1
Adam - 2
Liz - 4

Comments:
"Okay I suppose. It is a stick gum, so it could use a bit more gum."



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

Comments:
"Not really. It isn’t super sweet, so it isn’t the worst, but it doesn’t give you a clean feeling either."
"The flavor is not refreshing...and another thing: the color of the gum. I need to comment on the grey/black color. It would be a good color only if you wanted to coordinate your gum with your handbag."
"Ha!"




Overall Score: 2.05

4.35 - Trident: Splashing Mint

Trident: Splashing Mint had a score worthy of the top 5 of all time! A nondescript mint, with hints of sweet charmed the team...



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

Flavor Longevity: 4.0
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 5
Liz - 5

Comments:
"Flavor lasted to the 2 hour mark."



Taste: 4.5
Jay - 5
Kevin - 4
Dan - 4
Liz - 5

Comments:
"Interesting mint flavor. Sweet, but not too sweet."
"Really good minty flavor. Docked it a notch for being just a tad too sweet though."
"The flavor was refreshing."



Flavor Strength: 4.25
Jay - 4
Kevin - 3
Dan - 5
Liz - 5

Comments:
"Almost perfect."



Texture & Consistency: 4.5
Jay - 4
Kevin - 4
Dan - 5
Liz - 5

Comments:
"Exactly what you expect from Trident."
"Texture was nice and smooth; after a couple of hours it started to get tougher to chew."



Refreshment: 4.5
Jay - 4
Kevin - 4
Dan - 5
Liz - 5

Comments:
"Good stuff."
"A really good gum. If they dialed back the sweet department a tad, it would be perfect."





Overall Score: 4.35

3.55 - Extra Dessert Delights: Orange Crѐme Pop

Extra Dessert Delights: Orange Crѐme Pop is, I think, the last flavor of Dessert gum Extra made. Overall the dessert line of gums has been pretty good. So, you remember the Orange Crѐme Pops when you were a kid? Those things rocked! So, how did the gum turn out? Let's see...



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


Flavor Longevity: 3.5
Jay - 2
Kevin - 4
Dan - 5
Liz - 3

Comments:
"It wusses out."
"At 25 minutes, I realized the flavor was gone."



Taste: 3.5
Jay - 4
Kevin - 2
Dan - 4
Liz - 4

Comments:
"It tastes just like advertised."
"Fairly solid. Not the best of the Desert Line gums, but an overall decent orange-flavored gum."
"I really liked the flavor."
"A fruitful disaster."



Flavor Strength: 3.25
Jay - 3
Kevin - 2
Dan - 3
Liz - 5

Comments:
"It isn’t strong at all."
"Wrigley really went conservative on the flavor strength here. Could have used more cowbell...and flavor."



Texture & Consistency: 4.25
Jay - 4
Kevin - 4
Dan - 4
Liz - 5

Comments:
"Pretty good."
"The texture was great."



Refreshment: 3.25
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 4
Liz - 3

Comments:
"Decent gum in general… needed more flavor though."
"Right in the middle."



Overall Score: 3.55