3.25 - Trident: Cinnamon

Trident: Cinnamon is one of few plain flavors we have tried recently. Most of the recent gums have been made up flavors and combinations. K.I.S.S. Did they?




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


Flavor Longevity: 3.50
Jay - 2
Kevin - 4
Dan - 4
Mark - 4

Comments:
"Fades fast."
"Ok, I guess. Kind of hard to screw up cinnamon longevity though."



Taste: 3.25
Jay - 2
Kevin - 4
Dan - 3
Mark - 4

Comments:
"Cinnamon is too sweet."
"This is the classic 'rip off is better than the original (Big Red)' situation."
"As far as cinnamon gums, it’s ‘eh’. Similar to Big Red. Not that great, not horrible. Just ‘eh’."



Flavor Strength: 3.50
Jay - 2
Kevin - 3
Dan - 5
Mark - 4

Comments:
"I expect a bit of burn with Cinnamon gum, but with this one? Nothing."



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

Comments:
"The Michelin Man must of pooped these out, it is so rubbery."
"Has a slightly weird chew feel in the mouth at first – somewhat rubbery I guess."



Refreshment: 3.00
Jay - 2
Kevin - 3
Dan - 3
Mark - 4

Comments:
"Nope."
"I gotta say, this gum doesn’t blow my socks off. I’ll chew it if nothing else is available, but there’s so many better gums out there. Given how well Trident does spearmint, you’d think they’d have a capable cinnamon, but this frankly doesn’t cut it for me."



Overall Score: 3.25

2.80 - Trident Vitality: Vigorate

Trident Vitality: Vigorate is one of those gums with a completely made up name, because it comes with something a little extra. In this case a citrus & strawberry flavor with Vitamin C.




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


Flavor Longevity: 3.00
Jay - 2
Kevin - 3
Adam - 2
Thea - 5

Comments:
"Lasts for hours with diminishing intensity."



Taste: 3.00
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Adam - 2
Thea - 4

Comments:
"Good taste and you can definitely taste the citrus and berry notes."
"The minty citrusy flavor while not horrible, is nothing to write home about."



Flavor Strength: 2.75
Jay - 2
Kevin - 3
Adam - 2
Thea - 4

Comments:
"Bursting with intensity at first chew, lasts for hours at a lower level."
"It is pretty weak. Mild and unimpressive."



Texture & Consistency: 2.50
Jay - 4
Kevin - 2
Adam - 2
Thea - 2

Comments:
"Too soft for me."
"A bit too soft, but overall not bad."



Refreshment: 2.75
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Adam - 1
Thea - 4

Comments:
"Moisten and refresh, with a bit of cooling."
"Somewhat...that is all there is to say."



Overall Score: 2.8

3.50 - Stride: Nonstop Mint

Stride: Nonstop Mint is another nondescript minty gum. Some random minty flavors put together to cool and refresh. In addition, we welcome Thea to the review team.




Participating in this mega-review: Jay, Kevin, Dan, Adam, Liz, & Thea.


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

Comments:
"For a gum called 'Nonstop' I would expect it to last longer."
"Stays minty for quite some time. I had some lingering mint flavoring after about 2 hours, so I’d say that passes the test."
"Nonstop Mint is kind of a powerhouse. I’m about 40 minutes into chew time and it’s only now starting to dwindle on flavor."



Taste: 3.17
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 5
Adam - 1
Thea - 3
Liz - 4

Comments:
"The gum smells strange before you even start chewing. The mint is actually very mild, almost to the point of being weak."
"A fairly strong spearmint flavor and somewhat sweet. Pretty decent for a spearmint."
"Minty Suckness."
"Taste is decent and reminiscent of spearmint, but a little too fake tasting for my personal preference."



Flavor Strength: 4.17
Jay - 3
Kevin - 4
Dan - 5
Adam - 3
Thea - 5
Liz - 5

Comments:
"The strength of the mint is weak. And since it doesn’t last long, it doesn’t have the opportunity to build upon itself."
"The downside of being a powerhouse is a way too intensely flavored gum."



Texture & Consistency: 3.17
Jay - 4
Kevin - 2
Dan - 3
Adam - 3
Thea - 2
Liz - 5

Comments:
"The chew is fantastic."
"Gets a little tough while chewing – about the only downside to this gum."
"Not awful but too soft for my taste. I like a gum with more bite (er, “chew”) to it."



Refreshment: 3.17
Jay - 3
Kevin - 3
Dan - 5
Adam - 1
Thea - 3
Liz - 4

Comments:
"Somewhat. The refreshment will last a little while, but I will probably use a different gum later on."
"My mouth feels like it just went through a dental cleaning. Ahhh!"
"Moistens and feels refreshing but I can’t wait to get this taste out of my mouth."



Overall Score: 3.50

A Review Of Disgust, part 2...The Bottom 5 Gums (so far...)

So far, this blog has reviewed over 60 gums. It is time to update list of gums that are the most disappointing, gross, pointless, and a waste of your $1.25.

So sit back, relax, and remember, do NOT buy these gums for any reason. Ever. (Well, unless you buy it for someone else who you hate and wish they would die.)


Coming it at #5 Worst Gum with a score of 2.05 is:
Wrigley's 5: React (warm)

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Flavor Longevity: "It’s gone on vacation and didn’t even set its Out Of Office voicemail!"
About Refreshment: "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."


Coming it at #4 Worst Gum with a score of 2.04 is:
Hubba Bubba Max: Cherry Lemonade

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Flavor Longevity: "The best thing about the flavor of this gum is that it disappears within minutes."
About Taste: "Ug. Not sure what the crap this is supposed to be. More like Cherry-Lemonade-SourCrap."


Coming it at #3 Worst Gum with a score of 1.88 is:
Wrigley's Hubba Bubba Glop: Strawberry Gush

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Taste: "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."
About Bubble Ability: "It is a real PITA to try and blow a bubble with this shitty gum."


Coming it at #2 Worst Gum with a score of 1.84 is:
Wrigley's 5: Vortex (Green Apple)

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Taste: "This is an extremely vile taste. It is vaguely like apple, but I am pretty sure there is some anthrax and rotting battery acid too."
About Refreshment: "I might just pass this gum out to my kids as punishment rather than washing their mouth out with soap."


Coming it at #1 Worst Gum with a score of 1.70 is:
Fruit Stripe

Here are a couple choice comments from that review:
About Flavor Longevity: "Flavor disappears after about 60 secs of chewing...to maintain flavor, you must keep adding pieces of gum..."
About Refreshment: "This gum sucks and almost made me hate life. I really hated it and threw it out after just a few minutes."