Fazer Lakritsi - Soft & Original - Fine Finnish Licorice - Bag 150g

Licorice lovers have widely varying requirements for what tastes good to them. So reading a review you have to hope your tastes line up with theirs, because it's quite the eclectic selection what candy makers produce under the name 'licorice'. Me? I prefer licorice to be black, 'sweet' (not salty) and definitely not fruit flavored. It has to taste real too. The texture should be soft, but not too soft. No sticking to my teeth. It should be chewy, making satisfying contact with my molars. It can even be a bit clingy, but should easily come free when maneuvered around. After swallowing there should be a lovely bloom of licorice/anise aftertaste, making me crave another bite. Fazer's Lakritsi Soft & Original is _very_ good. It's in perfect bite size pieces, has just the right amount of sweetness and has an interesting hint of buttery brown sugar to its aftertaste. I'd rate it a close second to Halva's Lakumatto Lakristmatta (my fav), but I'm very happy noshing on the Fazer Lakristi licorice. I noticed it comes with a milk chocolate coating option. Already ordered. (I'm hoping it'll be close to tasting like my all time favorite candy, Lakrits, that l sadly can't get anymore.) I purchased from the Finnish seller Soposopo. They were lightning swift getting my order in the mail, and while it took a bit to travel from Finland to the USA, the box came quicker than expected and the licorice was excellently packaged to arrive safe and sound.

This is at the very top of the list of authentic, soft, black licorices! The best in flavor, consistency, and ingredients. I have ordered them all, and this is how I stack all of the highest quality black licorices out there: 1. Fazer Lakritsi Original (perfection) 2. Finnish Sweet Licorice Lakumatto (almost perfection--actually could probably tie with Fazer) 3. Kookaburra Liquorice (very, very good) 4. Darrell Lea Original Black (great) 5. RJ's New Zealand Licorice (average) 6. Lakrids by Johan Bülow (hard, plastic/rubber consistency) 7. Wiley Wallaby Australian Gourmet (cheap crap) 8. Panda All Natural (really cheap, gross plastic crap)

Well made and very fresh., but I like the scotty dog licorice better. Black licorice is truly a personal preference.

This is some of the best licorice I've ever had. I recently ordered a bunch of different kinds to compare them, and this one tied for First Place. It arrived pretty quickly from Finland, and was very well packaged. I only ordered one package, so the shipping made it a bit pricy compared to the others, but next time I'll order a bunch. It won't go to waste!

Great licorice, but so disappointed in the puny three bags I got for $37. Way over priced!

I have been trying to find a "GOOD" black licorice for years, only to be disappointed by the lack of flavor and the use of high fructose corn syrup. This Fazer Lakritsi Black Licorice has taste, texture and overall it satisfies my want and need in a black licorice. Kudo's to this seller for making it available to us in the USA.

I should have read more about it and I would have NOT purchased it. FAR FAR too much sugar and glucose syrup which is just another way of saying sugar. And sure enough, the statement that glucose syrup contains four times the sugar and calories found in regular sugar was footnoted and linked to the USDA’s food and nutrient database, the gold standard for nutrient data. Can't return it so I guess it will end up in the land fill.

very tasty

Wonderful liquorice and very good delivery service.

Being a great lover of liquorice I was really looking forward to trying other varieties from other countries. Just came to open the package only to find that the product best before date was more than 1 year ago. Didn't spot any mention of old stock in the description or I wouldn't have purchased it.