I suppose it’s only right that I re-review Quality Street on Christmas Eve, with it being such a traditional British Christmas chocolate selection. I was told months ago that Nestlé had added two new chocolates to their tin, though I wasn’t interested in buying a new box just to review them, though now that I am with family for Christmas, it does of course mean that a tin of these individually foil-wrapped chocolates is lying about whether we like it or not.

My original Quality Street review can be read here, and I won’t be re-reviewing the flavours that I reviewed there, instead just concentrating on the new flavours. The good thing is that I had a small selection box last time, and there are a few new flavours here that I get to try as well as the normal new ones, so here goes.

Toffee Deluxe - Absolutely rock hard, and overly sweet toffee covered in milk chocolate. Takes awhile for the toffee to come through, the initial 10 seconds is simply the taste of sugar. Not a favourite of mine, and I see no notable improvement on the Malt Toffee.

Milk Choc Block - Well, what can I say? The title says it all - a block of milk chocolate. The chocolate has a slightly odd taste, it’s less milky and more malty than usual, and I thought it was really nice, if perhaps a little plain.

Toffee Penny - Why do there need to be three seperate toffee varians here? This is a flat, circle of toffee, no chocolate at all. Hard and cold, before quickly turning incredibly sticky where it glues to your teeth. A nice toffee, rich in flavour, though again suffering from a bit too much sugar.

Orange Chocolate Crunch - A solid milk chocolate with crispy pieces and orange flavour mixed in. A very strong, artificial tasting orange, the crispy pieces make this a cross between a Crunch bar and a Terry’s Chocolate Orange, and I like the results.

Orange Creme - Do we really need two orange variants here? This is an orange fondant creme inside a dark (or at least plain chocolate shell. A slightly bittersweet combo, with it being more sweet than bitter. Not my favourite by a distance.

Vanilla Fudge - As a big fudge lover, I’m in my element here. Creamy, fudgey and slightly malty again. Has a strange aftertaste to it that I can’t put my finger on, but I really do like these.

Caramel Swirl - Essentially just a renamed Caramel Cup. Seems like they read my review though and changed the caramel formula, MUCH less sticky, a much better consistency to the caramel, and it makes for a much improved chocolate all round.

Noisette Triangle - A milk chocolate triangle filled with a nutty praline. Rich, chocolatey and nutty. Very European, and a real favourite with us Brits. This one usually goes first from the tin and for good reason, from an objective angle it’s the best tasting chocolate there.