What’s new, Wednesday? This week I’m introducing the smallest line of pocky boxes- Demitasse! These short sticks have a bitter coffee/chocolate, its name literally meaning a small cup of coffee. This particular flavor added mint into the mix which, while a fun idea, was a little overwhelming with the flavors that were already going on. The coffee was very powerful and did not mix well with the hint of mint, and ended up with an overpowering, poorly balanced taste. 

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ( 2 / 5 )

Here it is- rare cheese cake. Yes, you heard me. This flavor is my all time favorite. My previous experience with milk pocky (which had an unfortunate cheesy taste) made me apprehensive at first, but this flavor nails it. The hint of lemon is just right, and the biscuit stick mimics the graham bottom you find in many cheesecakes. Even if you aren’t a big fan of cheesecake (which I wasn’t, at first) it might just change your mind. 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ + ★ ( 6 / 5 ) 

Happy Wednesday- sorry I’m a little late! This week’s flavor is just peachy-- 

Peach pocky is a mild sweet flavor that isn’t particularly special nor particularly offensive. A lot of peach snacks have a not-super-concentrated taste, and like those snacks the flavoring here was very weak, but nice. I’m not quite sure if ‘dry’ is the right word, but it leaves something to be desired 

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ( 3 / 5 )

Banana....bran? Despite my skepticism, this is by far the best banana-related flavor I have tried so far! It tastes closer to banana bread than plain banana, which makes the palette a little more balanced. The biscuit stick is also grain based, which was an excellent touch. Another great flavor that isn’t too sweet!

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ( 5 / 5 )

Iiiiiit’s Wednesday! This week we’re talking about Colorful Shower pocky- which is a super light lemon flavor with rainbow sugar crystals on the outside. I’ve said this before, but lemon pocky is one of my all time favorite flavors. This flavor isn’t very unique in itself, but it’s delicious and pretty darn cute. 

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ( 4 / 5 )

Happy Valentine’s Day! Celebrate with some super cute Pocky- not only is the stick heart shaped, but it is also pink! I’ve mentioned before that any time those little fruit bits get thrown in I’m all about it, so I think this is a significant upgrade from the standard strawberry flavor. That said, I just don’t like the taste of artificial strawberry that much, so I would give it three stars but the concept is just so darn cute I’ll kick in an extra point. 

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ( 4 / 5 )

We’re starting 2018 with a newer flavor- green apple!  By no fault of the snack, I’m not much of a green apple fan, but the flavor was pretty spot-on with the sour-sweet taste. It’s a flavor I’d recommend for the sake of being one of the more unusual ones out there. 

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ( 3 / 5 )