Brach's Nips Coffee Flavored Hard Candy, Individually Wrapped Candy, 3.25 Ounce Bags (Pack of 12)

Trying to replace a candy called Nips. Wanted carmel flavor ended up with coffee caramel. These are tasty, I eat at least 4 a day, but not quite Nips that I remember! Bought a carton of 12 bags for $20. Good price. They won't go to waste! (But will go to waist! 😁 )

There was a time when these could be found in the local grocery stores but that time is over where I live. I was so happy to find them online at Amazon because I love love love the coffee taste, especially right after dinner. And one or more can be a relatively low-calorie substitute for dessert. And the packaging is great because I can take a pack with me now and then. I've reordered these a couple of times now and never a disappointment.

Comes in a case of several bags of wrapped candy. You can carry a bag of candy in your purse or open several bags to put in a candy dish! Each each separately wrapped candy is the perfect size and it tastes delicious! It tastes so good it's hard to stop eating if you keep it near you. It looks great in it's wrappers and you don't have to worry about other people touching it in the candy dish or it getting dirty in your purse since it is separately wrapped. Since you buy it by the case you get a great deal (especially when Amazon has a deal)!!!

Fresh! I ordered these before in the past and what I received looked like it had melted and re hardened This order was exceptional, nearly perfectly formed and easy to open. Best of all same great taste I remember. The order arrives as promised, over night delivery

My family and I have used this Coffee-flavored candy for *years* to soothe a dry, scratchy, irritated throat, a dry cough, a throat "tickle"--better than a "cough drop"! Of course, it doesn't relieve pain or stop a true cough, but it has served well for general soothing!

I really wanted to find some good coffee-flavored hard candy and found three brands, four flavors (alphabetically): * Bali Best Espresso Candy * Kopiko Candy (Cappuccino) * Kopiko Candy (Coffee) * Nips Coffee Candy This review is a comparison of the three brands I found. I definitely preferred two brands over the third, but the third was okay -- just not something *I* would get again. Likes/Dislikes: ** BALI'S ** Bali's is a hard candy "glass." They're the hardest of the three brands. What I liked is that the center of the candy is filled with an espresso-flavored syrup. It provided a pop of flavor (LIKE!), which is sorely needed because (DISLIKE) the hard candy "shell" itself is pretty flavorless. You wind up crunching the candy to get to the syrup so you go through it faster (and it rougher on your teeth). Rough measurements: The pieces are round and smooth-ish (can have sharp edges). They're larger than a dime, but smaller than a nickel, maybe an eighth of an inch thick. I would say they're a decent value for the money, but 1) they're only okay (not "good"); 2) they're twice (+) as expensive as the brand I liked the best; and 3) you go through them faster because you have to crunch them to get to the flavor burst. Overall, they're okay, but I would not order them again and would only recommend them to others with reservations -- 2 stars overall. ** KOPIKO'S ** I received two flavors of Kopiko's candy, coffee and cappuccino. Both are hard candy, but not necessarily "glass-like." It's hard candy, but definitely "softer" than the Bali's (airy??). I don't really know how to explain it... It's sort of like Balis would shatter like a glass and Kopikos would break like pottery. Both are hard, but pottery is "softer" than "glass." Of the three, I preferred the texture of these candies over the other two (mainly because they could be sucked or crunched and the brand I liked the best can't really be chewed). The flavor of the Kopiko -- both -- is better than that of Bali's. They are made from real coffee and you can tell. Because you don't have to crunch to get flavor, you're able to suck on them longer (though I admit I crunched too). Both flavors are good, though I preferred the cappuccino version. These are the most expensive of the three brands by over a dollar an ounce. They taste good, but not worth the extra $1+ -- at least not to me. Rough measurements: The pieces are rectangular and smooth. They're about an inch by a half-inch, and about a quarter to a third of an inch thick. I would purchase either flavor again (but would hem and haw over the price) -- 3.5 stars overall (rolled down to 3 because of the price). ** NIPS ** Nips are a cross between soft and hard candy -- they call it "rich and creamy hard candy" and it is. It can't be crunched; it sticks to your teeth if you try -- and it can be difficult to work it free (not as bad as Bit-O-Honeys, but still...). I'm always afraid I'm going to pull out fillings or teeth and try to be careful. That being said, Nips have the best coffee flavor of all the ones I purchased. They're like a cappuccino you can suck on. And because you can't crunch or chew on them, they last longer than the harder candies. To me they seem sweeter than the Kopiko a slight drawback, but the flavor is worth it. Another plus for Nips is that they're the least expensive of the three (over the Bali's by more than half). So, not only are they the best tasting (to me), they're the best value for the money. Rough measurements: The pieces are round, but not as smooth as pictured on the box. They're larger than a nickel but smaller than a quarter, and a quarter to a third of an inch thick. I would purchase these again (and again!) -- 4 stars. I recommend them with the caveat that you have to take care not to do damage to teeth and/or dental work. Summary... ** If you're looking for the best coffee flavor at the best price, go for the Nips. ** If you're looking for HARD candy (that can be crunched/chewed) with good coffee flavor (or you're worried about Nips candy sticking to your teeth/dental work), go for the Kopiko. Though they're expensive, they are good. ** Balis aren't horrible, just okay. I would only recommend them if you wanted HARD candy as opposed to "rich and creamy hard candy" and can't or don't want to pay the premium for Kopiko.

Like the former Pearson Nips Brachs took them over. Sad to find out they don't make the filled kind though.

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