Express & Star reporters Isabelle Parkin and Lauren Hill took a trip to M&S to try a new spin on the classics - chocolate covered custard and bourbon creams.
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00:00 Hi everyone, it's Lauren and Izzy from The Express and Star and we're in the conference
00:04 room today because we've got a very important business matter to discuss.
00:08 Very important biscuit matter to discuss.
00:12 We're talking about biscuits.
00:15 The M&S New Range.
00:16 It's like a British favourite biscuit.
00:20 Coated in loads of chocolate.
00:22 Well yeah, these are a new take on the classics from M&S.
00:27 So there's chocolatey, outrageously chocolatey, milk chocolate coated custard creams.
00:33 Yes, and I've got outrageously chocolatey, like these biscuits are going to be to be
00:37 honest, they look humongous.
00:39 Milk chocolate coated bourbon creams.
00:41 So there's six biscuits in here and in here and they were £2.50.
00:47 I think that's quite steep.
00:48 It is quite steep for six but it's more than 40p per biscuit and more than 50% chocolate
00:56 coating the whole thing.
00:57 Now to me that's a bit overkill.
01:00 That's a bit much for me here.
01:02 Is it a chocolate bar or is it a biscuit?
01:04 It's neither.
01:05 You don't know here.
01:06 What else have we got here?
01:07 We've got extra cream bourbon creams and extra cream custard creams.
01:10 So these are just what your classics with extra stuff in the middle.
01:12 Yeah, so they've got extra filling in the middle.
01:16 I have tried the chocolate covered custard creams and it's the best biscuit that I've
01:21 ever had.
01:22 That is a very bold statement.
01:23 But these are all new to me so we're going to try them together.
01:26 So the first one we're going to try is the outrageously chocolatey milk chocolate coated
01:33 custard cream.
01:34 I'm trying to say it really fast.
01:37 So these are Izzy's favourite.
01:39 These are my favourite.
01:41 In the whole world, in her whole life.
01:43 They've only just come out with them and I've been through a pack.
01:48 They are huge.
01:49 Obviously bigger than your average custard cream.
01:51 Definitely.
01:52 I'm going to show you what's inside.
01:53 It looks quite good actually.
01:55 It looks more like a cake.
01:56 It looks like a cake and a biscuit together.
01:58 It does.
01:59 It almost looks like a cake.
02:00 This is, I'm sorry to hype it up, this is the best biscuit you're ever going to have.
02:07 That's the statement.
02:08 That's bold.
02:09 I'm really excited.
02:10 Do you like custard creams normally?
02:11 Well, no.
02:12 I hate custard creams so let's take it.
02:13 That's a very fair review.
02:14 What do you think?
02:30 I'm getting so much chocolate.
02:32 It is a lot.
02:34 It's a lot of chocolate and it makes it almost hard to like taste the biscuit but overall
02:39 it's very delicious.
02:41 Very chocolatey.
02:42 They're not lying when they say more chocolate than biscuit.
02:46 It does definitely lose the flavour of the custard cream a bit because all you can taste
02:51 is chocolate.
02:53 I think if you're a real sweet tooth you're going to love this.
02:57 God, if that's the custard cream I don't know what the bourbon is going to be.
03:00 I know, I'm a bit worried for those.
03:02 Right, shall we do a little dunk test?
03:04 So we've got a cup of tea here.
03:06 It's very important to me that biscuit doesn't give up in your tea.
03:11 We were just talking about rich teas and Izzy doesn't like the fact that it'll just give
03:15 up and float to the bottom.
03:16 It just gives up.
03:17 Then you've got a nice crummy tea and then you get to the bottom and it's all just a
03:20 mushy pile of mess in the bottom.
03:22 No one wants that so let's try it.
03:24 I feel like it's going to fall.
03:26 Oh, it's holding pretty well.
03:28 And do you know I like milk chocolate digestives for this reason because when you dunk it in
03:32 tea you can lick the melted chocolate off after.
03:36 Mmm, that was good actually.
03:39 That was really good.
03:40 I really enjoyed that.
03:42 It softened the biscuit nicely.
03:43 Really nice.
03:44 What do you give those out of ten?
03:49 It's really hard to tell because there's just so much chocolate but I don't think I have
03:55 to eat more than maximum two of these in one sitting.
03:58 Yeah, I think I could only eat one.
04:00 I just don't know.
04:01 I think I would say with my favourite biscuit in the world being a milk chocolate digestive,
04:07 that's a ten out of ten for me.
04:09 These would probably be about a seven.
04:12 Are you going to say six?
04:15 No, no, not that bad.
04:17 I think I'd go for a seven.
04:18 What would you rate those?
04:19 I'd give these a nine.
04:21 So what would make it better for you?
04:23 I think I'm just more of a savoury person than sweet.
04:28 So I could only have one.
04:30 That's a good enough reason.
04:31 Shall we try these then?
04:32 They are really nice.
04:33 They are actually good.
04:34 I don't disagree.
04:35 Try these ones then.
04:36 So next on our list we've got the outrageously chocolate, milk chocolate coated Bourbon.
04:44 Bourbon?
04:45 Yeah, Bourbon.
04:46 Bourbons?
04:47 Now I'm overthinking it.
04:48 Bourbon?
04:49 No, Bourbon's like the drink, isn't it?
04:50 That's bourbon.
04:51 Whatever.
04:52 You know what we mean.
04:53 You know what we're talking about.
04:54 It's the chocolate biscuit.
04:55 Right, a bit of ASMR for you.
04:56 So I've heard these are like a penguin bar.
05:08 To be honest, that's what those reminded me of actually.
05:10 I was trying to...
05:11 I think this will really remind you of them.
05:13 And they look exactly the same as you can see.
05:18 Still equally as big.
05:19 All right, shall we try and cut this one?
05:22 Yeah, go for it.
05:24 Because they're a bit hard to break, so we're trying to cut them for a good cross section.
05:29 But as you know...
05:30 Ooh, not too bad actually.
05:31 That's quite a clean cut, isn't it?
05:32 There we go.
05:37 So shall we dig in?
05:39 Let's dig in.
05:40 Let's see what those taste like.
05:41 Because I do like Bourbons.
05:43 I do, but I prefer a custard cream normally.
05:45 See, that's where we're actually the opposites.
05:47 I hate custard creams, but I really like Bourbons.
05:50 But those were nice.
05:51 We're not the perfect pair.
05:52 Yeah, we are the perfect pair.
05:53 All right, let's try it now.
05:57 Cheers.
05:58 Cheers.
05:59 Cheers.
06:00 I love her.
06:01 I love her.
06:02 Do you?
06:03 Yeah, I love her.
06:04 Interesting.
06:05 I don't like that as much.
06:06 No.
06:07 It's just like too far for me.
06:18 Don't get me wrong.
06:19 If somebody gave me back either of these...
06:21 You wouldn't say no.
06:22 They would be gone.
06:23 The thing is...
06:24 Go on.
06:25 It's overkill for me.
06:27 That's the problem.
06:28 Not problem, really.
06:29 If you really have a sweet tooth, there's so much chocolate on these and that's what's
06:33 good.
06:34 Yeah.
06:35 But that's the similarity between both, which I can't quite get past, is the amount of chocolate.
06:42 But for me, this one tasted nicer, maybe just because it's so much chocolate with the biscuit
06:46 as well.
06:47 I don't know.
06:48 The Bourbon Cream seemed sweeter, but this seems more rich instead of sickly sweet to
06:53 me.
06:54 Does that make sense?
06:55 I know what you mean.
06:56 Because it's all just chocolate.
06:57 It's decadent.
06:58 That's how I'd describe.
06:59 I'm going to go in for a dunk test.
07:02 I know.
07:03 All of it.
07:04 I feel like they'll...
07:05 It's going to be the same, isn't it?
07:06 I might have to just have another one.
07:07 Might have to, I guess.
07:08 I guess I'll just have another one.
07:13 I'm dunking the whole gallon.
07:14 Is it good?
07:15 These are good for dunk.
07:16 They're really good for dunking, actually.
07:18 But see, now the problem is, none of the biscuit is soaking up the tea.
07:22 Oh, that's a good point.
07:24 First world issues.
07:26 I think that's a bit sickly for me.
07:30 I'm loving it.
07:31 You're loving it?
07:32 Okay.
07:33 I'm glad you are.
07:34 I really enjoyed this, actually.
07:35 I know what I'm getting Lauren for Christmas.
07:36 I've only got to wait nine months.
07:37 It is March, but it's on my list.
07:38 You can get it for my birthday.
07:39 You can get it for my birthday.
07:40 You can get it for me as an Easter gift.
07:48 The real question is, do you think they're worth £2.50 for six biscuits?
07:54 That's about 40p a biscuit.
07:56 See, it's not like a biscuit, is it?
08:00 It's like a dessert.
08:01 It's like a dessert.
08:03 Yeah.
08:04 So for that reason, if you imagine this quantity of, let's say, cheesecake for £2.50, you
08:11 would pay it, wouldn't you?
08:12 Yeah.
08:13 I know what you're trying to say.
08:14 Do you know what I mean?
08:15 Yeah.
08:16 And I think it's just the fact that it's biscuits, £2.50 seems extortionate.
08:20 It does.
08:21 But they're not really like biscuits.
08:22 They're more like a rich pudding.
08:24 I think as a treat, it's not something you're putting in your weekly shunt.
08:28 Yeah.
08:29 But I think every now and then, as a treat, I would buy the custard cream again, but I
08:33 would not buy the Bourbons again.
08:36 So, would you buy the custard creams again?
08:40 No.
08:41 Interesting.
08:42 I would buy the Bourbons again.
08:44 Which ones would you buy again?
08:45 I'd buy the custard creams again, but I would not buy the Bourbons again.
08:48 I don't know why it was perfect teams.
08:50 Maybe just find somebody like that.
08:53 Yeah, just someone who you've stayed with forever.
08:57 Someone who hates the biscuits that you love.
09:00 That's a strong friendship right there.
09:02 So, we've got something quite exciting here.
09:04 It's the real deal, but actually not the real deal, sorry.
09:09 It's got this-
09:10 It's another spin on the classics, but not quite as severe.
09:14 Not as severe, yeah.
09:15 Definitely not as dramatic as-
09:18 As the chocolate covered.
09:19 As the chocolate bars with a bit of biscuit inside.
09:22 So these are extra cream custard creams, and these are-
09:27 Extra cream Bourbon creams.
09:28 So you get 12 in a pack, and these were 50p each.
09:32 Are there only 12 in here?
09:34 Yeah.
09:35 Damn.
09:36 I guess because they're so thick, because they've got so much cream in there.
09:37 Yeah, because they're thicker, so yeah, so it probably looks like cream.
09:38 I guess with these, right.
09:39 It doesn't even look like there's that much more cream in there.
09:44 Oh, I'm really disappointed.
09:46 It says extra cream.
09:48 Extra 0.2% cream, and that's not a lie, because it's still extra than what you get.
09:54 That's disappointing, actually.
09:55 That's really disappointing.
09:58 360 degree view for you.
10:02 Because I actually like the, if you've ever tried Oreo Double Step, which is a similar
10:07 thing where they have more filling than biscuit, and they're one of my favourites because they're
10:12 very thick.
10:13 They actually stick to their word, don't they?
10:14 This is really disappointing.
10:15 That just looks like a normal custard cream.
10:16 Yeah, it really does.
10:17 It smells really nice.
10:18 It smells vanilla-y.
10:19 Lauren's not a big custard cream fan, so.
10:20 I'm not a huge fan.
10:21 I'm not a huge fan of custard creams.
10:25 I do like all ones though, so we'll see.
10:29 Okay, cheers.
10:31 Never mind.
10:33 Cheers.
10:34 I think if I liked custard creams, I would love it, but there's not that much more cream
10:44 in there than what you usually get.
10:47 It's nothing really special.
10:48 It's literally just custard creams.
10:50 Just buy a regular pack instead of this.
10:54 I think for me, I really like custard creams.
10:56 I'd say the flavour is really nice.
10:59 I think they're really vanilla-y.
11:00 I think there was no problem with the amount of cream.
11:03 Yeah, I'm getting the vanilla, but there's no problem with the amount of cream.
11:07 The ratio of cream to biscuit is perfect, and that's why everyone loves custard creams
11:11 and bourbons.
11:12 Now, no one asked for extra cream.
11:14 Oh, I did.
11:16 Izzy probably did, but I was perfectly happy with the way that they were.
11:24 You want to leave it the classic speed.
11:26 This is just excessive, isn't it?
11:28 I was up for the idea, but I'm just disappointed.
11:31 Oh, she's not eating anything.
11:33 I'm not finishing it.
11:36 It's not lived up to its expectations.
11:39 No, indeed it has not.
11:41 Let's move on to the bourbons.
11:43 Let's move on to the bourbons.
11:44 Okay, how is there extra cream in that?
11:47 I just don't think that there is.
11:49 Oh, it smells nice.
11:50 It looks like there's more biscuit, if anything, actually.
11:53 Yeah, the biscuits might fit.
11:55 Oh, they smell so good, actually.
11:56 So again, you get 12 in a pack, 50p.
11:59 Cheers.
12:00 It's just a good bourbon, isn't it?
12:07 Not much more I can say, to be honest.
12:09 I'm really disappointed.
12:10 I'm very extremely disappointed, indeed.
12:11 What would you give the extra cream custard creams out of 10?
12:17 Well, they're eminence.
12:20 Obviously, they're nice biscuits.
12:21 I don't think...I am a huge eminence fan.
12:24 I can't fault it too much.
12:25 No, I'm a huge eminence fan.
12:26 Oh, I'm a huge.
12:27 I'm a humongous, humongous eminence fan.
12:28 I love Colin.
12:29 I love Colin.
12:30 The caterpillar.
12:31 I love the caterpillar.
12:32 Percy Pig.
12:33 I love all that they've got to offer me, to be honest.
12:34 But on this one, extra cream custard cream, why is it out of 10 for you?
12:41 Well, just because I'm just so hugely disappointed by the lack of extra cream, I'm going to have
12:47 to go for a 5 compared to your regular custard cream.
12:54 I'd give the...
12:55 What would you give them?
12:57 Custard creams, the extra cream custard creams, I'd give them...I still would give them a
13:01 7 because I think it was a really good custard cream.
13:04 As for the extra cream bourbons, what are you thinking about those?
13:08 12.
13:09 Only joking.
13:10 Only joking.
13:11 Only joking.
13:12 I think the bourbon is just a really good bourbon.
13:16 As you think the custard creams are, you know.
13:19 But again, lack of cream, well sorry, lack of extra cream because there's still normal
13:24 amount of cream in there, is another huge disappointment so I'm going to have to go
13:29 for another 5 again.
13:30 I'd go for a 6 on those.
13:34 Get yourself two eminence.
13:35 Go and get some of those nice chocolate covered ones for a treat this week.
13:40 For Easter.
13:41 For Easter.
13:42 Perfect in time for Easter.
13:44 For Easter.
13:45 And a good addition to the biscuit tin.
13:47 For you.
13:49 [laughter]
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