In an instant, ripping the cardboard to pieces with bare bear hands. The cellophane, being a little greasy, requires the use of teeth, getting caught on braces in the process. But there's no time to consider collateral damage as the scent reaches my olfactory system and a knife is surgically removing 1/6 for a tasting. But wait, what's that at the bottom... BURNS! Burnt Paneton stuck to the paper! HORROR! PANIC! This shocking aberration requires a small bite to confirm my fears, and sure enough... it tastes like cancer. A gruesome start to what could have been a beautiful relationship.
The rest of the specimen does not appear to have been affected, at least visually. But as I consume it throughout the week, at various temperatures and states of oxidation, sometimes together with other brands for comparison, the overall feeling I get is that it's a little dry. Definitely soft and fluffy, but lacking moistness (picture that word... moistness). Is this the result of excessive heat or is it normal? How the fuck should I know... never baked a thing my life. What I do know is that dryness no es bueno.
One positive is that the candy fruit was very tasty, there just wasn't enough of it to enjoy. I know it's a common misconception, where the photo on the package promises an onslaught of raisin after raisin after green jelly thing... to the point where you say "please no more!". Sadly however, in practice this is never the case... and certain brands even go for the dreaded needle in a haystack approach. Just once I would like to be positively surprised... and I thought Winter's might be that champion but alas, the search continues.
Overall rating: (refer to above picture) Perhaps it was just the misfortune of picking up a bad batch that went through some 3rd degree burns and perhaps Winter's normally makes rocking bread-goodness... but with so many choices out there and a limited amount of time to scoff them all down, I don't plan on testing that hypothesis. NEXT!
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