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This is yet another British bar from the import store. This one actually makes me wish I lived in Britain; I’m not sure I’ve ever had this bar before, but I know I’ll be eating it again – even if it means a trek out to the import store and paying a bit more than normal (imported candy bars tend to go for two or even three bucks).

Double Decker consists of two layers: the first being milk chocolate nestled with bits of crisped rice, and the second being “chewy nougatine” (no, I haven’t heard of nougatine either – perhaps it’s a British thing?). The nougatine actually reminded me more of marshmallow than nougat – it had that sort of soft, spongy texture marshmallow tends to have, and it tasted a little bit richer than the usual nougat, with an almost subtly roasted marshmallow type of flavour.

As for the bottom layer, it’s kind of like a Crunch bar, only with crunchier, more substantial pieces of crisped rice. The crunchy rice works very well here, doing a great job of complimenting the chewiness of the nougatine. Also, the amount of chocolate in the bottom layer gives this bar a much chocolatier flavour than the standard candy bar.

Double Decker kind of tastes like the love child between a Nestle Crunch bar and a Mars bar (a.k.a. Milky Way, for all you Americans). It’s pretty great. Cadbury definitely needs to bring this one to North America, and fast.

Manufactured by: Cadbury
Calories (60 g bar): 275

I should probably mention that the Oh Henry! bar that I’m reviewing probably isn’t the Oh Henry! that you’re used to – unless, that is, you’re a Canadian. In the U.S., Oh Henry! is made by Nestle, while here in Canada it’s manufactured by Hershey. This is one area in which I’m definitely glad to be a Canadian; while I don’t remember the American Oh Henry! well enough to talk about it in any amount of detail, I do recall eating it and thinking that the Canadian version is clearly better.

The first thing I noticed is that the bar is covered in fake chocolate (the wrapper states that it contains “crunchy peanuts, chewy fudge, [and] creamy caramel covered in a chocolaty coating” (emphasis mine). The word “chocolaty” is a sure sign that shenanigans are afoot. Sure enough, a quick peek at the ingredients reveals no sign of chocolate of any kind. I’m not sure if this is a result of the recent Hershey cheapening, or if Oh Henry! bars have always been made like this. Though I have to admit, in this kind of candy bar I don’t think the absence of real chocolate particularly hurts it that much.

I like Oh Henry. It’s always been one of my favourites, and though it isn’t the most exciting bar you can buy, it gets the job done. It’s definitely one of the chewier bars around – the “chewy fudge” (which seems more like a thick nougat to me) combined with the caramel and peanuts definitely give this bar some real substance. If you want value for your money, Oh Henry is one of the better bars around, just because of how much you have to chew that sucker to make it go down. The bar also isn’t stingy with the peanuts; it’s completely covered in nuts, which helps give Oh Henry its distinctive taste, and adds to the sense that this is a bar with substance. It’s not an overtly sweet candy bar, and has a nice vanilla-y taste thanks to the fudge/nougat.

Manufactured by: Hershey
Calories (62.5 g bar): 300

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Double Decker – A Seriously Delicious British Candy Bar

Oh Henry! – Sweet and Substantial