Some "international" M&Ms

Back in late June, we saw some overpriced but irresistible (to me, anyway) M&Ms at Bulk Barn.  My brother and his wife were coming over for dinner on Canada Day, so we decided to splurge and get these flavours for a dessert taste-testing.

English Toffee:

Despite having two english toffee lovers in the group, I was the only one who liked these.  The dissenters complained that they tasted mapley rather than toffee-like.  To that I said, who cares, but this was a low-rated M&M.  It ranked only 4 out of 8 thumbs, with two enthusiastic thumbs up from me, and two grudging thumbs up from among the purists who were expecting more definite toffee flavour.

Mexican Jalapeno:

Everyone loved this one.  It got a full 8 thumbs, although one participant tried to downgrade it due to being sensitive currently to spice, but I overruled that as an individual medical reason to avoid scarfing down too many does not mean there is anything wrong with them.

Thai Coconut:

These ranked 6 thumbs, two from me, and one from everyone else.  They liked them but didn't love them.

And lastly, one more that we tried recently, but not at the same tasting event...

Hazelnut M&Ms:

These we got in bulk at Bulk Barn, but no picture available.  They are the same colour mix as the everyday M&Ms, and are disc-shaped but larger than a milk chocolate M&M.  They rank 4 out of 4 thumbs, nice mild but definite hazelnut flavour, crunchy shell with a soft flavoured chocolate filling.