The AV Club Tasted Bacon Mints So You Don't Have To
The last time we told you about Bacon Mints, Archie McPhee's attempt to test the notion that everything tastes better with bacon, we quoted someone who worked there. "Disturbingly delicious," they declared.
Despite that endorsement, we've never worked up the enthusiasm to actually buy a tin and try them ourselves. Thankfully, the AV Club threw themselves on that grenade instead.
What they're supposed to taste like, per Archie McPhee: "A delicious slice of crispy bacon with just a hint of mint flavor to give it that extra punch! It may sound weird but once you taste it, you'll see that mint and bacon is a match made in heaven."
Actual reactions from AV Club staffers:
• “I’ve got a cold, so I can’t really taste anything at—Wait. EWWW. That shit is GROSS.”The full set of tasting notes is on the AV Club's site. Anyone around here actually stuck one of these things in their mouth?• “I can’t even figure out what this tastes like. It tastes like having an aneurism. Seriously, they give me a pain in my head.”
• “More like the greasy aftertaste of a bag of smoked almonds, with a festive sprig of mint.”
• “It’s not the most disgusting thing I’ve ever tasted. I guess.”
• “You have what? Oh, I can’t. There’s no way. I would throw up all over you guys.”
Photo: "Bacon mints!" by bookgrl, courtesy of Flickr and Creative Commons.
