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What's the newest candy bar that is a classic? (1 Viewer)

Mister CIA said:
I have a problem with Take 5:  Dry, crunchy pretzels are one of the worst culinary creations of all time. 

A Take 4 would be addition by subtraction.
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So wrong here.  Maybe pretzels on their own are overrated but mixed with chocolate, peanut butter and caramel it's the perfect combination. 

 
TheIronSheik said:
A Whatchamacallit.  But it's close.  And they can swap very easily.  I'll eat a Twix for a while and then switch back.  

Side note, I found that a Twix tastes better to me if I eat the bar upside down.  Not sure why.  Somebody once told me they didn't like cheese under their burger, only on top and I was nonplussed.  But after trying it, it made sense.  I tried it with a Twix and it was a similar effect.  Also, if the Twix is chilled, I'll eat the caramel off first, then eat the cookie.  That cookie is so good.  Wish Twix just sold a box of cookies made of that stuff.
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I find your eating methods fascinating.  Somewhere out there is a doctoral thesis with you as the case study waiting to be written.

 
Skor (if considered classic, which I do).  If not, answer is Twix.  This assumes that any white chocolate varietal isn't an option, as the "cookies and creme" Hersey's bar is amazing.

 
TheIronSheik said:
Doug B said:
Talking about availability -- hard for a candy bar to become a classic if ain't sold hardly anywhere.

Twix weren't even called Twix in the UK were the cookie/candy bar was first sold -- the British label named them "Raiders". Don't really have a problem treating the U.S. Twix as a different and separate product new to the U.S. market in 1979. Kind of a cheat, yeah ... but like I said: if you can't buy it anywhere, how's it going to become a classic?
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Not sure what you're going for here.  In order for it to be a classic, it's got to be widely available.  You can't say it's a classic, but it's not available everywhere.  This is "classic" by the definition I posted in the OP.  
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I know from the hurricane thread, GB, that you're going to stand your ground like Charles Barkley in the low post wearing a lead vest. So this will be more for the benefit of the house:

I think I've been misunderstood a bit. I was making the point that Twix never had the chance to become "classic" in the U.S. until it was sold in the U.S. (1979). Therefore, IMHO, it's fair game to start Twix's clock at 1979, and not start it's clock then the Raider bar was developed in the U.K. (1967). Don't really care that Raider and Twix were pretty much the same thing -- to me, wide availability in the U.S. is integral to "classic-ness" as evaluated by a bunch of American guys on a web forum.

I also find it telling (and I'm thinking that you won't agree) that Raider changed it's name in the U.K. to Twix in 1986. The Raider was "just a bar", but the Twix was what became classic -- and then, the namesake of the Raider.

 
matttyl said:
Skor (if considered classic, which I do).  If not, answer is Twix.  This assumes that any white chocolate varietal isn't an option, as the "cookies and creme" Hersey's bar is amazing.
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Twix was invented in 1967.  Kit Kat was invented in 1969.  No way the Twix is more of a classic than Kit Kat.

 
TheIronSheik said:
Twix was invented in 1967.  Kit Kat was invented in 1969.  No way the Twix is more of a classic than Kit Kat.
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:confused:

Link

Although ... you could throw my "available in the U.S." reasoning back at me and say that's when Kit-Kat's crossed the Atlantic (well, 1970) after decades of popularity in Britain.

 
Doug B said:
I know from the hurricane thread, GB, that you're going to stand your ground like Charles Barkley in the low post wearing a lead vest. So this will be more for the benefit of the house:

I think I've been misunderstood a bit. I was making the point that Twix never had the chance to become "classic" in the U.S. until it was sold in the U.S. (1979). Therefore, IMHO, it's fair game to start Twix's clock at 1979, and not start it's clock then the Raider bar was developed in the U.K. (1967). Don't really care that Raider and Twix were pretty much the same thing -- to me, wide availability in the U.S. is integral to "classic-ness" as evaluated by a bunch of American guys on a web forum.

I also find it telling (and I'm thinking that you won't agree) that Raider changed it's name in the U.K. to Twix in 1986. The Raider was "just a bar", but the Twix was what became classic -- and then, the namesake of the Raider.
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What I'm saying is it was invented in 1967.  The clock starts when it was invented, not when it had it's chance to finally shine.  

It would be like a band becoming a huge mainstream band after their third album and saying that's when their career started.

And I want to be clear on this: I love debating ya, GB.  It reminds me of the old days when people could disagree and not get angry.  I say this because I want you to realize when we go back and forth like this, it's for fun from my side.  I'm sure yours, too.  I'd say there's no ill will betwixt us.

 
Doug B said:
:confused:

Link

Although ... you could throw my "available in the U.S." reasoning back at me and say that's when Kit-Kat's crossed the Atlantic (well, 1970) after decades of popularity in Britain.
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Bad information on my end.  I made the mistake of only using one source in my candy research.  :lol:

 
matttyl said:
Skor (if considered classic, which I do).  If not, answer is Twix.  This assumes that any white chocolate varietal isn't an option, as the "cookies and creme" Hersey's bar is amazing.
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So I've never had the C&C thing, but it appears it's one of the 10 best selling candy bars in the US.  And it's from 1994.  

I think this might be the winner.  I mean, I don't think it's a "variation" of a chocolate bar, but that's probably the debate right now.  If it isn't a variation, this would be the winner.  If it is a variation, then I have to go back to explaining to people that the Twix was not invented in 1979.

 
TheIronSheik said:
Twix was invented in 1967.  Kit Kat was invented in 1969.  No way the Twix is more of a classic than Kit Kat.
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Introduced in the states in 1979 - what's what I'm going off of.  Both are classic (like saying that both Brady and Ryan are stud QBs, might be true but one is the GOAT). 

 
TheIronSheik said:
So I've never had the C&C thing, but it appears it's one of the 10 best selling candy bars in the US.  And it's from 1994.  

I think this might be the winner.  I mean, I don't think it's a "variation" of a chocolate bar, but that's probably the debate right now.  If it isn't a variation, this would be the winner.  If it is a variation, then I have to go back to explaining to people that the Twix was not invented in 1979.
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And you've made my list.  Thought you were cool, man.

 
TheIronSheik said:
A Whatchamacallit.  But it's close.  And they can swap very easily.  I'll eat a Twix for a while and then switch back.  

Side note, I found that a Twix tastes better to me if I eat the bar upside down.  Not sure why.  Somebody once told me they didn't like cheese under their burger, only on top and I was nonplussed.  But after trying it, it made sense.  I tried it with a Twix and it was a similar effect.  Also, if the Twix is chilled, I'll eat the caramel off first, then eat the cookie.  That cookie is so good.  Wish Twix just sold a box of cookies made of that stuff.
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Maybe I should've been paying more attention during my time in Australia, but WTF has even put cheese under the burger? Maybe try putting gasoline on top of your car?

I don't know if it's a classic, but it is everywhere, and I think it's categorized as a protein bar not a candy bar, but the sweet, salty, crunchy, nutty, chocolately spirit of a candy bar resides deep with the KIND bar.

 
I used to love Whatchamacallits back in the middle school years, but frankly, I don't see them around much anymore, so I am not sure they hold up to the "classic" designation.

 
I'm so glad to see Skor mentioned here. I used to love those things but haven't seen them in a long time and thought they stopped making them. I'll be on the lookout now.

 
TheIronSheik said:
Northern Voice said:
Yeah it’s one of these 2. lol @ whatchamawhatever
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You've made my list.
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See the way I look at it, the fact that you’re putting Twix as its European ‘67 date and not it’s US introduction ‘79 date means you’re acknowledging that we’re not just talking about US and international context matters, so with that a factor, it’s Twix by a landslide. 

And if it’s just US, Twix gets it’s ‘79 date and still wins by a landslide. 

 
Northern Voice said:
See the way I look at it, the fact that you’re putting Twix as its European ‘67 date and not it’s US introduction ‘79 date means you’re acknowledging that we’re not just talking about US and international context matters, so with that a factor, it’s Twix by a landslide. 

And if it’s just US, Twix gets it’s ‘79 date and still wins by a landslide. 
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Do you consider the Beatles start as when they landed in America or when they started in the UK?

 
All this talk about classics.  Do we have a list of what is what.  I am out of the loop about candy bars and even moreso about what is cool.  I am assuming M&M don't qualify and wouldn't win due to age anyway.  I don't know that I would consider a Take 5 as a classic.  When thinking classic, I think of the basic Hersheys, Snickers, 3 musketeers, twix.  As mentioned earlier, Not sure I would consider any flavor alterations as there own bar.  Cookies and crème, gold, white chocolate as just a version of the classic.

 
dino259 said:
All this talk about classics.  Do we have a list of what is what.  I am out of the loop about candy bars and even moreso about what is cool.  I am assuming M&M don't qualify and wouldn't win due to age anyway.  I don't know that I would consider a Take 5 as a classic.  When thinking classic, I think of the basic Hersheys, Snickers, 3 musketeers, twix.  As mentioned earlier, Not sure I would consider any flavor alterations as there own bar.  Cookies and crème, gold, white chocolate as just a version of the classic.
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Pretty sure the OP should be updated with the official time line so we can vote on this deal.

 
dino259 said:
All this talk about classics.  Do we have a list of what is what.  I am out of the loop about candy bars and even moreso about what is cool.  I am assuming M&M don't qualify and wouldn't win due to age anyway.  I don't know that I would consider a Take 5 as a classic.  When thinking classic, I think of the basic Hersheys, Snickers, 3 musketeers, twix.  As mentioned earlier, Not sure I would consider any flavor alterations as there own bar.  Cookies and crème, gold, white chocolate as just a version of the classic.
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I stated it in the OP.  For this argument, "classic" is a candy bar that everyone knows and is available pretty much everywhere candy is sold.  M&M's are not a "bar", as are not Skittles or anything like that.  Not that it matters because of how old they are, but PB Cups wouldn't qualify either because they are not "bars."

 
Monkian said:
Maybe I should've been paying more attention during my time in Australia, but WTF has even put cheese under the burger? Maybe try putting gasoline on top of your car?

I don't know if it's a classic, but it is everywhere, and I think it's categorized as a protein bar not a candy bar, but the sweet, salty, crunchy, nutty, chocolately spirit of a candy bar resides deep with the KIND bar.
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The idea behind putting the cheese under the burger is so you can add condiments with the top bun sticking to the cheese.

I managed a Speedway gas station several years ago and we made hot sandwiches during lunchtime and were trained to put the cheese under the patty for that reason.

At home it always goes on top.

 
Ben & Jerry's said:
The idea behind putting the cheese under the burger is so you can add condiments with the top bun sticking to the cheese.

I managed a Speedway gas station several years ago and we made hot sandwiches during lunchtime and were trained to put the cheese under the patty for that reason.

At home it always goes on top.
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Did this include hot dogs?

 
Northern Voice said:
See the way I look at it, the fact that you’re putting Twix as its European ‘67 date and not it’s US introduction ‘79 date means you’re acknowledging that we’re not just talking about US and international context matters
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This is a very common mistake I've seen dozens of times over the years. 

 
Reece's Pieces says 1977 -  2 years older than newest mentioned in this thread but far more 'Classic.'

The point of the thread to me is 'don't try to make money introducing a new candy bar.'

 
MikeMan said:
Reece's Pieces says 1977 -  2 years older than newest mentioned in this thread but far more 'Classic.'

The point of the thread to me is 'don't try to make money introducing a new candy bar.'
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1977?  Really surprised that they didn't come out in conjunction with E.T.  That's the first I remember them.

 
TheIronSheik said:
A Whatchamacallit.  But it's close.  And they can swap very easily.  I'll eat a Twix for a while and then switch back.  

Side note, I found that a Twix tastes better to me if I eat the bar upside down.  Not sure why.  Somebody once told me they didn't like cheese under their burger, only on top and I was nonplussed.  But after trying it, it made sense.  I tried it with a Twix and it was a similar effect.  Also, if the Twix is chilled, I'll eat the caramel off first, then eat the cookie.  That cookie is so good.  Wish Twix just sold a box of cookies made of that stuff.
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I once worked with an old guy who ate all of his hostess products upside down. 99% of the time it was the basic hostess chocolate cupcakes but every once in a while he would have a chocodile or snowball and those to were eaten upside down. I never asked him why. I was in my late teens working in a factory and he was probably in his 60s-70s. I don't know what I thought was stranger. The eating of all things Hostess upside down, the fact that a guy of this age ate Hostess with such regularity, or that he sometimes wore teeth and other times didn't. Was a nice enough guy but I never thought to ask. Guys in factories were tough back then and as a young whipper snapper I was still trying to figure my way around the whole factory setting.

 
Monkian said:
Maybe I should've been paying more attention during my time in Australia, but WTF has even put cheese under the burger? Maybe try putting gasoline on top of your car?

I don't know if it's a classic, but it is everywhere, and I think it's categorized as a protein bar not a candy bar, but the sweet, salty, crunchy, nutty, chocolately spirit of a candy bar resides deep with the KIND bar.
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If the Kind bar is being considered a candy bar as it should be. It gets my vote. The problem here is that there are many different Kind bars. So we may be looking at a newer classic brand rather than bar.

* In my humble opinion most "protein bars" are candy bars.

 
On a side note, I seem to have developed a skittles addiction. I have been eating a bag a day and sometimes its the sharing bag but I don't share. I know this is really bad for you. I am hoping I have hit the age where it doesn't really matter what you eat or drink because your not going to live long enough to see the bad effects.

 
prosopis said:
I once worked with an old guy who ate all of his hostess products upside down. 99% of the time it was the basic hostess chocolate cupcakes but every once in a while he would have a chocodile or snowball and those to were eaten upside down. I never asked him why. I was in my late teens working in a factory and he was probably in his 60s-70s. I don't know what I thought was stranger. The eating of all things Hostess upside down, the fact that a guy of this age ate Hostess with such regularity, or that he sometimes wore teeth and other times didn't. Was a nice enough guy but I never thought to ask. Guys in factories were tough back then and as a young whipper snapper I was still trying to figure my way around the whole factory setting.
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when i was 18 i temped at a sheet metal plant where culverts were made

you fed sheets of metal in to a roller that formed the tubes. there was an older guy there named Willie who apparently, years before, got his hands caught in the roller. sucked his arms in and crushed them up to the elbow or something. sucked the skin off, too so his arms were all skin graft.

that guy ONLY smoked. i never saw him drink a coffee. or a water. or a soda. or eat a snack, or sandwich. nothing. he just chain smoked the entire day away. 

that dude never said a word either. until the day my temp "contract" expired and he and two other guys closer to my age took me to a bar up the street to get drunk. caught a ride home to my parents house, sat down to dinner and fell asleep at the table, dead drunk.

mom was not amused.

 
I see that nobody has questioned the dated nature of a candy bar itself. I would bet sales are down from decades prior. It's almost a quaint, dated concept that has been replaced by higher-end chocolates, gummies, or sours. 

 
Doug B said:
:confused:

Link

Although ... you could throw my "available in the U.S." reasoning back at me and say that's when Kit-Kat's crossed the Atlantic (well, 1970) after decades of popularity in Britain.
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Side note:  Canadian Kit Kats (made by Nestle) IMHO taste better than U.S. Kit Kats (made by Hershey).

 
dino259 said:
All this talk about classics.  Do we have a list of what is what.  I am out of the loop about candy bars and even moreso about what is cool.  I am assuming M&M don't qualify and wouldn't win due to age anyway.  I don't know that I would consider a Take 5 as a classic. 
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Yeah, I actually think Hershey's Gold might already be more well-known than a Take 5 after only being around a couple years.

When thinking classic, I think of the basic Hersheys, Snickers, 3 musketeers, twix.  As mentioned earlier, Not sure I would consider any flavor alterations as there own bar.  Cookies and crème, gold, white chocolate as just a version of the classic.
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I don't get that.  Something like Hershey's Gold might be the same shape with the same brand name as the original, but it's a completely different candy bar.  It's not like when they just added almonds or something.  The differences are certainly greater than those between two individual classics like Milky Way and 3 Musketeers, for example. 

 
It does seem like candy bar evolution is at a standstill. I wonder if we should engage more resources and our best scientific minds towards further progression in candy bar technology.

 
In such a random way, I learned that both Hershey's and Mars both stopped experimenting with "new" candy bars (for the most part) in the late 70's or early 80's.  They had both had terrible times trying to put new candy bars out.  But they discovered that if they just made variants of the classics, their sales would go up.  So variants were almost guaranteed to make money, while new bars were a crapshoot.  Hence why there haven't really been any new bars created in so long.

 
What about a Nestle Crunch with peanut butter? 
 

A Nestle Crutter. Or a Reese’s Peanut Butter Krakle. Patented pending. 

 
i make something i like to call the m and reeses what you do is jam a few m and ms into a reeses cup and eat it with a tall glass of miller high life it is pretty good and i consider it a classic take that to the bank brohans 

 
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