I never bought these in a commercial Lion box (label pictured), but found them jarred on a shelf in a trendy but charming retro sweet shop, overpriced as hell, on the Columbia road. The wine gums cost about four times as much as other wine gums: £2.50 for 200 grams and where presented to me in a cute barberpole striped paper bag. The absence of plastic was a boon, that excrement of oil. Now, to the sampling of the gelatin in question. I found these preposterously good compared to other varieties I've so far tested. The gum is satisfyingly hard, giving the jaw a good work out, the flavours more subtle reminding me only of South African Maynards, which is different presumeably because of the preponderance of sugar cane in that country in comparison to the beet sugar used in sweets here in the United Kingdom, (it being cheaper than using imported real cane sugar). By the way, American sweets are all made with corn syrup for the same cost-saving reasons and this also includes coca cola.
The lack of corn or beet - whether this is the reason these wine gums are so satisfyingly different is something that I cannot ascertain until I see the ingredients on a box of them, as soon as I can find where they are retailed (hopefully at a less exorbitant price). Meanwhile I still recommend any locals to visit the shop I acquired these from; Suck & Chew, which I discovered by serendipity as its not far from my workplace, in the east end, between Bethnal Green and Hoxton. It also appears to be rated as the best sweet shop in All of London.
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