Black

Some of the best black licorice I've had in years. Soft and chewy and not too sweet. Most black licorice is too sweet for my tastes, Panda is just right. Product is always fresh and chewy. This is my second order.

Tasty treat with a longer chew than other brands. Keeps well in zip bags. With 4 basic ingredients, it is way healthier than the chemically loaded varieties.

Very good licorice.

I like simple things. If something can be accomplished just as well with four steps as with 12, go with the four-step process. This licorice only has four ingredients, and I like all of them. Although I couldn't duplicate the pillowy-soft texture Panda acheives in their process, I'm pretty sure I could make this myself. It's just molasses, flour, anise (anEEse? Anice?) extract, and of course licorice extract. Believe it or not, this is more of a molasses candy than anything. Don't get it twisted, you taste the licorice and anise (kinda), but the molasses is very present. The flour binds it all together and keeps it from being too sticky. The holes help moderate the chewiness. Finnland's best structural engineers put in a lot of overtime figuring out optimal hole size and configuration. This is one of those old-school candies that still holds up because they haven't messed with the recipe.

I became addicted to black licorice as a child when my great-aunt would bring ropes and shapes as special treats. 50 years later, most black licorice doesn't contain any licorice and seems to lean heavily on the sweet side. It just doesn't taste right. Panda has 4 simple ingredients that make my taste buds water (even as I type this review). I have these on subscription. When these arrive, my husband hides them, giving me just one at a time. This is because once I open a package, that's it - I cannot resist eating the entire thing before the day is over. So I bide my time and think good thoughts until I cannot stand it any longer. Then it's time for another session of licorice heaven.

These are so delicious - we are hooked!

Love the few ingredients, but the licorice flavor is pretty mild. However, I haven't found any other licorice products with a good strong flavor in several years so this is as good as it gets I guess.... ugh. I will buy it again only because of the limited ingredients and keep testing other products for that really great licorice flavor whenever I can.

Panda Licorice is the best licorice. It's not too soft and not too hard. It has little holes in it so it's not a glob. We love it and are glad to be able to get it like this.