Skittles have been around long enough that anyone still capable of using the internet should have some kind of memory of the candy as a child. As for me, I was the weird one who didn’t quite care for the confectionary. It might have been the fear of my mental assurance that they were some sort of failed experiment during the creation of the fruit flavored Mentos. While I honestly can’t recall an actual reason for my distaste of the candy, the years have been kind to my palate. Inevitably, things change if you give them time and I see the value of Skittles now. Our televisions can now display in three dimensions, and Charlie is no longer just the movie-star son of Martin Sheen. Skittles is also looking to change with the times with the invention of the new “Blenders” line.

Last time I reviewed some Skittles for you lovely readers, Skittles Fizzl’d Fruits, I was pretty let down by the constant recycling of flavor. It made the final product disappointingly average. “Blenders,” on the other hand, is exactly what I’ve been looking for in a Skittle. New pairings of fruit flavors in a delicious variety of ratios. This time around, love them or hate them, you’re bound to have feelings about them. And ladies and gentlemen, that is something we refer to as art. Alright so maybe art is a bit strong to call something you can buy for a dollar at most stores. Yet with 10 fruit flavors packed into 5 candies, there’s a lot to wrap your taste buds around. Let’s just call them “provocative”.

Cherry Tropicolada had to have been my least favorite with it’s use of Pina Colada as the second flavor. I assume it’s what a cocktail of coconut juice and Grenadine would taste like. Watermelon Green Apple Freeze might be the most skillfully-blended flavor. It starts out with a huge rush of the green apple flavor with the traditionally sour finish being replaced by the sweet watermelon. Lemon is always a great supporting flavor, but in the Mango Lemonade Freeze Skittle, the overuse of the Mango makes the finish a little too bitter. Just a little tweaking could solve this one. With Strawberry Lime Blast, it’s as if the Sonic classic was transformed into a chewable. A strong Strawberry kick throughout with subtle hints of Lime mixed in. Strongly resembles the flavor of Tums to me. Melon Berry Burst, the only flavor that carries over from Skittle’s other bi-flavor experiment Crazy Cores, mixes one group of fruits with another group, which doesn’t do any good for describing, but it’s delicious. The only comparable taste I can think of is when you get a Slurpee and fill it up with a little of each kind.

I’m always surprised that I currently enjoy Skittles, but I was more surprised at how much I liked four flavors and hated one. I’ve never been the person to pick out a certain color out of a bag of candy, but I found the Cherry Tropicolada to be completely inedible. I would also go as far to say Coconut is the most hated fruit flavor, but hopefully we can debate that in the comments. Ruining one flavor isn’t totally excusable, but the four other ones do a big part in making up for the failure. I may not be used to grabbing Skittles as a snack, but I might just have to take a page out of their book and try something difference for once.