Penguin Mints

Penguins have been around For Ever, introduced to the world over a dozen years ago when Americans guzzled, on average, just 15 billion gallons of soda. In 2007, that number dropped to an amazing 14.7 billion gallons! This means, that because of hard working products like these, we have been able to get our country 300 thousand cans healthier! All because of the founder of Penguin Mints, a brave individual, was stuck without coffee and sulkily sucked on an unnamed Curiously Strong mint. His idea of marrying caffeine and minty fresh breath gave birth to dozens of products.

Just think of those poor long haul truckers of yesteryear, mouths puckered in distaste as they were forced to suck on Vivarin pills and chew on No-Doz. But now thanks to founders Adam Smith and Brett Canfield, we have energy gum, mints and candies galore, all packed to the gills with the glory of caffeine!

The taste buds of party hardy college students and geeky computer nerds rejoiced. Sure the L337 H4x0rs out there still might live on the IRC, be covered in zits, pasty skin and live in their Mom's basement, but at least their breath was clean and minty.

Nowadays, Penguin Mints come in 3 different flavors: Chocolate, Cinnamon and the regular mint. Thanks to a co-worker, I was able to try these again and they look just as fantastic, and tase just as yummy as I remember. Sure - in the years past there have been candies with better taste or more power. But popping open that awesome metal tin , munching a dozen of these things and washing down the slight 'my-mouth-tastes-like-burning' aftertaste with a can of Diet Coke still brings back great memories of sleepless nights filled with playing Final Fantasy VII.

While I would now go for a Foosh, or Stay Alert, You gotta give something up for the patriarch who first brought to us all minty caffeinated goodness.

Packaging:10 Taste:7 Buzz:6