For over 75 years, Air New Zealand have been handing out lollies to make our descent a little sweeter.
So this year, to show how crazy they are about Rugby,
they decided to add a commemorative black lolly to the mix.
The flavor? Well, that’s up to these three lads.
But what they didn’t know, is that this was going to be more of a test than they bargained for.
Hey guys, welcome to Horners, this is Charlie, he’s our product developer.
So he is going to be taste testing with you and will take you through and show you around a bit.
Air New Zealand recently asked us to come up with a special commemorative lolly for the All Blacks in 2015,
which is pretty exciting for us.
We would like you to actually taste them, give us your opinion of the one that if you like
has got the essence of All Blacks and everybody gets that taste of rugby.
It's not the worst job.
No, not the worst job. Alright, we are going to start with 101.
This is Bridie here, from Air New Zealand.
Hi, give that one a try.
Thank you
How do you describe lollies?
Do we get any hints on flavours?
No you’re going to tell me (laughs). So how would you be rating that one?
…..it tastes good
Fruity?
Fruity? Ok...
Um…. Geeze I don’t know what that is.
Wow.. What’s that one?.. Tastes sort of limey.. or greeny if that makes sense.
We actually got to take some of the grass from Eden Park,
distill that flavor along with other herbs and other quite subtle ‘chi’ type flavours.
That’s got to be healthy for you then, doesn't it?
Well…yeah, I mean in smallish quantities yeah.
That one can go in…
Would that one be one for the forwards or the backs do you think?
Yeah probably for the backs because it’s quite sweet (laughs)
What do we have next?
This is fun, do people get paid to do this?
Fun and at the same time it’s got that sort of quite strong scientific element to it.
Obviously
Okay, 203. We were looking for something quite refreshing and invigorating..
um something that’s gonna pick you up and at the same time lubricate…
Where would you put that on a scale of one to ten?
Probably a four… or three…
A bit of a tang to it.
Okay, let’s move swiftly on then, let’s try number 395.
Okay, thank you
Thank you
Remember we are trying to get that essence of rugby,
something that’s powerful and the essence of the All Blacks
Something that tastes good aye? (laughs)
And tastes good, for sure.
(Laughs)
There’s a lot of different action between the front and the back of the palette that you might be able to pick up on.
uhuh.. I don't like this one.
So you do?.. Nah?
This is... quite intense...
Uhhh...
This tastes like a cough lolly
It tastes like it's been dropped in liniment
Eating liniment
What- Liniment? Yeah, funnily enough, that was our overwhelming sense for this one…
Don't have that one!
Well.. I think you probably just did Aaron.
Oh dear.
Wooow
I think you’ll find that um…
Ohhh.. (laughs)
Ohhhh mate, that is… nasty
I’m just an actor.
Wow.
Boys... we are going to make an All Black lolly, but it won’t be any of this lot here.
Thanks for being really good sports as well guys, awesome.
Ohh oh oh… Three second rule.
…bit of a tang to it.
Geeze, I hope it’s going to get better mate…
Fruity
Air New Zealand is looking for help to choose the flavor for the new All Blacks lolly.
Give them a hand, by voting for your favourite flavor here.