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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Sweet lovers go wild for NEW flavour of classic goodies on shelves at major supermarket
Scroll down for even more sweet news PRETTY SWEET Sweet lovers go wild for NEW flavour of classic goodies on shelves at major supermarket Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SWEET lovers have gone wild for the new flavour of a classic goodies which is now on shelves at a major supermarket. Snack maker Mars revealed the tantalising new flavour earlier this month and fans were delighted. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Sweet lovers have gone wild for the new flavour of a classic goodies which is now on shelves at the major supermarket Credit: Alamy 2 Skittle fans are eager to try the new flavour Credit: Newfoodsuk/Facebook The new treat, called Skittles Citrus contains five new flavours: Orange, Lemon, Lime, Mandarin and Blood Orange. Mars said they are available at big supermarkets, grocery stores and corner shops across the country. And the sought-after treat was posted to the popular New Foods UK Facebook group when it was spotted in Asda. The post received likes and comments from sweet fans eager to get their hands on the new flavour. "Ooooh another one for the list," said one excited fan. Another asked a friend: "plz look out for these i need them." To which her friend replied: "Just got you a pkt, last on the shelf xx" While another confessed: "I've had these, they are tasty." ""I've wanted this my entire life," added a fifth sweet fan. This is the first Skittles flavour to launch since the brand released its Skittles Giants Gooey early last year. SWEET TOOTH 'A tangy twist', cry fans over 85p packs of Jaffa Cakes in a unique flavour Companies often try out new flavours to excite shoppers, and Skittles' senior brand manager Florence McGivern said flavour experts had been perfecting the new snack for "months". "We know our shoppers are always looking for new, bold flavours, and citrus is the perfect way to bring something fresh and exciting to our Skittles lineup," she said. The Sun recently chatted to insiders at Mars and Walkers about how they come up with new flavours - and why other products get discontinued. You can read more about that here. Meanwhile, Swizzels have revealed a new flavour of classic sweets hitting supermarkets in days and shoppers can't wait. And new flavours of Haribo sweets have hit the shelves in Lidl - and shoppers are loving them. Plus, shoppers are rushing to Lidl to grab the new flavour of popular sorbet sweet. Finally, Haribo has recalled sweets found to contain cannabis as the police launched a probe into gummies that 'made a family fall ill'.
USA Today
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Cali Squeeze is a wild departure for Firestone Walker. It works... if you like fruit beer
Cali Squeeze is a wild departure for Firestone Walker. It works... if you like fruit beer Welcome back to FTW's Beverage of the Week series. Here, we mostly chronicle and review beers, but happily expand that scope to any beverage that pairs well with sports. Yes, even cookie dough whiskey. When I think of Firestone Walker, I think complex pale ales and big, bold and slightly weird heavy beers. Neither is all that great for casual summer cookout drinking. Thus, Cali Squeeze -- a fruit-forward line of wheat ales designed to tone down the intensity of Firestone's other brews and provide an easy drinker. They come in a variety of coastal flavors, from passion fruit to peach pomegranate and promise something a step beyond Blue Moon with an orange wedge. Firestone Walker is a circle of trust brewery. Let's see what happens when they tackle big fruity, juicy beers. Blood Orange: B+ A pour straight down a nine-ounce mug unveils a foamy, quickly dissipating head. It simmers down to a minor ring at the top. The citrus is the headliner coming off the pour, with bright bursts of orange held back by the unmistakable Hefeweiz-ish tang of a wheat ale. The opening sip is just as fruit forward. Since this is Firestone Walker I keep waiting for some big boozy flavors to roll in. A bitter hop or a malty sweetness. But instead you get some light wheat and a whole bunch of blood orange. Which, really, just tastes like orange to me. It's a little sweet and acidic, which vibes since it's got orange juice in it. While I expected something like a lager equivalent of a juicy pale ale, this one skips the tempering element of the hops and pretty much just gives you citrus. It works with the carbonation and the minor wave of wheat that rolls in toward the end. That makes it a solid summer beer. A great post-lawnmower swig. It's not as complex as the beers I've come to expect from Firestone Walker, but it's not supposed to be. This is supposed to be a step up from your airport pours of Blue Moon, no orange slice needed. In that regard, it's a winner. Peach Pomegranate: A- OK, interesting flavor combination here. I don't think I've ever had peach and pomegranate together. Like the blood orange it pours with a booming, fluffy white head. This one takes a bit longer to dissipate into something easy to drink. Despite the promise of the label, the smell off the top is all gummy peach rings. Toward the end you get a little bit of that pomegranate tang -- though, admittedly, due to the effort involved in eating one I tend to eat one pomegranate per decade. It's possible I'm misreading this. The peach and wheat work wonders together on your tongue. The juicy sweetness of the fruit takes the blank canvas of a wheat ale and brings it to life, adding enough flavor to make the blood orange seem heavier by comparison. I'm still not getting much pomegranate, but there is enough of a slight twist at the end that keeps this beer from getting cloying or driving home a sticky aftertaste. The result is, again, a simple beer that's easy to finish. It's a proper hot day drink, something that can be plucked from an icy cooler and pounded before it gets the chance to warm up with minimal effort. It's sweet, light and juicy. Two of those adjectives aren't how I'd normally describe a beer, but hey, it works. Tangerine Daze: B It pours like the blood orange, just with a lighter hue. It smells, as expected, like sweet citrus with a light current of wheat beer running underneath. The beer is a little more prevalent here than in the other two. But it's still sweet and a little creamy, which tempers those beer vibes. The result isn't quite creamsicle, but it's clearly headed in that direction. That makes it a little less crisp than the peach, but it's still a nice departure from your regular beer. True to form, it's an easy to drink summer beer. The vanilla here makes things a bit more complex, though it's still fairly straightforward. Passion Fruit: n/a The smell off the top of this is powerful passion fruit. Which is great if you like passion fruit. I do not. Like the rest of the Cali Squeeze cohort, it's a proper wheat ale base from which a fruit complex is built. If you like passion fruit, then hell yeah, this is your jam. To me, it tastes like stale rubber. I am not qualified to grade this one. Would I drink it instead of a Hamm's? This a pass/fail mechanism where I compare whatever I'm drinking to my baseline cheap beer. That's the standby from the land of sky-blue waters, Hamm's. So the question to answer is: on a typical day, would I drink Firestone Walker's Cali Squeeze over a cold can of Hamm's? That's all gonna come down to whether I'm feeling a fruit beer or not. The whole thing is a vibe. But Cali Squeeze captures it well with juicy flavors riding atop a current of quality wheat beer. It's a bit of a niche play, but Firestone Walker pulls it off exactly as you'd expect.
San Francisco Chronicle
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Lorde reveals ‘rock bottom' moment behind new album and tour
In a wide-ranging new interview, Lorde speaks candidly about hitting 'rock bottom' with an eating disorder, watching the stolen Pamela Anderson -Tommy Lee sex tape after a psychedelic therapy session, and reevaluating her gender identity. The Grammy-winning New Zealand singer, who is set to perform at Berkeley's Greek Theatre on Oct. 19 as part of her 'Ultrasound' world tour, told Rolling Stone that her understanding of gender has recently evolved. Recalling a conversation with fellow artist Chappell Roan, Lorde said the 'Pink Pony Club' singer asked, ''So, are you nonbinary now?' And I was like, 'I'm a woman except for the days when I'm a man.' 'I know that's not a very satisfying answer, but there's a part of me that is really resistant to boxing it up.' Though Lorde, born Ella Yelich-O'Connor, continues to identify as a cisgender woman, she described herself as 'in the middle gender-wise,' expressing a growing comfort with fluidity. The exchange was sparked in part by lyrics from the title track of her forthcoming album 'Virgin,' due out June 27, where she sings: 'Some days I'm a woman / Some days I'm a man.' The interview also touches on Lorde's struggle with an eating disorder during the lead-up to her 'Solar Power' tour in 2022. 'I felt so hungry and so weak,' she said, recounting episodes of starvation and body image issues. 'I was slamming into rock bottom on multiple levels.' She also recalled a moment of unexpected clarity after undergoing MDMA-assisted therapy, which led her to view the infamous 1995 sex tape of Anderson and Lee. 'Maybe it's f—ed up that I watched it,' Lorde said, 'but I saw two people that were so in love with each other, and there was this purity.' 'They were so free,' she added. 'And I just was like, 'Whoa. Being this free comes with danger.'' 'Virgin' marks Lorde's first album since 2021 and will be followed by a global tour with support from artists including Blood Orange and The Japanese House.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lorde Previews New Single in NYC After Police Axe ‘Unscheduled' Pop-Up Appearance
Lorde has given fans in New York City a preview of her new single after plans for an in-person event fell by the wayside thanks to local law enforcement. The New Zealand singer is reportedly preparing to launch new single 'What Was That' on Friday (April 25), with the track serving as her first piece of solo music since 2021. The first taste of her upcoming fourth album, Lorde initially teased the single with her first-ever post on TikTok, sharing a video of herself walking through Washington Square Park in New York City while listening to the dreamy synth-pop track. More from Billboard Nikki Glaser Had a Golden Globes Joke About Benny Blanco She Thought Might Be Too Mean - So She Asked Him Beéle Leads 2025 Heat Latin Music Awards Nominations: Complete List BigXthaPlug Makes Late-Night Debut, Gifts Jimmy Kimmel Texas Slab Chain In lieu of traditional social media updates, Lorde has since taken to connecting with fans by way of text messages and voice notes, with her legions of supporters receiving a message on Tuesday (April 22) which told fans to 'meet me in the park' at 7pm. As a result, fans flooded to Washington Square Park to hopefully catch a glimpse of the musician, though the gathered masses were soon urged to leave by local law enforcement. Lorde took to her Instagram Stories soon after to address those who had turned out for the last-minute affair. 'Omg @thepark the cops are shutting us down I am truly Amazed by how many of you showed up !!!' she wrote. 'But they're telling me you gotta disperse … I'm so sorry.' According to Rolling Stone, a spokesperson for New York City's DCPI stated that officers had been alerted to an 'unscheduled event' within the park, adding that a 'sound and parks permit' is required to hold a concert event in a NYC park. 'This individual did not possess either,' the statement added. 'Organizers of the event were informed they could not perform and they left the location.' Fans who remained within Washington Square Park were rewarded for their patience, however, with the singer later showing up to play her new single. Though Lorde didn't perform the track live, she danced along to 'What Was That' while it was being played by producer Dev Hynes of Blood Orange fame. Lorde's appearance in New York City comes just over a week after she made a surprise appearance during Charli XCX's Coachella set to guest on a performance of 'Girl, So Confusing.' With her new single set to arrive soon, Lorde's new era is fast-approaching, telling fans in her recent voice note that 'everything is about to change.' She added, 'These are the last moments where it's just us, which is crazy. But so right. I'm so ready.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lorde Finally Announces New Album ‘Virgin': Here's When It Arrives
Lorde has released three albums, but it's been so long since she dropped one that her fourth full-length effort, Virgin — which the star announced at long last Wednesday (April 30) — might just make you feel like she's doing it for the very first time. The New Zealand native shared the news via a posting on her website, revealing the LP's blue-toned cover art and sharing that it will arrive June 27. '100% WRITTEN IN BLOOD,' she wrote, revealing that the project's collaborators include Jim-E Stack, Fabiana Palladino, Andrew Aged, Buddy Ross, Dan Nigro and Dev Hynes of Blood Orange. More from Billboard Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2025 CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso: The Duo Disrupting Latin Music's Boundaries With Flair, Friendship and Fearlessness Don Toliver & Doja Cat Hit the Fast Lane for New Song 'Lose My Mind': Watch the Music Video The album's artwork marks Lorde's first since 2013's debut project, Pure Heroine, to not feature the 'Royals' singer on the cover. Instead, the photo shows what appears to be an X-ray of a crotch area with a zipper showing up on the scan in the front; between the bones that make up the pelvis, an IUD is visible. In a release, Lorde further teased the direction of the record. 'THE COLOUR OF THE ALBUM IS CLEAR,' she wrote in an all-caps statement. 'LIKE BATHWATER, WINDOWS, ICE, SPIT. FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE LANGUAGE IS PLAIN AND UNSENTIMENTAL. THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC.' 'I'M PROUD AND SCARED OF THIS ALBUM,' she added. 'THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE. I BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THE DEEPEST PARTS OF OURSELVES TO MUSIC IS WHAT SETS US FREE.' The announcement comes just more than a week after Lorde dropped Virgin's lead single, 'What Was That,' on April 24. The track arrived with an accompanying music video filmed in New York City, featuring footage of the singer meeting up with fans in Washington Square Park. Lorde hasn't released an album since 2021's Solar Power, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200. See Lorde's announcement below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
