(The first of what may - or may not - be a continuing series.)
Liquid-centered chewing gums have been around for decades going back to the days of Freshen-up and Chewels. But never before have they been done as well as Peppermint Vanilla Trident Splash! (I'm not as big on the Strawberry Lime and Apple Raspberry hybrids)
Trident advertises Splash as a "three-textured chewing experience" consisting of a "thin, crisp flavored shell", "soft and smooth gum layer" and, of course, "a liquid-filled center". You get nine pieces in a pack for about a buck and a quarter. Oh yeah, it's also sugar-free.
Marketing twaddle aside, Peppermint Vanilla Splash really does have a killer smooth mint taste that lasts forever - well, at least a half hour. Trident has recently come out with a Summer Watermelon Spearmint variation of Splash that is also pretty good.
On a side note, many of you may remember the not-so-nice nickname for those seminal goo-filled gums. Is it my debauched imagination or does this Seventies Freshen-up commercial wink and nod in that direction? What the hell is that girl doing to that piece of gum? Here it comes ... the gum that goes squirt!