225 Tries: Do you know your Halloween candies well enough to recognize them in a blindfolded taste test?

If it’s not costume parties or scary movie marathons, the best part of Halloween has to be the candy. Whether you prefer chocolate or gummy candies, grocery store candy aisles are still filled with endless bags of sweets this time of year.

There’s usually the classics like candy corn and Kit Kat bars, but this year there were some new items on the shelf. Instead of staying in our comfort zone and picking our Halloween favorites, the 225 Dine team went to the store and grabbed a mix of classic and new candies to try.

But it wouldn’t be fun if we just tried them, right? To make it extra-spooky, four 225 staff members participated in blindfolded candy tastings. Each person was put into a room, blindfolded and then had to guess what candy they were eating, describe what they tasted and give it a thumbs up or thumbs down based on if they’d eat it again.

Watch the video below to see their reactions.

What we tried

Sweet Heat Skittles

Oreo Chocolate Candy Bar

Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers

Twizzlers Twists: Chocolate flavored

Tasting results

Sweet Heat Skittles

Correct Guesses: 2/4 (Each person was given a half point, since everyone guessed the type of candy, but not that they were the “Sweet Heat” edition)

Our thoughts: “Very fruity; I feel like I’m out in the Caribbean. There’s like, a weird aftertaste happening.” —Digital content editor Mark Clements

“Very good. Nice and limey.” —Contributing writer Devon Sanders

Would eat again: 4/4

Oreo Chocolate Candy Bar

Correct Guesses: 0/4

Our thoughts: “It feels like a camel.” —Editor Jennifer Tormo

“It’s like two pumpkins stacked on top of each other. It’s like a wafer, peanut butter chocolate thing.” —Managing editor Benjamin Leger

Would eat again: 4/4

Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers

Correct Guesses: 4/4

Our thoughts: “Enough chew to keep you interested, but not too much chew to get stuck to your teeth like a milk dud or something.” —Digital content editor Mark Clements

Would eat again: 3/4

Twizzlers Twists: Chocolate flavored

Correct Guesses: 2.5/4 (Half points given for correctly guessing the type of candy, but not the flavor)

Our thoughts: “Very good. A classic.” —Contributing writer Devon Sanders

“It is flavorless, and it has no flavor.” —Editor Jennifer Tormo

Would eat again: 1.5/4

Instances where the subjects threw their Twizzlers: 3/4