I'm so excited about this review because I LOVE Border Biscuits, they're simply my favorite biscuit brand. The main reason for that is their divine Viennese Whirl biscuits (more of which later!). Border Biscuits is a family owned Scottish company, whose philosophy is focused on one thing - the quality of their biscuits.
I was delighted to be asked to try out this new "Made for Sharing" pack of Border Biscuits. I mean, just look at it, it's fabulous! It's essentially a selection box of biscuits in four varieties; Butterscotch Crunch, Strawberry & Cream Shortbread, Milk Chocolate Viennese Whirls (yum!) and Toffee Apple Crumbles.
The lid opens to reveal a perfect display of upright golden biscuits. I couldn't help myself, I had to delve straight in and start with the Chocolate Viennese Whirls. The Viennese Whirl biscuit is traditionally a combination of vanilla and buttery flavours, all wrapped up in a lovely light biscuit. As I said in the intro, the Border Biscuits Viennese Whirls are undoubtedly my favorite biscuits and I'm going to to do a separate review of those soon!
Chocolate Viennese Whirls
In this sharing pack there are four Chocolate Viennese Whirls, which are just as delicious, buttery and with a perfect vanilla flavour, as my favorite biscuits, but with the added bonus of an undercoating of milk chocolate. The whole thing is just biscuit perfection.Strawberry & Cream Shortbread
The next biscuit that really appealed to me is the Strawberry & Cream Shortbread. My husband loves shortbread biscuits and even though he usually goes for the plain buttery type, he adored this Strawberry & Cream version too. The texture of the shortbread is just amazing, like the Viennese Whirl, it melts in the mouth perfectly. There are juicy strawberry pieces in every mouthful which are just bursting with flavor. Another winner!Butterscotch Crunch
The next two biscuits in the pack are more of a "cookie" type of biscuit, they are less buttery and more crunchy - perfect with tea! The Butterscotch Crunch is filled with little butterscotch pieces that are crunchy but with a little chewiness. As these biscuits are slightly thinner than the first two types, they have more of snap and crunch when you eat them, but, they are still wonderfully light and melt in the mouth.Toffee Apple Crumble
The last biscuit is a new addition to the Border Biscuit family, the amazing sounding Toffee Apple Crumble, and wow, these biscuits really do live up to my high expectations. I find that most "apple" flavoured snacks are quite disappointing in their lack of appley-ness (I'm sure that's the correct technical term!). That is not the case here, these biscuits taste of apple from the first bite to the last. The background toffee flavor accompanies the apple perfectly. There is a hint of cinnamon too and lots of crunchy sugar for added texture. These are scrumptious biscuits which should be savoured and enjoyed.As you can tell I loved all of these biscuits, they are classic biscuits with traditional homemade flavours, and are unbelievably moreish. This pack has obviously been made with a "sharing" aspect in mind, and they would make a stunning biscuit to serve up when guests come over - although if you're anything like me, you'll probably be more tempted to keep them for yourself!
Grocery Gems Verdict: Border Biscuits Sharing Pack
RATING: 10 out of 10 (only my second ever 10 out of 10!).
Buy them again?: Absolutely.
Purchased: Sent to me by Border Biscuits for an honest review.
Price: Available at Morrisons (I will update with the price).