Reviewing some biscuits

The following is a digression from what I normally post, but it evolved from a bit of a joke with some colleagues.

Milk Coffee

75mm x 44m x 8mm

Firm texture, relatively plain flavour with little sugar. Vague hints of maple syrup. Dunked in tea: mixed bag. Very soft when wet, and poor tea penetration even with ends eaten. Taste is good, though - golden syrup flavour much stronger.

Butternut Snap

59mm x 8mm

Hard and crumbly, very buttery flavour. Dunked in tea: remains firm and absorbs tea very consistenly. Flavour remains the same.

Choc Ripple

56mm x 7mm

Firm, moderate dark chocolate flavour with slightly bitter aftertaste. Dunked in tea: quite soft and absorbs tea quickly, but uniformly. Taste is quite muted after dunking.

Scotch Finger

80mm x 46mm x 10mm

Firm and crumbly. Mild buttery taste. Dunked in tea: goes soft but maintains reasonable integrity. Taste remains the same.

Nice

75mm x 50mm x 7mm

Firm and not crumbly. Moderately strong malt taste, and relatively sweet. Dunked in tea: Softens quickly, but retains integrity reasonably well. Absorbs liquid uniformly. Malt taste darkens but retains sweetness.

Teddy Bear

76mm x 46mm x 7mm

Firm and a little bit crumbly. Moderate taste of honey/maple syrup. Dunked in tea: intially, outer layer absorbs liquid quickly and goes soft while the core remains hard. This improves after the first bite is taken, and it absorbs liquid quite consistently afterwards. Syrup flavour gets stronger.

Milk Arrowroot

76mm x 59mm x 8mm

Firm texture, not crumbly. Subtle flavour, presumably arrowroot but I’m not sure what that tastes like normally. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and consistently, but does not retain much integrity. Arrowroot flavour gets stronger.

Marie

76mm x 6mm

Firm, not crumbly. Subtle syrupy, sweet flavour. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and moderately evenly, but retains very little strength. Syrup flavour gets stronger.

Arno

68mm x 40mm x 10mm

Firm and crumbly. Strong buttery shortbread flavour. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and evenly. Retains structural integrity, and also retains slightly crumbly texture when wet. Butter and shortbread flavour is slightly muted after dunking.

Malt-O-Milk

71mm x 35mm x 6mm

Firm, not crumbly. Strong malt flavour. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and evenly. Retains a moderate amount of integrity. Malt flavour is quite muted after dunking.

Granita

62mm x 7mm

Dry, moderately firm and slightly crumbly. Subtle wheat flavour, and also sweet. Dunked in tea: flavour becomes sweeter and more syrupy, absorbs tea quickly and evenly but doesn’t retain much integrity.

Shredded Wheatmeal

65mm x 5mm

Dry, firm and not crumbly. No flavour, grainy texture. Dunked in tea: flavour and texture unchanged, absorbs liquid quickly and evenly and retains some integrity.

Yo-Yo

62mm x 50mm x 7mm

Dry, firm and not crumbly. Very strong honey flavour, smooth texture. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and evenly, and retains some integrity. Flavour and texture are unchanged.

Ginger Nut

53mm x 8mm

Dry and extremely hard. Does not crumble, but fractures into large chunks. Strong gingerbread flavour with spicy aftertaste. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid slowly and inconsistently. Ginger flavour falls off, and spice flavor becomes stronger.

Kingston

45mm x 16mm

Outer layers: soft and crumbly, moderately strong coconut flavour. Filling: chocolate. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and evenly, retains little integrity. Flavour unchanged.

Orange Slice

50mm x 14mm

Outer layers: Moderately firm, and crumbly. Subtle golden syrup flavour, dominated by the strong synthetic orange flavour of the filling. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and evenly, and retains almost no integrity. Biscuit flavours are more muted, making filling flavour stronger.

Monte Carlo

60mm x 49mm x 20mm

Outer layers: Moderately firm, and crumbly. Slight coconut flavour. Filling: Vanilla cream with slight jam flavour. Slightly chewy. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and consistently, but retains no integrity. Coconut and jam flavours get stronger.

Delta Cream

50mm x 14mm

Soft and crumbly. Moderately strong chocolate flavour, with cream filling. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and evenly, and retains no integrity. Chocolate taste becomes less strong.

Shortbread Cream

60mm x 30mm x 15mm

Soft and slightly crumbly. Gentle butter flavour, with very sweet cream filling and subtle lemon flavour. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and evenly, and retains some integrity. Butter and lemon flavours get slightly stronger.

Custard Cream

45mm x 45mm x 15mm

Soft and crumbly. Gentle custard flavour, and very sweet. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid quickly and consistently. Retains some structural integrity. Custard flavour gets stronger.

Lemon Crisp

60mm x 33mm x 14mm

Outer layers are flaky, moderately firm, and slightly crumbly. Strong lemon taste to filling, and also slightly sweet. Dunked in tea: absorbs liquid slowly and inconsistently. Retains good structural integrity. Lemon taste gets stronger, while sweet flavour diminishes.