Is Licorice the elixer of life?

They are the father and son duo behind the surprisingly lovely RJs Licorice. I say surprising because I’ve never been a licorice fan myself. But I sampled these, and you know what? I really liked them.

I have a licorice loving friend, Rob Halligan, who loves licorice so much, everyone buys him the black stuff for his birthday. It was through his chomping through the stuff that I became converted.

Some would say it is the elixer of life...

I’m still not sure I’d like other licorice; but RJ’s seem to be a world apart. Not only are they soft and sweet and healthy (*) RJ’s are really clever about the licorice flavours they make.

At GoodnessDirect we’ve recently taken on four new innovative flavours:Raspberry Choc Twists, Raspberry Bullets, Licorice Choc twists andLicorice Bullets – the twists have the chocolate in the middle, the bullets have chocolate on the outside and the raspberry ones involve a fruity flavoured licorice.

Please forgive my clunky description. I’m not yet a licorice expert, but I’m beginning to think I could be persuaded. Certainly now that I have got my hands on these my friendship with Rob could get a lot closer; and friendship is what life is all about after all.

* Licorice or liquorice is still a sweet but as sweets go it is a healthier choice. Black licorice has no fat in it and a little protein which helps the body feel fuller. Obviously there’s a fair bit of sugar there, but also some iron and calcium. There’s also some research into licorice’s effect on ulcers, eczema, cold symptoms  and even indigestion, but the results are mixed.