so while it's not a particularly great deal, i finally broke down and purchased some M&Ms Premiums at the low, low price of $3.50 per 6oz package. since i only bought one (see, i am cheap!) i went for the mint variety (not pictured). normally i'd go ahead and type up the crazy marketing copy off the box, but that's already in the trash (why do i keep putting things in parentheses? hmm.)

anyway, these consist of solid white chocolate on the inside, covered in a thin layer of dark chocolate, and then painted a splotchy (slightly metallic?) green. the real thing to note here is that these are IMPOSTOR M&Ms. they don't have a candy shell. how can you call something an M&M if it doesn't have the candy shell to help prevent it from melting in your mouth, but not in your hand?

there's still some kind of coating on the outside, something waxy and very vaguely unpleasant. after the first one, i was kind of disappointed-- i think it was the shock of not having a shell. because then i got down to serious snacking and i found these to be pretty tasty after all: they have a very smooth melt, a pleasant buttery aftertaste, and just enough mint to make you stand up (or sit down) and take notice.

would i buy these again? probably not when you can still get a big bag of mint crisp M&Ms for the same price as 6oz of these. and really, i think i'd prefer it if these had a shell; i just find the whole M&Ms branding to be sort of loosely applied here. but they are tasty, and if someone else decided to foot the bill, i'd be happy to enjoy them again :)