Colin's M.O. is that he adopts the flavour of whatever he has just eaten - a bit like a chameleon does when it sits on a twig and turns brown - only with flavours instead of colours. I don’t know why M+S didn't just make him Colin the Chameleon really. Anyway, he has a strange diet for a caterpillar - mainly marshmallows and cola bottles - but now somehow he's found his way into the freezer and conveniently gobbled a load of sour ice, just in time for summer!
Similar to the Fruit Pastilles and 'Rocket Ship' lollies, these ices comprise over-lapping layers of different flavours - in this case, blackcurrant, raspberry, orange, apple and lemon.
It's incredibly disappointing when you unwrap the lolly only to find it ISN'T shaped like a caterpillar. Instead, it's more like a sort of multi-coloured road bollard, which is much less exiting.
Interestingly billed as a 'sours ice lolly' only the 'lemon' section really delivers on this promise, providing a satisfactory tart punch. The other flavours, sadly, are not quite as intense, leaving Colin's lolly feeling rather unambitious. I'm still holding out a big hope for the upcoming Percy Pig Ice Creams though...
Colin the Caterpillar blackcurrant, raspberry, orange, apple and lemon flavour sours ice lolly, Marks and Spencers £1.29
INTERESTINGLY VAGUE INGREDIENT: Invert Sugar Syrup
SOUR RATING: A little sour
GOBBLE MONKEY SAYS: four out of seven
I like this lollie pop, and fruit taste is OK, especially lemon.
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