Bassett's Winegums

Every year we see new brands of candy coming to life and a lot of them are really good, sure, but nothing beats a true classic. Bassett’s WineGum has been around since 1909 and is still a part of many Swede’s “fredagsmys” routine today. This is a candy for the fan of variation, each candy you place into your mouth will be a surprise and they all have different shapes, colours and textures. The one thing they have in common is that they are all equally delicious.

The bag weighs 190 grams and can both be shared by family and friends or kept to yourself if you prefer! The sweets are pastille-like and can lie on your tongue to slowly exude its delectable contents over a long period or they can be chewed. The texture is rather chewy, with its sugar shell and soft contents, but not overly so. The bag is easy to recognize with its red background, large “WineGum” lettering at the front and image of all the candy displayed at the bottom.

Bassett’s WineGum was created by the son of candy connoisseur Charles Riley Maynard who began his operations back in 1880. His son, Charles Gordon Maynard had a hard time convincing his father that they sweets contained no wine! But before they knew it, the brand had become hugely popular and was loved by fans all over the globe.