We tried two of Arnott's Twisted Faves range, the Monte Carlo Salted Caramel and the Shortbread Cream Strawberries & Cream, to find out if the classics are superior or the modern updates reign supreme.
Monte Carlo
"The Trojan Horse of biscuits — ok on the outside, nasty in the middle..." Sarah Duggan, journalist.
"Luckily the classic crumbly Monte Carlo biscuit masked whatever this filling was meant to be imitating." Andrew Mast, Group Managing Editor.
"Not quite caramel-y or salty enough to beat the original." Matt Feltham, Sales Executive.
"Actually rivals the le original Monte Carlo via stiff caramel hit. I'm plussed." Tim Wessling, Sales Executive.
"Smell like kiddie Lip Smackers taste like a salted caramel milkshake only cruuuunchy. Kingstons are way better." Bryget Chrisfield, Melbourne Editor.
Shortbread Cream
"It tastes like shit and I feel like I am coming down from a sugar high." Leigh Treweek, Managing Director.
"The fake strawberry smell was overwhelming. The lack of taste was underwhelming." Andrew Mast
"Tastes like everything I never had before." Tim Wessling
"Ruins the ultimate teetotaling biscuit." Loretta Zoppos, Accounts.
"It's exactly what I expected: dry, crumbly, sweet and fairly crap." Xavier Fennell, intern.
Verdict: Yeah, nah.
