Twister

Name: Twister

Manufacturer: Wall's
Official description: 'Chill out with the smooth pineapple flavour ice cream and refreshing lemon-lime flavour fruit ice. Then twist it to the max with the unexpected strawberry fruit ice core.'


The Twister was one of those ice lollies that kept popping up. I'd see it on offer, I'd see kids eating it, and a few people suggested it. I almost didn't get one today, but there -- tucked in amongst the Soleros -- was a lone, rogue Twister. It felt like fate.

Twisters are a rare combination of fruity creaminess on a stick that are actually successful. A core of strawberry ice is wrapped in a two thin lines: one of lemon-lime ice and one of pineapple ice cream.

The flavour combination is weird at first, and comes off as very artificial and chemically. Once it coated my mouth, though, it was very nice. The strawberry was mild, but provided a nice counterpoint to the adicity that surrounded it. The pineapple cream was very mild, but when separated from the rest had the slightest hint that reminded me of the heaven-sent Dole Pineapple Whips from Disneyland (which, though not on a stick, are one of the best ever frozen confections). The lemon-lime track was nice, if a bit generic.

Texturally speaking, this was one of the best. The ices were nice and smooth, with minimal ice crystals to hack away at my mouth. The cream was creamy, not icy.

The structural integrity of the lolly wasnt bad, but the melt rates were different on the cream and ice parts, so that by the end I was cream-less. Still not a bad pop, but it did take away from the effect. My other complaint was the stick to pop ratio. I don't like hitting the stick on the second bite, especially when the diameter of the pop isn't more than double the stick width.

All in all, though, it was a nice little treat and I'd buy a pack.

Overall rating (1-10, 10 being best): 8

Post-lolly stomach (1=actually made me sick; 10=fine): 7
Flavour: 7
Texture: 10