Monday 4 May 2009

Quarter Final - Walkers Salt & Vinegar v Walkers Squares Salt & Vinegar


Tasters for this match: Andy Fish, Emma Lowesey, Scottish George

The second Quarter-Final gave us a Walkers local derby, with Squares taking on the mainstream crisps, thus ensuring that the UK‘s biggest crisp maker had a presence in the final four. Despite a superior flavour, the crisps were beaten in every other category by Ver Squares. The testers decided amongst themselves, before finding out the truth, that this sample was definitely not Walkers! After exiting in Round One in 2007, Walkers Squares are enjoying a superb run! Squares win!

Walkers Salt & Vinegar
Crispness 9
Flavour 12
Size & Appearance 9
Aroma 10
More-ish-ness 10

Walkers Squares Salt & Vinegar
Crispness 13
Flavour 11
Size & Appearance 10
Aroma 11
More-ish-ness 11


Result

Walkers Salt & Vinegar 50 : 56 Walkers Squares Salt & Vinegar


Fixtures

Round Three

4 May

Pipers Sea Salt & Somerset Cider Vinegar 42 : 51 The Real McCoy’s Ridge Cut Salt & Malt Vinegar

Walkers Salt & Vinegar 50 : 56 Walkers Squares Salt & Vinegar

11 May

Co-op Salt & Vinegar v Pringles Salt & Vinegar

Golden Sun Extra Thick Salt & Malt Vinegar Crinkle Cut v Herr’s Kettle Cooked Boardwalk Salt & Vinegar


Semi-Final Draw (18 May)

2 comments:

Z said...

It's interesting, and slightly odd, that a crisp that scores more for flavour scores less for moreishness.

Salt & Vinegar World Cup said...

Odd certainly Z, but not unprecedented.

Similarly odd was the Herr's v Pringles Rice Infusions match. Herr's scored a cool 11 for Flavour, Pringles RIs just 6, but both snacks rated 8 for More-ish-ness.