Limited Edition: Skittles Darkside

The 'Darkside' variant of Skittles has been around in the USA, but I've yet to see in in a UK supermarket. Until now. Sainsbury's are stocking a sharing bag of these bad boys, at £1.30. The bag says it's a limited edition, so don't hang around. The exciting bit: the flavours....
There's Blood Orange, which is not a deep red like the juice is. Instead the pieces are more of a dark salmon color. The flavor is nicely juicy, more of the juice flavor of a tangerine than the traditional orange. But it’s missing a note, an orange peel flavor to give it a true roundness. It’s also not that intense. Midnight Lime is a puzzle. I don’t know what makes it midnight-ish. I have some Fruits Skittles around, so I tried the lime ones as well. They’re lime Skittles. There’s very little difference. The color is a bit more on the medium green side instead of bright light green. There may be less zest, but I wouldn’t say that’s a selling point. Wicked Pomegranate has a deep flavor with a good cherry and berry flavor. It’s tangy, but doesn’t have that tannic bite that real pomegranates do. If I wasn’t told this was pomegranate, I’d just say blackberry. Not that there’s anything wrong with a good blackberry. Dark Berry is a lovely color, just a little more red than the grape in the Fruits Skittles. The flavor is good, it’s well rounded with a floral and berry jam mix of notes and maybe a little blackcurrant. Finally there's Forbidden Fruit, which tasted a bit like melon to me. A fruit punch, but less generic.