Tyrells - Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper (UK)

First of all I would like to say I'm excited to be reviewing one of the UK premier independent crisp manufacturers. Tyrells are well known for their honest crisps and mildly amusing take on the everything British eg. The Tyrells Alternative Five-A-Day (found on the back of the packet). So down to it, Tyrells Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper are a thick cut 'Kettle' Style crisp. They are oily!You can almost see the oil in them and in some cases I do believe an over oily crisp can compromise a sophisticated crunch. It almost gives off a stale crunch. The right oil to crisp ratio must be one of the more difficult goals, crisp manufacturers have to face. As far as flavour goes they got it spot on. Not particularly spicy but this is a flavour you could set your watch to! Very well done in that respect. All in all a good crisp. I will definitely give Tyrells another go and perhaps the stale crunch was not down to oil but just this particular packet. Perhaps another flavour for me next time but if your trying Tyrells for the first time, I highly recommend Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper. 

Mackies of Scotland - Scotch Bonnet Chilli Pepper (UK)

My apologies the review have been few and far between of late but even the Crisp Connoisseur must admit that crisps are a sometimes food and this trim figure doesn't keep itself! With that said, when I purchased this pack I was particularly excited, for this crisp brand is from the motherland: Scotland. This crisp is a 'Kettle' style crisp with a decent crunch however, they remind me of a light, fat free crisp but much to my surprise they are not. Perhaps very slightly less fat than your typical crisp but not enough to warrant this lack of fullness and vigor! It's like a passing mention from the waiter at a Chinese restaurant, that they "no longer use MSG" and they still do! Not that we care anyway.  That may sound slightly hypocritical but if your going to do it, go all out! Once the feeling of deceit had worn off slightly, I turned my focus to the pack, which would have the prospective buyer lead to believe that these crisps are going to be 'Fiery Hot', but I assure you readers, this is not the case. Lacking flavour and...... vigor.