Now, whether you're in the UK or Australia, I believe we are all aware of what Kettle chips are. Kettle are the 'Don's' of the cauldron cooked crisp. All of these other brands doing the cauldron cooked crisp; Walkers Sensations, Tyrrells, are really only aiming for the bench mark left by these heavyweights of the crisp world. As usual, I am excited about these crisps. I am excited for two reasons;
1) Even on the packet, it's says chips. Not crisps. Since moving to the UK, I have been practically band from the use of the word chips in reference to potato crisps. It appears to be a topic that the British feel very strongly about and I can assure you, they are very quick to correct anyone caught misusing their mother tongue.
2) These chips are Salt & Vinegar! Not Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar. Not Cider Vinegar & Rock Salt. Not Rice Wine Vinegar & Pink Himalayan Crystal Salt! As I have stated in the past, original is always the best. These chips are also 'Wave Cut', which we can safely assume is another name for crinkle cut chips and I am more than impressed with Kettle's foray into the crinkle cut variety. I believe the crinkle adds to the crunch, of which Kettle may be the finest exemplars.The flavour is spot on. Salty but not too salty. Vinegary but not too vinegary. In summary; A real Triumph. ⋆⋆⋆⋆½