McVities Digestives.

[trainman]

Tried a McVities Digestive today for the first time in years, I usually enjoy the cheaper brands. I have to say it was the most tasteless biscuit I’ve ever eaten, what happened to them, anybody know ?

Dave.

 

[isaiah53]

I tend to get the dark chocolate digestives, they seem fine to me. Possibly the chocolate covers it's sins

 

[Blademonkey]

It could be that as you get older your taste buds are not as sensitive as they were years ago.
I have no evidence of this being the case but I'm just putting this out here for possible discussion!

Discuss away!

Paul.

 

[Glen_Lee]

My late mother called them Chocolate Wheatens. Absolutely no idea why!

 

[The Geordie Shaver]

I like a digestive with my cuppa , I was a McVities fan but price and taste wise I now prefer ALDI’s own .

 

[Webbo]

Tried a McVities Digestive today for the first time in years, I usually enjoy the cheaper brands. I have to say it was the most tasteless biscuit I’ve ever eaten, what happened to them, anybody know ?

Dave.

https://news.stv.tv/west-central/final-biscuit-baked-as-scotlands-mcvities-factory-ceases-production

 

[hotmetal]

Chocolate digestives are silver plated luxury, never much liked them, would always go for a bourbon or even a custard cream if push came to shove. Even the mice on Bagpuss used to "Heave" when they had them.

But if this means chocolate Hob-Nobs are also extinct then that's a serious matter.

 

[BigBruce]

The taste difference is probably due to a reduction in the sugar content.

 

[Digimonkey]

as you get older your taste buds are not as sensitive as they were years ago.

This is true. Also sensitivity to specific tastes shifts with age - children are much more sensitive to and traditionally don't like bitter tastes - this passes with adolescence. It's an evolutionary defense mechanism - most poisons are bitter. - I.

 

[mpf9ret]

I like a digestive with my cuppa , I was a McVities fan but price and taste wise I now prefer ALDI’s own .

Me too Derek
Been on them for years. Like the Chocolate ones too
Mike

 

[Radar]

My late mother called them Chocolate Wheatens. Absolutely no idea why!

How interesting.
That’s what my mother calls them as well and I don’t remember anyone else calling them that.
I’ve always thought it was an old Scottish term she picked up from her own mother or grandmother.

 

[Electrif]

I like a digestive with my cuppa , I was a McVities fan but price and taste wise I now prefer ALDI’s own .

Me three. I also like Wacko and Chunky biscuit bars, also made by Belmont.

 

[FJY]

I've never really liked plain Digestives, regardless of which brand they are. I have always preferred the chocolate ones. I also LOVE McVities' Ginger biscuits, which I always buy from my local supermarket. Now, they ARE tasty!

(I'm quite partial to a nice Fig Roll, Custard Creams, Jammie Dodgers, Chocolate Hobnobs or Rich Tea biscuits too)! They're all very bad for the waistline, though, lol.

 

[The Geordie Shaver]

I've never really liked plain Digestives, regardless of which brand they are. I have always preferred the chocolate ones. I also LOVE McVities' Ginger biscuits, which I always buy from my local supermarket. Now, they ARE tasty!

(I'm quite partial to a nice Fig Roll, Custard Creams, Jammie Dodgers, Chocolate Hobnobs or Rich Tea biscuits too)! They're all very bad for the waistline, though, lol.

My Father had what I thought was a peculiar habit at the time , putting a copious amount of butter on a rich tea biscuit , having tried it later on in life , I can see where he was coming from .