A London sweets shop is to stock a variety of sweet called Spunk.
The Danish treat, which are similar to wine gums is just one of a variety of wacky products that line the shelves of Cyber Candy, in Upper Street, Islington.
Other sugary treats, bound to titillate the taste buds of the most discerning sweet-tooth, include pickle and bacon-flavoured mint giant gummy bears and even cheese Kit-Kats, from Japan.
They taste a lot better than they sound, says Cyber Candy owner, Margaret Morrison who founded the London company with her husband Allan Goacher in 2000.
They now have shops in Covent Garden, Brighton and Birmingham. Islington is their newest base, and headquarters.
The couple take great pleasure in sourcing the most innovative and exotic candy the world has to offer.
From Wonka Kazoozles, to the Cinnamon Bun Bites Cyber Candy has sweets to get even to get the most straight-laced adults into a fizz.
“The products are really popular with young adults, people who love the retro aspect of our shop,” Morrison told the Islington Gazette.
“They get really excited about the candy and it makes them feel like they did when they were young children.
“Kids tend to go a bit crazy when they come in here, like they’re a bit overwhelmed by it all. They get over that soon enough though!
“People who have been away travelling love spotting things that they only thought they would find in another country. There’s a little something for everyone.”
The Spunk treat is to be reserved for the novelty section, which holds a range of far-fetched flavours, sure to tickle the more adventurous pallets.
From eggnog bubblegum, a Christmassy craze, to scorpion and vodka flavoured lollipops, this section of the shop is most certainly reserved for the more daring.
“I love the fact that some of our genuine products just happen to have silly names that everyone in the UK finds hilarious. Plop from Sweden tends to be quite popular because people think it’s funny for obvious reasons. It is a real product though.”
“We never realised there was so much variety, the choice of products is endless,” she explained. “We put little flags next to each candy so that people can see where they come from. It adds to the novelty and excitement of it.”
Although much of their purchasing is done online, Margaret stressed the importance of taste-testing every product that comes into the shop: “It is hard but some one has to do it,” she joked.
“I like knowing what everything tastes like so I can talk about everything that we have and know what they are like.
“I do manage to get my five-a-day in, even if it is in the form of a fruity flavoured sweet!”
Each of the Cyber Candy shops now stocks sweet treats from the US, Canada, Japan, Sweden and Finland, as well as some traditional favourites from the UK. Margaret is always on the hunt for new products and she hopes to receive a shipment of delightfully comical Danish sweets
sometime soon.
