There are certain Quality Street flavours that divide opinion every Christmas. The Green Triangle has its loyal fans, while others will happily dig around the tin searching for the Strawberry Delight (ew). But if you're anything like us, there's something very appealing about a Toffee Penny – and now Aldi has taken inspiration from the popular flavour and bottled it up into something truly nostalgic for Christmas.
The supermarket has just launched its new Ballycastle Toffee Chocolate Flavour Country Cream and, after trying it for ourselves, we couldn't quite believe how much it reminded us of the iconic Christmas sweet.
Creamy, buttery and packed with rich caramelised toffee notes, it definitely reminded us of a Quality Street Toffee Penny, right down to that sweet, melt-in-the-mouth finish. The chocolate adds another layer of indulgence without overpowering the toffee, creating a smooth, velvety liqueur that's very easy to drink. It's rich, and feels like a proper festive treat, but not so sweet that it becomes sickly after a few sips.
And the best part? It only costs £6.79 for a 70cl bottle, which is very good value compared to other festive cream liqueurs on the market. We'd happily serve it straight from the fridge over plenty of ice, but it would also be delicious stirred into coffee, splashed into hot chocolate or even poured over vanilla ice cream for a quick affogato inspired dessert.
The new Ballycastle Toffee Chocolate Flavour Country Cream is available in Aldi stores now. If you're a Toffee Penny fan, we'd recommend picking up a bottle while you can – we have a feeling this could become one of the supermarket's most popular festive drinks this Christmas.
Mel is the Senior Food & Drink Writer for Good Housekeeping UK, covering all the delicious new product launches that come her way, writing about food and drink topics, and curating gift guides for the best foodie products to buy. Alongside that, she can be found developing and creating cocktails for GH and holds her WSET Level 2 in Wine and Spirits. She was part of the Good Housekeeping Institute food testing team for over four years before moving over to the digital side, so knows a thing or two about great food products. You'll find her scouring the supermarket shelves in her spare time for new and exciting ingredients to experiment with in her kitchen.
