Reviews & tasting notes of mince pies in the UK
Review: I’m not sure why they make mini mince pies? For kids? People with tiny appetites? Anyway, there’s always issues with them…despite the fact they look cute. The most common issue with a mini mince pie is the ratio of pastry to filling. There’s only so much space inside these tiny pies, and you still… Read More
Review: It’s a while since I’ve had chance to review an “alternate” mince pie item, but I’ve had mince pie ice cream before and it was great. Gladly this Lidl effort is equally as good. It has a nice flavour of mince pies running through it, as well as a generous helping of whole fruit.… Read More
Review: Some of the standard mince pies have been good this year and with Sainsbury’s operating at the slightly higher end of the market, I had high(ish) hopes for these. The box is a fairly standard Christmas affair with loads of red and a couple of baubles. The pies themselves have a Christmas tree and… Read More
Review: I always find the ‘standard’ mince pie reviews really interesting, mostly because they’re all really cheap but often there’s a few hidden gems. A large number of these standard Tesco mince pies will be sold to people who idly pick up a box as they do their shop. But are they good? In previous… Read More
Review: I last reviewed a Co-op Irresistible mince pie back in 2019 with an almost identical box. They received a score of 6.5/10, can the class of 2021 do any better? Whilst the box looks similar, the mince pies themselves look identical. Not sure if that’s a good or bad thing to be honest, but… Read More
Review: Tesco have had a good showing with their “Finest” range over the last few years – 8/10 in 2019 and 8.5/10 in 2020. So how will these fair? The last two years have seen a brand name cognac (Courvoisier) listed on the box. That’s been dropped for 2021 with a fall back of “with… Read More
As this site is a resource many of you refer to religiously each festive period, I know you expect me to have the answers answers important mince pie based questions. You’re right, I should. I’ll be honest, there’s very few *important* mince pie questions, but I have been contacted by a number of concerned readers… Read More
Overall rating: 9/10 Price per pie: 33p Review: ASDA have a good volume of mince pies to choose from this year and these sloe gin ones catch the eye. Fancy purple box does the job, but what are they like? Well they’re very, very nice indeed. I could end this review there to be honest,… Read More
Overall rating: 8/10 Price per pie: 33p Review: A first showing for the Morrisons The Best mince pie range. Who knows what to expect? Let’s hope for “the best” and crack open a box… First impressions are good, the box looks great and the top of the pies are really festive. Good start. Before I’ve… Read More
Overall rating: 8/10 Price per pie: 50p Review: Any fans of the bourbon-based Old Fashioned cocktail? I hope so, because Co-op have plonked all those flavours into a mince pie. These fall firmly into the fancy category – I mean just look at the little beauties, like a work of art. Quite a shallow pie… Read More