All posts by Will O'Hara

Overall rating: 9/10 Review: The King is dead, long live the King. So very close from Co-op…last year’s 10/10 mince pie has slipped one point to 9/10. It’s just not as good as the ASDA Extra Special deep filled pie. The pie pastry is still sweet and biscuit-like but it’s too thick. So very slightly… Read More

Overall rating: 10/10 Review: It took me longer to find a 10 last year, I think we were well into December, but ASDA have sneaked up on me this time and created a beauty. These come in a pack of 4 and bear a striking resemblance to the Co-op pies that scored 10/10 in 2017… Read More

Overall rating: 6.5/10 Review: Whilst being one of the most impressive looking mince pies of the season, the Sainsbury’s flagship pie falls flat. Probably a matter of form over function – and that probably works for them. Most people aren’t opening their 10th box of mince pies on November 9th…they go to their supermarket of… Read More

Overall rating: 9/10 Review: This is a first for me – a cookie with mince pie flavour. And it’s good, really good. The cookies are just what you’d want in consistency – firm enough to hold but nice and soft when you bite into them. I know you’re only interested to hear about the taste… Read More

Overall rating: 7.5/10 Review: I’m not sure if it says more about this mince pie, or the Taste the Difference pie – but this 7.5/10 score is decent. A nice pastry, maybe slightly soggy on the bottom, but forgivable at this price point. The mincemeat is quite standard but tasty – all the right things… Read More

Overall rating: 8/10 Review: Lidl is coming on strong in 2018 and their standard mince pie is a great little offering. So much value here too – it’s a pack of 12, not 6! Nice shortcrust pasty on this one, sweet and just a nice bit of crumble. The mincemeat is really nice too –… Read More

Overall rating: 9.5/10 Review: Blimey. This is a cracker. Remember the Co-op 10/10 from 2017? This is the closest I’ve found in 2018. Surprised to find it at Lidl to be honest – the box hides the delights inside, that could be improved for next year TBH (but it doesn’t matter at all on the… Read More

Overall rating: 4/10 Review: This probably sounded like a good idea in a product development meeting. It’s not. They’re neither a mince pie, nor salted caramel. It’s a horrible mix of the two that I would urge you to avoid. It’s easy to get carried away on the salted caramel bandwagon…Aldi need to get off.… Read More

Overall Rating: 8.5/10 Review: There must only be a few places in the UK that supply nationwide food retailers with mince pies – and I wonder if Aldi and Tesco have switched suppliers this year? This cognac laced, deep filled finest mince pie is really good – let down only slightly by pastry that could be… Read More

Overall Rating: 7.5/10 Review: Tesco have a large range of pies out for 2018 and this lattice topped number caught my eye the other day. As you can see from the picture, the lattice top isn’t as structurally sound as a normal top – so it does crumble a bit more than you’d expect. However the… Read More