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Reviews 2007 - Round 20 - M & S Connoisseur Mince Pies

Date:	07/12/2007
Pie:	M & S Connoisseur Mince Pies
Cost:	£2.99
Score:	71.8%

A classic looking pie, with nice star design and sugar coating.

Quite a 'Fat pie, with bunging sides, and gold case, a characteristic of M&S.
Great Aroma when opening the box. Hmmm.

My pie was only half full, so a little disappointing.

Still an excellent pie!

Marks And Spencer Connoisseur Mince Pies

	Pie Scores (0 to 5)
Visual Presentation:	3.83
Aroma:	3.63
Sugar Coating:	3.67
Size:	3.56
Weight:	3.73
First Impressions:	3.54
Crust Thickness/Quality:	3.85
Filling Quality:	3.56
Filling Quantity:	2.94

TOTAL (of 45)	32.31 (71.8%)
VFM:	0.65
SD:	3.86

Reviewers Comments and Guessed Origin
"No doubt about it -it’s the M&S Connoisseur. And its still a cracking pie. Nice taste of brandy in the filling, and there's plenty of filling too."
"Somewhere suffering a mincemeat shortage?"
"A bit too alcoholic for my tastes. Looked good and a nice weight. A posh supermarket?"
"Nice pie could be more filling"
"An old favourite from Marks and Spencer"
"Lots of alcohol in this one!"

Packaging Description
Connoisseur Recipe
6 Connoisseur Mince Pies.
Rich mincemeat with almonds, apricots, brandy & Courvoisier VS Cognac in melt in the mouth all butter pastry.

Nutrition Information (Per Pie)
Energy 240 kcal
Protein 3.0g
Carbohydrate 35.8g
Fat 9.2g
Fibre 4.3g
Salt 0.19g

Best Before: 10 Dec 2007
Suitable for Vegetarians

User Comments

Comment by GUEST on 2008-12-19 15:38:56
All showy, not a strong cognac flavour. Good sized fruit peices but ultimately lacking filling.

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Pie	Score
Morrisons The Best 4 Instore Baked Deep Filled Mince Pies £1.59	76.3%
Waitrose All Butter Mince Pie	75.9%
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2007 Top 5 Mince Pie

Pie	Score
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M&S Connoisseur Mince Pies	71.8%
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