Specific locations where you can buy rare Quality Street flavour returning to shelves this Christmas
QUALITY Street fans will be keen to find out where they can get their hands on a family-favourite sweet which was previously discontinued.
Nestle is bringing back the popular coffee-flavoured fondant wrapped in dark chocolate for the second Christmas in a row.
The Coffee Creme flavour was a staple included in Quality Street tubs more than 20 years ago and was reintroduced last year by the chocolatier.
Fans of the festive treat will be able to get it again this year, but will not be able to find the delicious flavour by rummaging through their usual Quality Street tubs though.
Instead, this Christmas they can be found at 20 pick and mix stations at certain John Lewis shops in the UK.
The first pick and mix station opened on Wednesday at John Lewis’s flagship store on Oxford Street in London.
Other stores in areas including Leicester, Milton Keynes, Liverpool and Solihull will begin rolling out the selections throughout October.
You can see the full list of stores where they are available below.
Shoppers can purchase a Quality Street tin in the shop or bring their own to fill up.
Pick and mix tins cost £17 but the price drops to £14 if you bring your own tin from a previous year.
Last year customers could fill up a new tub for £15 or refill an old one for £12.50.
Customers need to include at least three flavours in their tin, unless they are a My John Lewis customer, in which case they can have a single flavour.
But shoppers who don’t live near a John Lewis pick and mix station do not need to worry as they will still be able to get their hands on the festive treat elsewhere too.
The Coffee Cremes will also be available in limited-edition crackers online and in Waitrose and John Lewis stores for £5.50.
Plus chocolate-lovers can also buy a pouch containing the beloved sweets for £4.50.
The crackers and pouches can be picked up in all 34 John Lewis stores and more than 270 Waitrose stores.
A 813g tin of Quality Street without Coffee Cremes costs £12 at Waitrose.
But Tesco shoppers with a Clubcard can pick up a 600g tub for just £3.95.
John Lewis said: “We couldn’t not listen to our loyal Quality Street fans when they pleaded with us to bring back Coffee Creme for another year… so we are delighted to reveal that you have one more chance to get your hands on this iconic sweet!
“This indulgent little chocolate packs a powerful flavour punch with its creamy coffee fondant centre, encased in a smooth, luxurious dark chocolate.”
Coffee Creme is one of 12 flavours that shoppers can add to their tins at the John Lewis pick and mix stations and popular flavours including the green triangle are also available.
Plus this year Quality Street has a range of new products exclusive to John Lewis and Waitrose.
When do Quality Street pick and mixes open?
Shoppers can make their own selection of Quality Street chocolates this Christmas at pick and mix stations across the country.
These stations will be available at John Lewis shops on the following dates:
- Oxford Street – September 22
- Cambridge – September 30
- Bluewater – September 30
- Trafford – October 1
- Edinburgh – October 1
- Newcastle – October 2
- Leeds – October 3
- Leicester – October 8
- Solihull – October 3
- Liverpool – October 2
- Cheadle – October 2
- Nottingham – October 3
- Peter Jones – October 4
- Milton Keynes – October 7
- Cardiff – October 8
- Cribbs – October 8
- High Wycombe – October 7
- Southampton – October 7
One of the tins which is only available at John Lewis and Waitrose and features a street in Halifax, West Yorkshire, where Quality Street was created in 1936.
The container is £17 and can only be filled at one of the pick and mix locations.
Nestle has also launched a new version of its 813g tin which is available at all major supermarkets.
The limited-edition tub features all the usual flavours and has a beautiful lid showing a Christmas scene.
The tin is £12 and is available now across a range of retailers nationwide including Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Asda, Co-op and Morrisons.
The full list of chains you can get it from include:
- Asda
- Co-op
- B&M
- Morrisons
- Nisa
- Ocado
- Sainsbury’s
- Booths
- Spar
- Waitrose
This Christmas there’s also a new limited-edition hazelnut frothy coffee inspired by the Green Triangle Quality Street flavour.
You can buy seven sachets for £2.35 at Morrisons.
Plus supermarkets including Sainsbury’s and Tesco have released the details of their Christmas ranges.
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