Where Are All The Lemon Jolly Ranchers? - Tasting Table

Jolly Rancher is widely loved for strong, varied flavors, and many people associate it with intense nostalgia. Lemon is described as one of the most popular flavors, but it became difficult to find in regular bags. Lemon appears mainly through Jolly Rancher Fruity Bash packs, prompting fans to complain and search for it. Under Hershey’s ownership, Jolly Rancher candy expanded in availability and popularity, including lemon. In 2011, blue raspberry was introduced and lemon was removed to make room. A lemon-only bag returned in 2013 but did not last. Fans continue to blame blue raspberry for replacing lemon and call the change a major mistake.

"Few hard candy brands are more universally beloved than Jolly Rancher. You may have a soft spot for Werther's Originals because of your grandparents, but Jolly Rancher broke the mold on flavor variety and intensity. That's why many '90s kids foster especially strong nostalgia for them. The good news is that Jolly Ranchers are still around today, but the bad news is that one of the best Jolly Rancher flavors (which is also among the most popular) isn't quite so readily available. That flavor? Lemon."

"Under The Hershey Company, bags of Jolly Rancher hard candies really exploded in both availability and popularity. Folks couldn't get enough of flavors like watermelon, cherry, green apple, and, yes, especially lemon. But in 2011, JR unveiled blue raspberry and removed lemon from bags to make room for the new flavor. Fans expressed their frustration, and the brand answered with a glorious lemon-only bag in 2013, but those didn't stick around long."

"Somewhere along the way, it seems the brand lost sight of the lemon flavor. The only way to actually find this flavor of Jolly Ranchers these days is to find a pack of Jolly Rancher Fruity Bash. Plenty of lemon JR enthusiasts have taken to social media to decry this and seek help tracking the flavor down. Although Jolly Rancher started as an ice cream store, the company changed hands over the years before finally landing under the Hershey's umbrella in 1996."

"They wanna rip the best flavors of candy out of our mouths. These were superior to regular Jolly Ranchers, even the tropical ones. In fact, plenty of folks online agree that lemon is the best Jolly Rancher flavor hands down. But what adds insult to injury is that it was blue raspberry that stole lemon's place. Another user on Reddit deemed this "arguably the worst mistake they""

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