Mince Pie Appreciation

Iceland LUXURY All Butter Mincer. I wasn’t going to bother with the Iceland ones, casually writing them off as being, well, Iceland, but we actually have a surprise contender here. Pastry is ok, a little under baked maybe right in the middle. The filling is tangy, slightly gooey and absolutely stacked with spice. I’m like 10 minutes after eating it and my tongue is still tingling with spice and citrus. Well worth a try. As with the ASDA ones, I’m going to have to side-by-side one of these tomorrow with a couple of others to put it in the ratings.

Have done one of these alongside an ASDA one. Iceland on the left, ASDA on the right. Shot under harsh office LED lighting. So, side by side, the Iceland pie is slightly smaller and shallower than the ASDA one. The pastry is much thicker on the ASDA one. All the Iceland ones have a bit of a soggy spot right in the middle of the pastry on the bottom. I think this is because the filling is quite gooey. The ASDA one is mostly sweet, while the Iceland one is spicier and more citrus and has little salty bursts. I'm going to rate them equal because they both have their faults but are also both quite good but different.

1. Waitrose Brown Butter with COURVOISIER VS Cognac IN SHOUTY CAPS
   
2. M&S -FOOD- COLLECTION mince pies in the gold box
   
3. M&S C L A S S I C All Butter
   
4. Waitrose 6 All Butter
   
5. Sainos TTD all butter pastry
   =6. ASDA Extra Special (6th place if you want sweet)
   =6. Iceland LUXURY All Butter (6th place if you want tangy)
   
6. Tesco finest All Butter Pastry Mince Pies with Brandy & Port
   
7. Sainsbury's 6 straight-up no bullshit deep filled
   
8. M&S festive iced topped
   
9. Waitrose 9 mini all-butter (didn't like)
   
10. Lidl Deluxe 12 All Butter Mini Mince Pies (really not great)
    
    

I know I'm going to have to repeat this with a Tesco one to check.