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Here  at Bah Humbugs Sweet Shop, we've recently learned that Tangerine Confectionery who produce all the Lion's Sweets are stopping the manufacture of their iconic Sports Mixtures sweets. "WHAT!" We hear you shout........We're gutted about this too!

Lion's Sports Mixture - Full of sports-related shaped sweeties.

These sweets are one of our absolute best selling sweets - they contain the proper black liquorice flavoured sweets and come in a selection of sports-related shapes such as cricket bats, tennis rackets, rugby balls, footballs, bicycles and rugby boots. The flavours are the same as Midget Gems.

Lion's Sports Mixtures will be replaced by Lion's Football Mixtures which we don't think will be the same and we've got our fingers crossed that they will continue to include the black liquorice flavoured sweets.

We were so disappointed last year when Tangerine Confectionery stopped making Lion's Butterscotch Gums. We continue to be asked for these sweets on a daily basis and we hope that sometime down the line they might start production of these sweets again.

We've stocked up on as many Lion's Sports Mixtures as possible at the moment. Our stock room is full of boxes of them, so no need to panic just yet. But we're not too sure how long our current stocks will last, so if you're a big fan of proper Sports Mixtures, then please do get your orders in as soon as possible. Sports Mixtures are a key product for us at Christmas and we normally sell tonnes and tonnes of the sweet!

And for those of you who are real fans of all the Lion's gums, did you know that we stock a Lion's Sweet Hamper - which contains over 1.5kg of the iconic chewy, hard, gum sweets - including all seven remaining Lion's Sweets; Lion's Fruit Salads, Lion's Fruit Pastilles, Lion's Midget Gems, Lion's Wine Gums, Lion's Sports Mixtures,  Lion's Poor Bens & Lion's Liquorice Gums.

So don't delay, stock up now on the Lion's Sports Mixtures and put a Lion's Sweet Hamper on your Christmas or Birthday present list!!

Lion's Sweet Hamper

PROEER Midget Gems, with black liqourice ones!

It has been a busy time for us at Bah Humbugs Sweet Shop this summer, with lots of customers coming from all around Yorkshire and further afield. With the large variety of sweets, from dutch liquorice to chewy toffees and a whole selection of our old hard boiled favourites, there's always something for everyone. Here's a run down of our top ten sellers on our online sweet shop this summer:

1. Lion's Midget Gems - the classic, hard midget gem! These are the original, juicy hard gum sweets made by Lion's in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. The black ones are the original licorice gums with the liquorice flavour - just to avoid any confusion! Proper Midget Gems, no imitation products, just proper Lions Midget Gems.

2. Rhubarb & Custards - a classic British boiled sweet. A traditional boiled sweet loved by many with a tart Rhubarb flavour combined with sweet & creamy custard flavour.

3. Pontefract cakes - Traditional Soft Liquorice coins made by Taveners which is sweet in taste and has a smooth texture. In our traditional sweet shop and our online sweet shop we sell hundreds of these liquorice sweets each day, a firm sweet favourite which is hard to beat!

4. Yorkshire Mixture - A super classic Yorkshire boiled sweet mixture - crammed full of delicious hard boiled sweets like Pear Drops, Fishes, Fruit Rock & more. You can't get more traditional flavours packed into one bag!

5. Lemon Sherberts - Lemon Sherbets or Sherbet Lemons? You decide, but when you think of Boiled Sweets, Sherbet Lemons have got to be top of the list haven't they? A sharp lemon flavoured hard boiled sweet with a tangy sherbet centre. Slightly sour and may well make you wince!

6. Rosey apples - delicious hard, crunchy boiled sweets in a tasty apple flavour. Plain and simple but definitely an all round favourite.

7. Liquorice Torpedoes - Torpedo shaped Liquorice covered in a sweet crisp coating- large and tasty and these are the best liquorice torpedoes on the market - we've tried them all!

8. Acid Drops - do you remember these? Sour & tangy traditional hard boiled sweets with a classic zingy lemony flavour, a favourite in our traditional sweet shop and rank amongst the classic retro sweets.

9. Mint Humbugs - The classic, traditional mint boiled sweet - with a wonderful tasty, chewy centre.  Obviously our traditional sweet shop, Bah Humbugs, wouldn't be complete without a range of Humbugs!

10. Sour Blue Raspberry Bon Bons - These really are a fabulous treat for your taste buds! A delicious zing of raspberry around a scrumptious smooth chewy toffee centre. Exceptionally moreish so make sure you have enough to keep you going!

So there we have it! Our top ten best sellers of this summer. From the old favourites to some the newer additions to our shelves and online shop. Why not browse our online sweet shop to find your favourite!