Yep, in 1969 Ferrero opened offices in New York City. They already had a yummy chocolate spread, but they wanted to introduce something new, so along came the Tic Tac. Interestingly, they were created by the founder's son during the legendary Summer of Love. Think about it, it's hard to get your love on, when your breath stinks.
This begs the question, if these are Italian, does eating them make you unpatriotic? The answer is yes, probably. Oh well, they are super tasty!
When they first came out they were referred to as (rather uninspired), "Refreshing Mints." Oh bravo, Mr. Marketing Guy. How did you come up with that? The next year they were renamed to reflect the sound they make in your pocket.
They started out with two flavors, Fresh Mint, and Orange. Ahh, Orange Tic Tacs. They make no sense as a mint; they have no right to be a mint, but it works. Plus their bright orange color is perfect for hunters who want to stay visible. Like a hunting vest in a mint.
In 1980, Tic Tac spread its way across 5 continents! That's all of them right? 1, carry the 3, divide by... Yep! That's all of them!
Since their humble beginning, Ferrero has introduced other flavors.
Here is the complete list of all 78 Tic Tac Flavors (excluding some mixes):
- Alpine Mint (Germany)
- Aniseed (India)
- Apple Pie
- Apple Treat (India)
- Banana (India)
- Berry
- Berry Blast
- Candy Cane
- Carnaval (Brazil)
- Cherry
- Cherry Cola
- Cherry Passion (combo of cherry and passionfruit flavors)
- Chocolate
- Cinnamon (First alternative flavor, in UK called Winter Warmer; discontinued in the U.S. in 2010)
- Citrus Punch (Limited Edition triple flavor: Orange, lemon, and grapefruit)
- Citrus Twist (limited edition)
- Coconut and Pineapple (“Goût Coco Ananas”, 2009, France, Poland)
- Cool Cherry (UK 2008)
- Elaichi [Cardamom] (India)
- Eucalyptus (2007 Poland and Slovakia)
- Exotic Cherry
- Exotic Cherry Chill
- Extra Mint Cherry (Brazil)
- Extra Strong
- Fennel (Saunf)
- Fresh Melons (Germany)
- Fresh mint (Europe/US); Peppermint (Australia)
- Fresh Orange
- Frosty Mint
- Fruit Festival (limited edition)
- Fruity (Orange and Cherry 2010 World Cup Edition - England)
- Grape and Lychee Twist
- Grape
- Green Apple
- Holiday Twist
- Intense Mint
- Lemon Mint (Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Hong Kong and Poland)
- Lime (2005)
- Mandarin
- Mango (2007 - Australia, France, Hong Kong, and Netherlands. Singapore, 2009)
- Melon Mango
- Melon Mix (Serbia 2008. Italy, United Kingdom 2009)
- Mintensity (India)
- Mixers - Chery, Cola
- Mixers - Coconut, Pineapple
- Mixers - Peach, Lemonade
- Naughty or Nice Cherry
- Orange
- Paradise Mint
- Passion Fruit (aka Maracuja - Italy, France, Netherlands, Australia, Latvia, Brazil, Belgium, Poland, United Kingdom and New Zealand, 2007)
- Peach and Passion (India)
- Peach Fusion
- Peppermint
- Piña Colada
- Pink Grapefruit (Breast Cancer Awareness)
- Pomegranate (2010)
- Popcorn (2014)
- Powermint
- Raspberry
- Raw Mango
- Sour Apple
- Spearmint (1980s; discontinued in 2010)
- Sprite
- Strawberry
- Strawberry and Cream
- Strawberry Fields
- Strawberry Mix (India)
- Summer Ice Pop
- Tangerine
- Taste Melons (“Gout Melons”, France)
- Tic Tac Chill
- Tropical Acerola (France; Italy, Australia, Netherlands in 2007. Latvia in 2008. Germany, Poland in 2009)
- Tropical Adventure
- Tropical Twist (UK - passion fruit)
- Up! (flavors like Passion Fruit and Acerola, with added vitamin C, Brazil)
- Watermelon (Sandia)
- Wintergreen
- X-Freeze Strong Mint
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