God. The things I do for chocolate. I've literally spent the last two weeks scouring every Premier store in my neighborhood like some deranged sugar detective, all for a bloody Aero bar.
But not just ANY Aero. The new coconut one that everyone's been losing their minds over online.
The Great Coconut Chase of 2025
So here's teh tea - this new Aero Coconut flavor launched a few months back, but finding one? Mission impossible. They were supposedly "exclusive to Premier stores" which is marketing speak for "good luck finding this, sucker." I must've visited six different Premier shops last weekend alone. Nothing. Nada. Just confused shopkeepers wondering why I was so desperate for a chocolate bar.
But yesterday? JACKPOT.
I was doing my usual bargain hunting in B&M (looking for those candles my sister-in-law swears are dupes for the £45 ones) when I spotted that distinctive light blue wrapper. I literally gasped so loudly the woman next to me thought I was having some kind of episode.
Wait... how much?!
£1.39! For something I'd been hunting like it contained the secret to eternal youth! The packaging is pretty - light blue instead of the usual brown and white Aero wrapper we're all used to. The description sounds fancy too - "smooth milk chocolate filled with coconut flavour bubbles" that supposedly "melts in your mouth." Marketing departments earn their keep, I tell ya.
I bought three. Don't judge me.
Coconut: The Great Chocolate Divider
Listen. Coconut is one of those flavors that splits people faster than politics at Thanksgiving dinner. My husband refuses to even kiss me after I've eaten anything coconut-flavored (which... sometimes works in my favor when I need some space, lol).
The internet reviews are absolutely all over the place. Some people are posting with those drooling emojis calling it "amazing" and "yum," while others are acting like Nestle personally insulted their grandmother.
"Oh not impressed, tastes wrong" wrote one person. Another dramatically declared "Horrible, and I love Aero - but this isn't nice." Drama queens, the lot of them.
Back in 2018, I had a similar experience with that limited edition Blackcurrant Aero. Spent about £8 buying multiple bars, only to discover it tasted like cold medicine. My daughter still brings it up whenever I get excited about new chocolate flavors.
The Verdict (Or: How I Wasted Two Weeks of My Life)
I've now tried it. And... it's fine? Like, not life-changing, but definitely not the abomination some people are making it out to be. The coconut flavor is subtle - almost too subtle after all that hunting. It's like the ghost of a coconut visited the chocolate briefly adn then left.
My 15-year-old, however, demolished an entire bar in approximately 3.5 minutes and has already asked when we're going back to B&M. His review: "It slaps." Apparently that's good.
The Chocolate Conspiracy
While we're talking chocolate tragedies, did you hear Toblerone just axed their dark chocolate bar? The 360g one is GONE. Discontinued. Vanished into the ether.
Poor Mondelez (that's the company that owns them) told The Sun it was a "difficult decision." Yeah, I bet it was real tough counting all that money while breaking hearts across the UK.
My colleague Dave was devastated. His response: "This is why we can't have nice things." He's been eating those dark Toblerones every Friday afternoon for years. Now what's he supposed to do with his life?
If you're desperate to try this coconut Aero situation for yourself, head to your local B&M. They're stocked up... at least until people read this and clean them out.
I feel slightly ridiculous admitting I spent nearly two weeks hunting down a chocolate bar that costs less than a coffee. But here we are. This is apparently who I've become at 37.
Is it worth the hype?
Probably not. But when has that ever stopped any of us from jumping on a food trend bandwagon?
I've got two bars left. One's going to my sister who's been texting me daily updates about her failed coconut Aero missions. The other is hidden in my "special" snack drawer for emergencies.
And by emergencies, I mean Tuesday.
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