Review & Release History of McGregor’s Red Velvet Chocolate Cookie Birtes, KitKat Peppermint, & More

Review

Is it the famous Hershey’s chocolate bar? Not really; it’s not that sweet, nor does it have a similar chocolate profile. What it is is an off-brand (not in a bad way), semi-dark, and mildly sweet chocolate, with notably no bitterness or artificialness that often comes from protein bars. In a way, it tastes like a premium, more chunky chocolate bar as it has a pretty dense, lightly chewy filling, alongside embedded dark chocolate crunchy pieces which aid in a more nuanced texture.

This is simply a decent chocolate protein bar. Reasonably sweet with a satisfying enough mouthfeel, with the real standout being no fake protein taste that often accompanies other bars.

Release Date

Released June 10, 2025. Found mid-October on Netrition.

Review

You can find my previous review of these here.

Nearly identical to its Hershey’s counterpart–at least in terms of flavor–but less sweet. Of course, it also doesn’t have that traditional candy bar texture; instead, it’s reasonably thick, chewy, and has a soft-solid center and shell with bits of crunchy dark chocolate pieces. No artificialness either–well–it’s as artificial as its counterpart, more or less.

If you added a bit more sugar, you may have convinced me that this is some new, chewier, and thicker candy bar version of the Hershey’s. Overall, for a protein bar, it’s just sweet enough and does its job, and does well at copying its candy bar counterpart.

Release Date

Released June 20, 2024. Found mid-October on Netrition.

Review

A light and smooth berry is what this reminds me of. Not to be confused with something anywhere close to being punchy or as sweet as say strawberry or a raspberry, it moreso feels like a distant, laid back red-berried cousin. Basically, it’s a pleasant fruity drink that doesn’t go overboard and stays in its lane, so if you want something more heavy-hitting, you may want to avoid this.

Release Date

While I can’t find an exact release date, mentions of this date date back to October 2023, with its energy-based formula released years prior.

Review

You’re telling me this is toothpaste?! It nearly perfectly resembles the sweet marshmallows in Lucky Charms cereal, with little “cleaning” or “toothpaste” taste (definitely nowhere near as powerful a cleaning taste as any other toothpaste I’ve had, at least).

It genuinely feels like you’re brushing with these marshmallows in a gel-like form. Vanilla and marshmallow, encased in a pretty, bright red toothpaste gel–this is by far the sweetest, tastiest toothpaste I’ve ever had! The lingering aftertaste is a pleasant and lightly sweet vanilla.

If anything, it is difficult and annoying to pump out, and the gel itself runs on the thinner side and doesn’t create a lot of suds.

Release Date

Released in early July 2025 as a limited edition product. Found on the Walmart website in mid-October 2025.

Review

Smelling this powder, I got a whiff of what’s advertised; what’s especially noticeable is the white peach flavor, and indeed, throwing it in some water, it does lean that way. It’s not a punchy flavor necessarily, though; there is a tiny peachy kick, coming across as smoother than perhaps it should be. The grapefruit feels more like a background flavor, and it works well enough, at least. Lastly, I wouldn’t have minded some more sweetness, whether it be to bring out the flavors more or make the white peach more pronounced than it already is.

Release Date

Released January 16, 2024.

Review

Not to my surprise, this tastes a lot like their regular vanilla-flavored Coke; however, I did notice something–this is creamier. You still have the same level of sweetness, soda flavor, and vanilla, but this felt more velvety, if that makes sense. It almost feels like the Coke itself was thicker, providing a nice, creamy mouthfeel alongside its sweet vanilla.

Release Date

Released early November 2025. Found at Walmart in early November 2025.

Review

These are indeed shaped and taste like peppermint sticks! They sport a creamy white shell with little embedded colorful pieces that seem to add a tiny bit of additional crunchiness to the already crunchy KitKat bar.

The KitKat as a whole tastes like a reasonably strong white chocolate-based or even vanilla peppermint. It’s fairly sweet and notably doesn’t punch you too hard with the peppermint. However, I would advise that if you are sensitive to these flavors, this might not be for you either.

Overall, a tasty and creamy take on peppermint that normally comes in chocolate–I approve!

Release Date

Released October/November 2025. Found at Walmart in early November 2025.

Review

These are extremely light to say the least. The main flavor profile I get is a very, very mild pepper and salt, and some other unknown seasoning. No meaty, cheesey, vegetable, or typical stromboli taste, unfortunately. These are simply too light, though, at least they’re reasonably crunchy, but even in the texture department, there isn’t anything that really wowed me. Overall, not bad, not great, just needs more seasoning–some additional salt would also be helpful.

Release Date

Released some time around 2024/2025. Found mid-November 2025 at Ocean State Job Lot.

Review

The simple answer is that these are more or less creamy white chocolate balls with a tiny, soft crunch from the small cookie-based inside. Indeed, most of the treat is a creamy white shell, providing a reasonable amount of sweetness–something between mild and moderate levels here–these definitely don’t go overboard by any means.

I think when I searched for it, I tasted an essence of red velvet, nothing more unfortunately. You could have blindfolded me, and I wouldn’t have been able to even discern the flavor.

Anyway, these are tasty, reasonably sweet, creamy white ball candies. Nothing crazy here.

Release Date

I’m unsure of a release date. Found mid-November 2025 at Ocean State Job Lot.

Review

Such an interesting texture, to say the least. They’re chewy and kind of tough like a beef jerky stick, but for some reason, I found them to be a pleasant eating experience–except that, for some, I could see some jaw pain in their future. However, they are thinner than beef jerky (these are noticeably sliced thin), and there is a generous amount of these poppy-like seeds, which provide a smooth, bumpy texture.

Composition aside, they’re mildly sweet and are the real thing. My favorite was the texture overall–it gives you literally something to chew on.

Release Date

I’m unsure of a release date. Found mid-November 2025 at Ocean State Job Lot.