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 Yowza. Doritos Tangy ! All Dressed are a limited time only chip that Doritos Canada has on shelves right now. I'm a vinegar man, so typically all dressed is right up my alley..I was however a little apprehensive as I didn't know how well all dressed would go with a tortilla chip. Well, let me stop burying the lead, these bang. With the first bite I found a little smokey bbq in the mix with a little bitta vinegar tang. As I made my way through the bag the vinegar became more and more present. Not overwhelmingly, but as a vinegar fan just enough. The seasoning to chip ratio is bang on. As far as Doritos families go, I'd say these would be sweet chili heat's cousin, that sweetness must be coming from some sort of ketchupy base in the flavour. I think I can faintly taste some onion up in the mix. I'm not sure how limited time 'limited time' is, but if you're at all into all dressed/vinegar based flavours you won't want to miss out on these.

You like Ramonescore? If yes, keep reading. If no, I dunno, do you actively dislike Ramonescore? How you feel about late 80s/early 90s Lookout? If you gave any answer to the previous 3 questions, there's a good chance you may be into Manarovs. Their 2022 self titled album is Ramonescore at it's best. I'm not going to add up the runtime, but I'm guessing it's 15 songs in about 30 minutes. A three piece (though their bandcamp shows 4 guys, maybe they've added one since this album) with two singers; one is more melodic slightly crooney and quite smooth, the other is more on the nasally slightly yelpy side of things (the track listing alternates between singers for each song). Jughead-esque solos. This album is a sci-fi based concept album about a fight between aliens and humans. It's funny but not corny and fits with the music well. This is right up there with Dark Thoughts for me. Great album.

Stay hydrated,

Marc

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