I like the sweet kind, and I’ve also discovered that a thick piece of molasses-based licorice is better for soothing a sore throat than cough drops.
On the other hand, a Swedish acquaintance once gave me a piece of salty licorice from the home country and it was the worst thing I ever ate. Like eating a piece of burnt tire than had been drive on a salt-covered road.
Normally, I’m a big fan of things that Satan and his minions create, but this stuff sucks.
MMM, dubbelzout.
I also like the skoolkruit (candy-coated, made to look like classroom chalk)
This is exactly what I do.
Love it! The stronger the better. I’m Danish, though, so I’m not sure my vote counts…
I recommend Super Piratos if you can get your hands on them.
Eating licorice is like giving Satan a rimjob.
I love it and also agree that “black licorice” is redundant, though I realize the OP phrases it that way so as not to confuse the poor misguided folks that refer to those waxy, red, ropey tubes of evil as licorice.
As much as I love it I can totally see why someone would hate it equally as much. It’s a very distinct flavor and seems like it would be a love or hate situation, like cilantro. Do you suppose there’s a gene or something at work here?
Yuck! is not strong enough. The Devil shits black licorice.
The whole “cilantro aversion caused by a gene” popular notion is not necessarily fact. There may be a genetic component to it, but there are other factors at play here that make a whole lot more sense to me. I was initially a cilantro-hater, soapy taste and all, and I’ve long since become a cilantro-lover. I think a chemical and neurological explanation is more likely.
Tastes like medicine. Don’t like.
Jelly Belly has lots of licorice beans and stuff. It’s where I buy my jelly beans.
Hated it as a kid… now I prefer it.
I actually love the hell out of salt licorice.
I like all black licorice, but especially Australian-style soft black licorice. The soft black licorice from Trader Joe’s is the best.
Absolutely can’t stand it. Same for anise.
Ah, that explains why it tastes so good! 
Horrible nasty stuff!
I fucking love it.
I have two friends who don’t just love it, though – they practically worship the stuff.
And they tell me that to get the really good stuff, you need to visit either 1) Finland or 2) the former DDR.
So there’s that.
I’ve seen bags of black-only jelly beans around Easter time. Hey! That’s now!
BTW, I was in a store recently that sold “olde-tyme” candies & they had boxes of “Crows,” which are “Dots” that are all black licorice flavored. There was a moment when I wondered if that could be considered slightly racist, but that didn’t stop me from buying it & eating the whole box!
Those Crows aren’t really black but very, very dark green.
Okay, smarty pants. But they’re still licorice-flavored.